PIZZA PUFF

 

Pizza Puffs

Pizza puffs are cheesy vegetables or non-vegetarian bites coated with crispy layer. We can see them at bakery shops, fast food chains and in frozen form at super stores. The recipe here involves making pizza puffs with whole wheat flour and sooji. We should always try and replace unhealthy ingredients with healthier options. You can choose either frying or grilling method. Grilling will make it less crisp though. The vegetables can be added as per choice. Chopped vegetables work well for this recipe.

Ingredients:-

2 cup whole wheat flour

½ cup semolina (sooji)

1 tbsp. dried and active yeast (soaked in 1/2cup water for at least ½ hour)

1 tbsp. oil

½ tsp. salt

1 ½ cup water

Filling:-

2 onions sliced

100 grams cottage cheese cut in small cubes

½ cup sweet corn kernals, boiled

1 cup mixed bell peppers

4-5 baby corns chopped

7-8 cheese slices

2 tbsp. cheese spread

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying

4-5 basil leaves

½ tsp. white pepper powder

½ tsp. oregano powder

1 tbsp. oil

Method:-

• Make stiff dough with whole wheat flour, semolina, salt water and yeast. Cover it with wet cloth and leave for 2 hours.

• Check the dough in between apply oil and roll it again 3-4 times in this 2 hours resting time of dough.

• Refrigerate dough for at least half hour before cooking.

• Take oil in a non-stick pan and sauté onions for 3-4 minutes.

• Add baby corns, bell peppers, corn kernel and salt.

• Saute vegetables for 3-4 minutes and add basil leaves, white pepper powder, oregano powder and cottage cheese cubes. Keep it aside so that mixture cools off. Add cheese spread to cooled vegetable mixture.

• Make small balls of dough and make round but little thick chapattis with a rolling pin.

• Place a slice of cheese in chappati.add 1 tsp. of vegetable-cheese mixture and fold the chapatti in half. (Semi-circle) seal carefully all the sides and cut the sides in rectangle position. We can again use sides as dough. The mixture should be filled in centre only and it will expand when we fry.

• Heat oil for deep frying. Add puffs to hot oil and flip the sides when it turns nice brown. Serve immediately as a whole or by slitting it from the centre.

• Tastes best with tomato ketchup.