For the dough (makes at least 12 pitas) :
- 1 cup Whole wheat flour/ Aatta
- 1 cup All purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup or more All purpose flour to combine the dough
- 1/2 tbsp active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup warm milk
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tbsp sugar
- Salt, required
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 250 gms boneless tender chicken breasts, cut into small strips
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Paprika (optional)
- 1/2 tsp Red chili flakes
- 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1/2 of medium onion, chopped roughly into squares.
- 1/4 Capsicum, chopped
- 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
- 1/4 cup black olives, sliced
- 1 tsp oregano
- 3-4 tbsp Tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 garlic clove, minced
To make the pita bread:
- In a large bowl combine yeast, warm water, warm milk and sugar. Stir gently, close with a lid or a plate and set aside for 10 minutes for the yeast to bloom.
- After the 10 minutes add in your salt, wheat flour and all purpose flour along with olive oil and combine well.
- After the mixture is well combined, add in 1/2 cups of all purpose flour until you get the desired consistency.
- The dough will be soft and pliable once it reaches the desired consistency. (check notes*)
- Place the dough back in the bowl and allow to proof. Preheat your oven to 140° C or the lowest heat setting for 2 minutes, place your dough covered in the oven, without completely closing the oven door and voila! In 15-20 minutes maximum you have your dough risen well.
- Beat the risen dough using your fists and knead for a couple of minutes and make them into small round balls, flatten using a rolling pin and cook them on a tawa for 2 minutes or until it puffs up so that there is a cavity for the filling (flipping every other minute).
- Cut the chicken into small strips, place it in a bowl. Now add salt, ginger garlic paste, Turmeric powder, chili powder, paprika.
- Onto a fry pan pour some olive oil and Sautee your onions. Next add your Capsicum and mince 1 garlic clove to this.
- Add in your marinated chicken and cook on medium high.
- Add soy sauce and Sautee well.
- Next add in your garlic powder and Chilli Flakes.
- While the chicken gets done. Prepare the pizza sauce.
- In a bowl add tomato paste, ketchup, oregano, a tsp of olive oil and a garlic clove, finely chopped, add salt to taste, if required. Mix and set aside.
- Cut the pita bread into halves so that you have two pita pockets with cavity. Spread the sauce inside and fill in your chicken filling, add your olives and finally add Mozzarella.
- Grill them on a grill pan on Sim with lid on so that the cheese melts, can be done in a fry pan too.
- Voila! And your pizza pockets are ready, Enjoy!
- We are a fam of 3, so I didn't require so much dough, so I kept the extra dough in the fridge. Next time when I use it, I thaw it well and use.
- This filling recipe is perfect for 6 pitas where you will get 12 pockets.
- Make sure you don't use hot water, this will kill the yeast.
- You may add Mayo for a more creamy texture, I did not add it as I wanted to make the flavor to be authentic.
- You may make the same recipe with all purpose flour completely, but I wanted a healthier version.
- *To get the desired consistency of the dough, do not add too much flour, it should be workable.
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