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Mini Low-cal Pita Pockets ( Healthy Starter Recipe )
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
5 Mins
Total Time
25 Mins
Makes
6 pita pockets
Ingredients
For The Pita Pockets
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1/2 tsp crumbled fresh yeast
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp oil
For The Filling
1 cup boiled and drained kabuli chana (white chick peas)
3 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp finely chopped onion
1 tbsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tbsp low-fat curd (dahi)
1 tsp white pepper powder
salt to taste
1 tbsp lemon juice
For The Herbed Mayonnaise (makes 1/2 Cup)
1 whole wheat bread slice
1/3 cup low fat curds (dahi)
1/4 tsp sugar
3/4 tsp olive oil
2 pinches freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch)
1/2 tsp mustard (rai / sarson) powder , readily available in the market
salt to taste
1/2 tbsp chopped parsley
Other Ingredients
1 cup cabbage
3/4 cup grated carrot
3/4 cup grated cucumber
Method
- Combine the kabuli chana, parsley, onions and garlic in a mixer and blend to a smooth paste.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl, add the curds, pepper, salt and lemon juice and mix well.
- Divide the filling into 6 equal portions and keep aside.
- Combine the bread, curds, sugar and oil and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl, add the pepper, mustard powder, parsley and salt and mix well.
- Divide it into 6 equal portions and keep aside.
- Combine all the ingredients, except the oil, in a bowl and knead into a soft dough using enough water. Knead again using the oil till the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Cover the dough with a wet muslin cloth and allow it to prove till it doubles in volume (approx. 15 to 20 minutes).
- Press the dough lightly to remove the air.
- Divide the dough into 3 equal portions and roll out each portion into a circle of 100 mm. (4") diameter and 6 mm. (¼") thickness.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) on medium flame and cook each pita bread on each side for a minute until a cavity is created in the bread.
- Cut each pita bread into 2 halves and keep aside.
- Just before serving, arrange a few cabbage leaves evenly in a pita bread and stuff it with a portion of the filling.
- Place a little carrot and cucumber on top followed by a portion of the herbed mayonnaise.
- Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 5 more pita pockets.
- Serve immediately.
Mini Low-cal Pita Pockets ( Healthy Starter Recipe ) recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 170 cal |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 29.5 g |
| Fiber | 10.6 g |
| Fat | 2.8 g |
| Cholesterol | 0.4 mg |
| Sodium | 153.4 mg |
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Devasena
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hello, Few of the pita recipes have yeast Sugar for proofing, while few have no such step. Please clarify, which is the better recipe and how will it impact the result. Thanks and regards Devasena
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, You can follow this below recipe... https://www.tarladalal.com/Pita-Bread-Lebanese-Whole-Wheat-Pita-Bread-22571r
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