Wednesday, 17 April 2013

DESI TADKA PIZZA



U need:
Ready to eat Pizza base: 2
Grated fresh paneer: 2 cups
Tomatoes: 8
Tomato ketchup: 1/4 cup
green chillies: 4 sliced fine
garlic minced :2
yellow capsicum : 2( you can also use red and green capsicum)
onion: 1 mediums minced fine
dhaniya jeera powder: 2 tsp
chilli powder: 1 tsp
basil leaves: 3
oregano ( dried): 1/2 tsp
mozzarella cheese ( grated): 2 cups
cheddar cheese (grated): 1 cup
hung curd : 2 tabslp ( 1 tablsp per pizza)
roasted jeera powder or chat masala: pinch
oil : 2 tablsp( preferable olive oil or any veg oil)
salt to taste

Method:
To make the desi tomato sauce:
1. Wash tomatoes and make slits on it.Blanch in hot water for 10 mins.Cool and peel the skin and mash well.Set aside. Cut capsicums to strips.
2. Heat oil in a pan. When hot add the minced garlic and saute on medium heat.Add the green chillies.Toss well.Add the finely chopped onions and continue stirring. Add basil leaves and oregano.Now add chilli powder,dhaniya-jeera powder and pinch salt. Stir well Add the tomato puree,grated paneer and simmer on medium heat till the sauce becomes thick.
3. Mix in the tomato ketchup. Switch off the stove.Cool the sauce.
4. In a tablsp spoon of oil toss the capsicum stripes for 1 min.Cool

 To make the pizza :
1. Pre heat the oven for 5 mins at 150 degree Celsius. On a plate put one pizza base. Spread 1 tablsp of hung curd. On top of this spread generously the tomato -paneer paste.Arrange a few strips of the capsicum on top of the paste.Sprinkle generously cheddar and mozzarella cheese.Sprinkle with a pinch of  roasted jeera powder or chat masala. Repeat the same with the other pizza base too.
2. Put the pizza in the hot oven and bake till the cheese melts( about 7 to 8 mins)
3. Serve this hot chatpati  desi pizza with mustard and tomato sauce.

Hung curd: Take about 2 cups of fresh thick curd.Put this in a thin muslin cloth and hang till all the water gets removed.Your hung curd is ready.

Note: Pizza the eternal favourite with everyone. This very Indian topping tastes YUM.  Make and Enjoy!!!!!!Wish  you happy eating.. Salt can be added to one's taste.But less is better.
Bonn!!!Appetite!!!!!


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