Thalipeet - Maharashtrian Style

Thalipeet is one of the most popular bread from the classic and diverse Maharashtrian cuisine. It is a healthy, tasty and nutritious flat bread made from multi-grain flour, This bread is a common feature in the everyday meal of most Maharashtrian households and is typically made from Thalipeet Bhajni or a flour made from a combination of whole grains and different millets like Ragi, Jowar etc.     

Thalipeet is best served with home made white butter, dahi and dry garlic sesame chutney

Ingredients 

• 1/4 cup Atta (Multi-grain Atta) 
• 1/4 Cup Besan 
• 1/4 Cup Ragi Flour
• 1/4 Cup Jowar Flour
• 1/4 Cup Rice Flour 
•  1/4 Cup Bajra Flour 
• 1 Tsp Lal Mirch Powder (Red Chilly)
•  1/2 Tsp Haldi (Turmeric) 
• 1/2 Tbsp Ajwain (Carrom Seeds)
• 1 Tbsp Til (Sesame Seeds) 
• 1 Cup Onions (Finely Chopped) 
• 1 Hara Mirch (Green Chilly Finely Chopped) 
• I Tbsp Adrak (Ginger Finely Chopped) 
• 1/2 Tsp Dhaniya Powder (Coriander) 
• 1/2 Tsp Jeera Powder (Cumin) 
• 1/2 Cup DHaniya Patta (Coriander Leaves Finely Chopped) 
• 2 Tbsp Oil 
• Salt to taste

• up rice flour (chawal ka atta)
• ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder

Procedure 

• In a mixing bowl pour all the flours and mix well
• Add all the spices, ajwain, til, onions, ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves and salt 
• Add some oil and mix everything well to form a dough



Make a nice and moist dough from the flours, spices and other ingredients 



• Keep adding very little water in parts while mixing the flour to bind the dough together 

• Make small dough balls for the Thalipeet 
• Take a parchment paper and apply oil to it 
• Flatten the dough on the parchment paper by pressing with your fingers in the center and expanding the dough (sprinkle a few drops of water when flattening the dough)
• Make 3 holes in the center of the dough to allow the thalipeet to fry evenly 
• Heat a tawa (preferably iron tawa), spread oil on the tawa  
• Carefully lift the parchment paper and place the thalipeet on the tawa (thalipeet must face the tawa)
• Add few drops of oil in the holes and around the thalipeet edges to fry it evenly 

Make 3 holes in the center of the dough to allow even fry of the Thalipeet

• Allow the thalipeet to cook to a golden brown on either side 

Make sure that the Thalipeet is well cooked and golden brown on both sides

• Serve hot along with some home made white butter, dahi and dry garlic & sesame chutney