Rajgira Thepla

INGREDIENTS :

• 2 cups rajgira/amaranth flour
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon red chilly powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ajwain seeds
• Salt to taste
• Cooking oil for making theplas
• 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped finely

DIRECTIONS :

1. Mix rajgira flour, coriander leaves, salt, oil, red chili powder, turmeric powder and ajwain seeds
2. Little by little, add water and knead a soft dough. Cover the dough and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.
3. Divide the dough into lemon sized portions and roll them in to flat rotis.
4. Bake thepla on hot tawa on both sides. Grease with oil on either side of the roti while cooking.
5. Delicious Rajgira theplas are ready to be served. Enjoy with pickle or curd.

Here’s what our Health-O-meter says :

Rajgira aka Amaranth is a super cereal rich in good amounts of calcium, iron and fibre. Its completely glutenfree, can be had easily those suffering from gluten intolerance and gut issues. Rajgira also makes it simple inclusion for your fast days.