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Thepla express stops in Vasai
Updated On: 03 December, 2023 09:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Sundari Iyer
Ahmedavad’s famous thepla-only store comes to Vasai with variants ranging from the conservative methi to rad cheese-jam. Drop in for a taste of Gujarati entrepreneurship and love for experimentation
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We all enjoyed and had a hearty laugh at the famous dialogue from Three Idiots, when Kareena Kapoor Khan says, “dhokla, fafda, handva, thepla... aaise lagta hai jaise koi missile hai”. Thepla, a Gujarati snack staple and spiced multi-grain roti is a nutritious breakfast or tea time eat, packed with the goodness of chickpea and wheat flour, fenugreek leaves, curd, and is famous not just for its taste but also its shelf life.
It’s the reason why it’s every Gujarati’s favourite travel food, and its popularity makes it a known entity across India. For this writer, though, who was born in Gujarat, it brings back memories of the onset of winter in Valsad where she spent her childhood and walked through bazaars with stalls packed with winter produce such as purple yam, Surti papdi, brinjal, sweet potato and fresh green garlic. And of course, naani methi or baby fenugreek. With a pungent, bitter kick, these little bundles of green make a delicious bhaji. This writer’s late mother, Rajalakshmi, would add them to the thepla dough for their distinct taste to them. The thepla is versatile enough to be paired with a variety of accompaniments from salted chillies (light green chillis, pan-fried with salt to taste), achar, chutney, dahi or even jam.
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