Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Makes: 4 Parathas
A desi delight with a Western touch. The Pizza Paratha is a cheesy paratha that recreates the magic of pizzas in a popular Indian format. The paratha, made with a stuffing of veggies, cheese and common pizza seasonings, has a very inviting aroma and amazing taste.
Ingredients
For the dough:
• ½ cup plain flour (maida)
• ½ cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
• Salt to taste
For the topping:
• ¾ cup finely chopped capsicum
• ½ cup grated processed cheese
• 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 1½ tsp dry red chilli flakes
• 1½ tsp dried oregano
• 1 tbsp finely chopped black olives
• Salt to taste
Preparation
• Combine all the ingredients for the dough in a deep bowl and knead into a soft dough using enough water. Keep aside.
• Combine all the ingredients for the stuffing together and divide the stuffing into four equal portions.
• Divide the dough into four equal portions. Roll a portion of the dough into a 125 mm. (5”) diameter circle using a little whole wheat flour for rolling.
• Place a portion of stuffing in the centre of the circle. Bring together all the sides in the centre and seal tightly. Roll again into a circle of 150 mm. (6”) diameter circle using a little whole wheat flour for rolling.
• Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and cook the paratha using one teaspoon of butter until golden brown spots appear on both the sides.
• Cut the paratha into four equal portions. Repeat the steps to make more parathas.
Serve immediately.