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Dhebra ( gu, ઢેબરા) is an
Indian bread Indian breads are a wide variety of flatbreads and crêpes which are an integral part of Indian cuisine. Their variation reflects the diversity of Indian culture and food habits. Ingredients Most flat breads from northern India are unleavened a ...
from the Gujarati cuisine made of
pearl millet Pearl millet (''Cenchrus americanus'', commonly known as the synonym ''Pennisetum glaucum''; also known as 'Bajra' in Hindi, 'Sajje' in Kannada, 'Kambu' in Tamil, 'Bajeer' in Kumaoni and 'Maiwa' in Hausa, 'Mexoeira' in Mozambique) is the most w ...
flour Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many culture ...
. When flavoured with
fenugreek Fenugreek (; ''Trigonella foenum-graecum'') is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae, with leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets. It is cultivated worldwide as a semiarid crop. Its seeds and leaves are common ingredients ...
leaf, it's called ''methi dhebra''.


Preparation

To create dhebra, sufficient water and
salt Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in the form of a natural crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite. Salt is present in vast quantitie ...
is mixed in millet flour to make a
dough Dough is a thick, malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops. Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid and sometimes includes yeast or other leavening ag ...
. 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 streamed with vegetable oil on a tava, until small brown spots appear. 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 Fenugreek (; ''Trigonella foenum-graecum'') is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae, with leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets. It is cultivated worldwide as a semiarid crop. Its seeds and leaves are common ingredients ...
) is added as flavour.


Flavour

Fenugreek, Garlic, Guardian, Bottle Gourd, Cummin


See also

* Gujarati cuisine


References

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External links


Methi Na Dhebra
Tarla Dalal website Indian cuisine Gujarati cuisine