World Flavors Cookbook

Lepika (Stuffed Flatbread)

Name: Lepika (Stuffed Flatbread)
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Ancient World
Ingredients: whole wheat flour, water, ghee; for filling: split urad dal, jaggery, cardamom, sesame

Thin wheat flatbread stuffed with a sweetened lentil or sesame filling — an ancient Indian stuffed bread mentioned in texts as a refined preparation.

Cuisine: Ancient World

Ingredients

whole wheat flour, water, ghee
for filling: split urad dal, jaggery, cardamom, sesame

Instructions

Cook urad dal until very soft. Drain and mash. Mix with jaggery and cardamom to a dry paste. Make a soft wheat dough with flour, water, and a little ghee. Divide into balls. Flatten each, place a spoonful of filling in the center, fold edges over, roll flat again carefully. Cook on a dry griddle over medium heat, brushing with ghee, until golden spots appear on both sides.