Bhakhri Pizza ( Finger Foods for Kids )
by Tarla Dalal
26 Apr 2010
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Treat your little ones to ‘thin-crust pizzas’ right at home. Crisp bhakris topped with tangy pizza sauce and toppings make a nice ‘pizza’ like snack. These ‘pizzas’ are small so serve them whole, they are extremely enjoyable.
Bhakhri Pizza ( Finger Foods for Kids ) recipe - How to make Bhakhri Pizza ( Finger Foods for Kids )
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Makes 6 bhakhri pizzas
For The Pizza Sauce
3 tomatoes
1 onion , finely chopped
3 cloves garlic (lehsun) , finely chopped
1 tsp dried oregano
1 1/2 tbsp butter
salt to taste
Other Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste
1/4 tsp of oil for kneading
6 tbsp crumbled paneer (cottage cheese)
Method
For the pizza sauce
How to proceed
For the pizza sauce
- For the pizza sauce
- Boil water in a saucepan. Put the tomatoes in the boiling water for 1 minute. Remove and cool them.
- Peel the tomatoes and finely chop them.
- Heat the butter in a saucepan. Add the onions and garlic. Fry till they are rown.
- Add the tomatoes and cook for 7 to 10 minutes.
- Add the oregano and salt and mix well. Keep aside.
How to proceed
- How to proceed
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and knead into a firm dough using enough water (apporx. 4 to 5 tbsp of water). Keep aside for 10 minutes.
- Knead well again using ¼ tsp of oil.
- Divide the dough into 6 equal portions and roll out each portion into a 75 mm. (3") diameter circle.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and cook each bhakhri on a slow flame till pink spots appear on both the sides.
- Continue cooking the bhakhri on a slow flame, while pressing with a folded muslin cloth till it turns crisp and brown in colour on both the sides.
- While on the tava (griddle), spread 2 tbsp of pizza sauce and top a tbsp of paneer evenly over it. Cover it with a lid and cook for 2 minutes.
- Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 5 more bhakhri pizzas.
- Cool slightly and serve immediately.
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