India, Jan. 17 -- Travel food during winter needs to be practical, filling, and easy to carry without frequent reheating. Moringa thepla meets all these needs while staying rooted in traditional Indian cooking. Made with drumstick leaves kneaded into whole wheat dough, this flatbread has long been trusted as a reliable option for journeys, school lunches, and long workdays.

Thepla itself comes from western India, where flatbreads were designed to stay fresh for extended periods without refrigeration. Adding moringa leaves builds on this idea by increasing the nutritional value without changing the structure of the bread. Drumstick leaves have been used in Indian kitchens for generations, especially during seasonal changes, because they b...