Bajra Pizza

Replace whole wheat & / or maida based pizza base with traditional millet roti , that is high in fiber, with foreign modern twist.

Ingredients:

To make Bajra roti as base:

Bajra flour, 1/2 cup

Water, as required to knead the dough

To make Pizza sauce:

Tomato, 2 med size

Capsicum, 1 med size

Onion, 1/2 no

Tomato Ketchup, 1 tbsp

Red chilli sauce, 1 tsp

Red chilli flakes, 1/2 tsp

Fresh basil leaves, 2 to 3 nos

Oregano, 1 tsp

Sugar, a pinch

Black pepper powder, to taste

Salt, to taste

Toppings:

Capsicum

Tomato

Baby corn, parboiled or steamed

Sweet corn, parboiled or steamed

Onion

Brocolli, parboiled or steamed

Other vegetables of your choice

Panner / Tofu

Olives

Jalapenos

Cheddar cheese

Method

To make Bajra Roti:

1. Knead the dough from bajra flour.

2. Make a chickoo size ball & roll a roti out of it with hands by tapping it.

3. Heat and cook like Phulka on tawa / pan without oil/ghee

To make pizza sauce:

1. Finely chop tomatoes, capsicum & onions.

2. Heat pan, add these vegetables until soft and mashy

3. Cook further until this vegetable mi is dry enough & of thick consistency.

4. Now add all the other ingredients and cook for another minute.

5. Switch off the flame & drizzle 1 tbsp oil on top ( preferably use olive oil)

6. Allow it to cool before use

To assemble pizza:

1. On the roti, add 3 tbsp of home made pizza sauce & spread it evenly

2. Add your favourite toppings in the quantity you wish to!

3. Sprinkle salt & drizzle 1 tsp olive oil, on top

4. Grate cheese evenly & sprinkle, red chilli flakes, oregano & pepper on top

5. Bake it further in oven at 200 degree Celsius for 5 to 10 mins depending on how crusty you like.

6. You can also bake it on pan. Cover with a lid on medium to high flame for 5 mins.

7. Cut into pieces

8. Serve hot & enjoy

Tips:

* Add more & more vegetables to make it more healthy

* You can also use ready made pizza sauce, if you want to make it quick. But remember, home made is always healthier & its not advisable to use packaged food.

* You can use other roti's as well to make a base

* You can add green leafy veggies like baby spinach, cabbage, lettuce, arugula, kale etc, to meet your green leafy vegetables requirement per day

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