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Whole wheat flour is more nutritious and much better than white flour. Phulka's are unleavened Indian bread and are best made when placed on a gas burner as they fluff all around evenly. They turn out to be very light and fluffy in texture, if the wheat flour is kneaded to a smooth and pliable dough. Phulka's tend to dry out or become hard, if made way before the meals time. So the best practice is to make them during the meals time and serve hot hot phulka's one after the other as they are soft and fluffed up.
Ingedients
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Whole Wheat Flour 2 cups + for dusting
Warm Water 1 cup or adjust accordingly
Salt pinch
Oil to grease
Method
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- Take the wheat flour in a mixing bowl and add just a pinch of salt to it. Mix together.
- Slowly add water little by little and knead to a smooth dough. Combine and knead the dough well.
- Now tip the oil and apply all around the dough and let sit covered for 20 mins.
- After 20 mins., knead the dough once to make it softer.
- Heat the skillet on medium flame.
- Make small balls out of the dough and start rolling.
- Dust the dough balls in the wheat flour and roll the balls with a rolling pin to a round disc evenly.
- Place these roundals on to the hot skillet and press gently on top till the bubbles start rising.
- Then flip other side and cook for 4 - 5 secs.
- On the side burner, switch on the flame to low-medium and place this bubbled phulka directly on the flame with tongs. It puffs up like a puri or a balloon and turn the other side. When both sides are puffed, serve immediately.
- Light and Fluffy Phulka's taste so good when hot and as the phulka's are made with whole wheat flour, they are healthy too.
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Sandwich fillings can be as limitless as your imagination can lead you to your taste buds and your personal taste. Sometimes you really wish for someone to cook and serve you, especially in the evening when you are tired of all the work which was being handled the whole day. But when that doesn't work out, then you turn yourself to quick and easy dinners and onbeat the healthy choice. The same was the case with me today, after going thru the procedure, felt like to stick on to the couch and watch a feel kind a movie. So tried to make some quick dinner for my family and started diggin the fridge, wherein I found only 1 tomato nice big round one, mozzarella sticks and basil leaves. That's it, jumped into action as I had wheat bread handy and what better choice to make other than healthy filling.
Ingredients
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Wheat Bread 4 slices
Olive Oil 4 tsps.
Black Pepper Powder to taste
Salt to taste
Mozzarella Cheese Sticks 3 oz.
Tomato 1
Fresh Basil Leaves 6 large
Method
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- Thinly slice the tomato into rounds. Chop basil leaves into thin strips. Thinly slice the mozzarella sticks to lengthwise. Keep all of them aside.
- Preheat the sandwich grill till it turns green light. While it's getting preheated prepare for the sandwich filling.
- Spread olive oil on one side of the bread for all 4 slices ( not on both sides). When the grill indicates green light bread is ready to be placed on it.
- Place the olive oil coated side of the bread facing down and start arranging the layers for the sandwich.
- On that put mozzarella strips, topped with chopped basil leaves, topped with thinly sliced round tomato and sprinkle salt and pepper as per your taste.
- Once all the fillings are layered top it off with the remaining olive oil coated side of the bread facing upwards and close the lid of the grill.
- Once the green light indicator is on, sandwich is ready to be served.
Note: You can use varied fillings of your choice for sandwich.
