Whole Wheat Pita Pockets with Nutritios Patties

PITA POCKETS

Nutritious whole wheat pita breads cooked within minutes on a griddle.
Cooking Time : : 15 mins.Preparation Time: : 20 mins.
Makes 8.

For the pita bread
1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1 teaspoon (5 grams) fresh yeast, crumbled
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 teaspoon salt

For the Til Dressing
1 cup curds, put on muslin cloth to remove water
3 tbls sesme seeds, roasted
1 chopped spring onion
Salt to taste



Other ingredients
2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 cup lettuce, shredded

For the pita bread
1. Combine all the ingredients except the oil in a bowl and knead into a soft dough using enough water until it is smooth and elastic.
2. Add the oil and knead again.
3. Cover the dough with a wet muslin colth and allow it prove till it doubles in volume (approx. 15 to 20 minutes).
4. Press the dough lightly to remove the air.
5. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts.
6. Roll out each portion into a circle of 125 mm. (5") diameter and 3 mm. (1/8") thickness.
7. Cook the pita breads on a hot tava or griddle on each side for a minute or until the bread puffs up.
8. Remove and keep aside.
9. Cut each pita bread into 2 halves.
For the dressing
1. Blend all the ingredients in a food processor to get a smooth sauce. Keep aside.

How to proceed

1. Warm the pitta bread halves on a griddle (tava).
2. Fill each pita bread half with the tomato and lettuce, one Nutrtious Patty and a tablespoon of the dressing on top.
3. Repeat for the remaining pita bread halves and other ingredients to make 3 more Pita Pockets.
4. Serve immediately.

Tips You can also serve the pita pockets with the red garlic chutney. Use any other patties or cutlets of your choice for filling the pita pocket. You can use 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 grams) of dry yeast instead of the fresh yeast for the above recipe.

NUTRITIOUS PATTIES
Broken wheat, vegetables and paneer make a mouth-watering combination for a patty.

Preparation time : 10 minutes. Cooking time : 15 minutes. Makes 8 patties.

¼ cup broken wheat (bulgur)
1 carrot, grated
1 onion, finely chopped
1/3 cup mushrooms, finely chopped
½ cup paneer, grated
1 tablespoon soya sauce
1 tablespoon chilli sauce
2 tablespoons whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
salt and pepper to taste

Other ingredients
oil for cooking

1. Clean and wash the broken wheat thoroughly. Blanch it in 1 cup of hot water for 4 minutes. Drain the water. Keep aside
2. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
3. Divide the mixture into 8 equal parts and shape into patties.
4. Shallow fry the patties using a little oil on a non-stick tava, cooking on both sides till golden brown in colour.

Insert the patties in the pita pockets.