Gyro consists of Pita Bread (an yeasted flat bread), Cucumber sauce and a spicy filling. I browsed many sites and came up with a version of my own. The sauce recipe remains the same in all the sites. First we will see how to prepare Pita Bread at home.
Ingredients:
Flour / Maida-2cups
Warm Water-3/4cup
Salt-1tsp
Olive Oil-1/2tbs
Instant Yeast-1/2tbs
Sugar-1/2tbs
Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients except oil. Form a soft dough.
2. Now drizle oil and knead it until the dough absorbs the oil.
3. Place it n a bowl and cover with cling wrap and set it aside for 2 hours.
4. Punch down dough and divide into 10 equal portions. Roll each portion into a ball.
5. Roll out the ball into a thin circle and prick all over with a fork. This is to avoid puffing up.
6. Preheat ove to 175C with the baking tray in the lower rack.
7. Place one circle on the tray and let it until small bubbles are seen.
8. Flip it and leave it for 45 seconds. Do not over bake because it tends to become crispy.
9. Place a towel in a container and keep the bread on the towel. Cover with another towel.
10. Alternately, you can also cook the bread on stove top on a tawa.
The dough after 2 hours |
Divide into equal portions and roll into balls |
Roll each ball into a thin circle |
Place on the tray |
Flip and cook the other side |
Place on a cloth |
Ingredients:
Curd-1/2cup
Cucumber-1
White Pepper Powder-1/8tsp
Salt-1tsp
Sugar-1tsp
Dill-2tbs
Garlic-2 pods
Procedure:
1. Crush garlic and add salt and pepper powder to it.
2. Remove skin and seeds of cucumber and cut into small cubes.
3. Add the garlic mixture and set it aside for 10minutes.
4. Remove water from the cucumber.
5. Add sugar, curd and dill.
6. Mix well and use immediately.
Assembling the Gyro Sandwich:
Place the sauce in the centre of the bread |
Place the filling on the sauce |
Wrap both the sides inwards and cover with a foil |
Enjoy |
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Vegetarian Version Of Gyro by Aparna
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wow, this looks so well done – yumm !!
Looks yummy and tempting…
ரொம்ப அழகாக பொருமையாக செய்து இருக்கின்றிங்க…
முதலில் சிக்கன் என்று நினைத்துவிட்டேன்..அப்பறம் தான் தெரிந்தது பன்னீர் என்று…சூப்பர்ப்…
Great work ~ everything came out perfect n delicious looking!
US Masala
OMG.. What a mouth watering recipe.. looks absolutely inviting.. Delicious 🙂
Indian Cuisine
The wrap looks so delish ….loved it
Yummy and delicious .. perfect.
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Roll looks so tempting love the filling inside very much..
Sunanda’s Kitchen
Perfect.. i love this paneer filling..
Looks lovely and delicious..
Thats an irresistible and filling wrap, just makes me hungry..
Love wraps… this looks so very perfect..
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Fantastic! I would like to try your paneer filling. When I made this meal, I liked the cucumber part so much that I made it again as a salad for another meal. 🙂
wow..mouthwatering recipe..delicious n healthy version!
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deliciously vegetarian and innovative use of paneer
Looks super delicous gayathri, I will want to make this sometime..thanks for the entry
yum …. will definitely try this… your blog is superb