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Serves: 15

Ingredients

1 medium egg
125 g white sugar
1 tsp cardamom pods, ground
1 tsp nutmeg, ground
300 g white flour
5 tbsp semi-skimmed milk, warm
150 g sunflower oil, used in frying

Source

This recipe had been sourced from Asian Food Survey

Healthy Hints

Deep fried thepla – hardly surprising they come out at 200 kcal. In fact, the ones you make at home may be even higher than this if you use more oil in frying. Why not see how they turn out if you bake them in the oven?

Cooking Guide

1. In a large bowl sift together the flour and spices.

2. In another bowl whisk the sugar with the egg until it is dissolved.

3. Add the warm milk to the flour along with the wet ingredients (egg and sugar).

4. Mix thoroughly and knead in to a smooth dough.

5. Let the dough rest for fifteen minutes.

6. Roll the dough out on to a flour board and divide it in to fifteen balls.

7. Roll each ball out into a flat round shape or triangle with rolling pin.

8. Heat the oil in a shallow skillet or wok over a medium temperature.

9. Deep-fry the theplas in the hot oil until golden brown from both sides.

10. Drain on absorbent paper to get rid of excess oil


Bonus tip:

Can be stored in an air tight jar for later use.