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Mexican Pizza

This pizza comes out piping hot from the oven drenched in distinctive Mexican ingredients.

CHEF'S NAME : Aparna Goenka
DIFFICULTY LEVEL : Medium
SERVINGS :
COOK TIME : 2 hours
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INGREDIENTS

 

METHOD

 
For pizza base
1 cup flour

1 1/2 cups maize flour

3 tsp oil

3/4 tsp salt

Water

Oil

For pizza topping

3 cups rajma

3 onions - finely chopped

8-9 tbsp tomato ketchup

3 tbsp ghee

3 tbsp butter

1 1/2 cups tomato puree

Salt - to taste

For hot sauce
1 kg tomatoes - chopped

1 onion - chopped

6 dry red chillies

2 tbsp oil

3 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp ajwain

Salt - to taste

For garnishing
1/2 cup sour cream

1 cup grated cheese

1/2 cup spring onions - chopped

Sliced jalapenos

Rajma mixture sauce
  For pizza base
Mix the flours together, add 3 tsp of oil and salt and make a soft dough with water.

Roll out thin rounds and deep fry in oil till crisp.

Keep aside

For pizza topping
Soak the beans overnight, boil and drain.

Keep the liquid aside and mash the beans.

Heat ghee and butter together. Saute the onions till transparent . Add the beans and mix well. Stir in the puree, ketchup and salt. Cook till the colour darkens, keep mashing the mixture as it cooks.

Keep aside.

For hot sauce
Soak the chillies in half a cup of water.

Saute the onions in the oil and add the tomatoes and chillies with the water. Cook till the tomatoes are done, cool and blend it in a mixie.

Then heat the sauce again. Add the ajwain, sugar and salt. Cook for another 10 minutes and keep aside.

For garnishing
Take the fried pizza and spread some rajma, jalapenos and sauce.

Sprinkle some onions and spread a spoonful of sour cream.

Finally sprinkle the cheese and grill for five minutes.

Serve immediately.
 
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