Stuffed Chicken Pita
Homemade pita bread stuffed with chicken, bell pepper, onions and spices.
Ingredients
First part - To make pita bread
Second part - To cook chicken
Third part - To make chicken filling
Fourth part - To make stuffed chicken pita
Mumzkitchen Cooking Steps
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First part - Make pita bread dough
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Mix 2 cup flour, 25 g butter, 2 tsp yeast, 2 tsp sugar, salt to taste, ½ cup whole milk, 1 egg (optional), ½ tsp oregano or thyme with little water to form a dough. Coat the dough with 1 tbsp oil and keep aside to double rise (1-2 hrs).
Second part - Cook the chicken
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In a bowl mix ½ kg cubed chicken breast, ½ tsp garlic powder, salt to taste ,½ tsp black pepper powder and ½ tsp chilli powder. Heat 2 tbsp oil and saute the chicken mix until its cooked. 15-20 mins. Shred in a grinder or food processor. Keep aside.
Third part - Make chicken filling
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In a cooking pan, heat 2 tbsp oil. Add 1 finely chopped medium onion, 1 grated small carrot, 1 finely chopped green bell pepper and saute until onion is translucent. Add 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp chilli flake, ½ tsp black pepper powder and saute for few minutes. Add shredded chicken and saute until aromatic. Switch the heat off. Add 2 tbsp mayonnaise and mix well.Â
Fourth part - Make chicken stuffed pita
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- Split the risen dough into two. Roll one half of the dough into a large round shaped dough of ¼ inch thickness. Use a round cookie cutter to cut 10-12 pieces of the dough.
- Coat this with 1 whipped egg and then with crushed cornflakes or breadcrumbs and deep fry until golden brown.
- Do the same with the other half of the dough.
- Once all the pita bread has been fried. Take one pita bread and open at the sides to stuff it with chicken filling. Do the same with the rest of the pita breads and serve!
