Pizza Paratha

My children are fond of pizza. Every time we order pizza, I eat it with a feeling of guilt. So much of maida and preservatives. The reign of pizza came to an end when I first saw a video on Facebook, in which they made a paratha with fillings that resembled a pizza’s toppings. And thus started the reign of Pizza Paratha in our house. Pizza Paratha is the Italian pizza’s Indian cousin. Whenever you make this paratha, you will be filled with a sense of relief, as you have saved your kids from the evil clutches of maida. Kids are also satisfied. I have slightly modified the stuffing so that it suits my kids’ taste.

The paratha is crunchy on the outside and cheesy on the inside. You can experiment with the fillings and experience the taste of cheese in every bite. Keep away your worries of using an oven, as the paratha is made on a tawa. Though I have folded it into semicircle and sealed the edges, you can also make it the way you make aaloo paratha. Enjoy your Indianized pizza, filled with healthy vegetables and free of guilt!

Preparation time: 10 minutes| Cooking time: 10 minutes.
Course: snacks| Cuisine:

Ingredients:

For dough:

Wheat flour- 2cups

Oil- 2 tsp

Salt- a little

Water to knead

For stuffing:

Mozzarella cheese- 1 ½ cup grated

Onion- 1(chopped finely)

Red capsicum- ½ (chopped finely)

Green capsicum- ½ (chopped finely)

Salt- a little

Other ingredients:

Pizza sauce- ½ cup

Chilli flakes- 1 tblsp

Mixed herbs- 1 tblsp

Oil- as needed for making the parathas.

Method:

1.       Add oil and a little salt to the wheat flour and mix well. Add appropriate water little by little and make a smooth dough. Apply oil on top of it and keep it covered for 15 minutes.

2.       Grate the cheese. Add finely chopped onion and red and green capsicum to it. Add a little salt and gently mix it.

3.       Take a little dough. Roll and flatten it and dust with some flour.

4.       Spread some pizza sauce in the middle.

5.       Place a spoonful of pizza stuffing in one side. Sprinkle a little chilli flakes and mixed herbs on top of the stuffing.

6.       Take one edge and place it on the other edge and seal it with your hands. Take a fork and press it to seal it further.

7.       Heat a tawa. Place the prepared paratha on top of it. After few seconds gently turn it over. Apply oil on top .

8.       Gently flip it and apply oil on the other side too. Once it gets cooked flip again and  make sure that both sides are cooked properly.

9.       Remove from tawa and serve it hot.

Notes:

·       Chop onion and capsicum into fine pieces so that it will be easy to roll the parathas.

·       You can also add jalapeno and olives to the stuffing. I didn’t add as my kids don’t like it.

·       When mozzarella cheese is not available at home, I make use of normal cheese cubes.

·       Make sure to seal the edges tightly, so that cheese doesn’t ooze out.

Step by step pictures

 add salt and oil to wheat flour and mix well

 add water and make a smooth dough.

apply a little oil on top of it and keep it covered until used.

 grate cheese.

add finely cut onion, capsicum and salt to it.

mix well.

 take a small ball of the dough.

dust and roll it flat.

 apply pizza sauce in the middle.

 take a spoonful of the stuffing 

and place it on one side

 sprinkle chilli flakes and mixed herbs on top of it

 take one edge and place it on the other 

and seal it with your hands.

take a fork and seal it further

heat a tawa and place the paratha on it

after few second, flip it over.

apply oil on top of it. flip again.

make sure both sides are cooked

 and remove from fire.