Dhebra

Indian bread from the Gujarati cuisine made of pearl millet flour

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Dhebra (Gujarati: ઢેબરા) is an Indian bread from the Gujarati cuisine made of pearl millet flour. When flavoured with fenugreek leaves, it is called methi dhebra. It is a culinary cousin of the flatbread called thalipeeth in Marathi.

Dhebras can be eaten as a part of any meal - breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner - or on its own as a snack.[1][2] Due to the oil in the recipe, Dhebras have a good shelf life.[3]

## Preparation

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To create dhebra, sufficient water and salt are mixed with millet flour and whole wheat flour to make a dough.[4] The resulting dough balls are then flattened on a chakla to a round shape using a belan (rolling pin). Then, both sides of the dhebra are lightly fried with vegetable oil on a tava, until small brown spots appear.[5]

This is a plain dhebra, made of millet flour (bajra atta). Because it is the simplest dhebra to make, it is the most commonly consumed in India. Another variety is the methi dhebra, in which methi (fenugreek leaves) are added as flavour. There is also dhebra made with bottle gourd called dudhi na dhebra.[6]

Methi Dhebra can be made rotli sized or smaller (thicker) puri sized.[7]

## Flavour

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Fenugreek, Garlic, Guardian, Bottle Gourd, Cumin

## See also

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* Gujarati cuisine
* Thalipeeth

## References

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1. ^ "Gujarati Methi Na Dhebra For Breakfast, Mixed Millets And Fenugreek For A Healthy Sunday Morning". Times Now. 2024-10-27. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
2. ^ Book, Nehas Cook (2021-12-25). "Bajri na dhebra | Gujarati bajri na dhebra | kathiyawadi bharwa mirch | besan stuffed chilli". Nehas Cook Book. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
3. ^ Sabnani, Vaishali (2018-09-14). "Methi na Dhebra". Ribbons to Pastas. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
4. ^ devangi.raval (2022-06-09). "Methi Dhebra – Fenugreek Dhebra - PistachioDoughnut". Retrieved 2024-06-12.
5. ^ "Republic Day 2023: 7 Indian Millet Rotis To Celebrate Localism". Slurrp. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
6. ^ Book, Nehas Cook (2023-05-15). "Dhebra recipe | Dudhi na dhebra recipe | Gujarati dhebra with garlic chutney recipe". Nehas Cook Book. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
7. ^ "Gujarat Day 2022 Food Recipes: From Khandvi to Methi Dhebra, Traditional Gujarati Dishes That You Can Make for Gujarat Sthapana Divas Celebrations | 🍔 LatestLY". LatestLY. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2024-05-30.

## External links

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* Methi Na Dhebra Tarla Dalal website