Wheat Flour Pita Bread

Ingredients

3/4 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)

3/4 tsp crumbled fresh yeast

1/2 tsp sugar

1 tbsp oil

1/2 tsp salt

Method

1. Combine all the ingredients, except the oil and salt in a bowl and knead into a soft dough using enough water.
2. Add the oil and salt and knead again till it is smooth and elastic.
3. Cover the dough with a wet muslin cloth and allow it to 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 6 equal parts and roll out each portion into a oblong of 150 mm. (6″) length and 6 mm. (¼”) thickness.
6. Cook the pita breads on a hot tava (griddle) over medium flame on each side for a minute or until the bread puffs up and a cavity is created in the bread.

Cut each pita bread into 2 halves and