Kachori Pizza

   Hello, I’m back again with kid’s favorite Pizzas!!!! Yes, but this Pizza has some twist and turns.. This pizza has some Indian taste too, so of course it’s my all time favorite Fusion Recipe.

  There are countless ways to create Pizza, as well as a never-ending debates on the best way of cooking it..:) As it moved into different societies, pizza came to mean different things to different people, taking on more significance than a simple snack perhaps ought to have.

     Like many other foods, now pizza also has humble origins and was consumed by the poor and working class, in all most every country. Through it’s versatility, Pizza became convenient these days. And because of versality, Pizza became popular around the world because one could top Pizza with just about any ingredient and still call it Pizza.

     So let us start, one of Indian fusion variation of Pizza. ‘Kachori Pizza’, I guess name is enough for you guys to understand about ingredients, so let’s move forward to the recipe now.

Ingredients:

To make kachori Topping::

1 Cup Crushed toover Lilva or Green soyabeans or Green peas

¼Cup Shredded coconut

Pinch of turmeric

Pinch of Asafetida

2tbls Oil

¼ tsp Mustard seeds

¼ tsp sesame seeds

¼ tsp Sauf

½ tbls Green chili and garlic paste

¼ tsp Cinnamon and clove powder

Few Raisins

½ tbls Lemon juice

¾ tbls Sugar

1tbls Chopped cilantro

Salt to taste.

For Assemble Pizza:::

1 Loaf of French bread

2tbls Olive Oil

½ cup Pizza sauce

¾ to 1 Cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

Some chopped cilantro and green chilies.

Method:

*For Kachori Topping;;

Heat the pan, add oil in it. Add mustard seeds and asafetida powder. Add green chili and garlic paste. Saute for a minute. Add crushed toover lilva and stir well. Add shredded coconut along with sesame seeds, turmeric powder, cinnamon and clove powder, salt and sauf and raisins. Stir and sauté for at least 6-8 minutes. Add chopped cilantro in last and turn off the stove. Add sugar and lemon juice. Mix well. Adjust sugar, salt and lemon juice according to your taste. Let it cool for a while.

*For assemble Pizza;;

Cut the French bread in two lengthwise slices. Place both slices of bread on greased baking tray.

Brush olive oil on the bread.

Spread pizza sauce on bread.

Top it with kachori stuff to evenly cover the sauce.

Sprinkle grated mozzarella cheese.Finally sprinkle chopped cilantro and green chilies.

Preheat oven on 350*c.

Bake pizza in oven for about 10-15 Minutes or until bread crush get crispy and the cheese melts and starts bubbling.

Remove from oven.

Cut into piece and serve hot.

               

                          I am cooking up something for you….. Please stay tuned…..!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Soybean Kachori

             Go Green!!!! For those who love to eat green beans in any variety. Today I am going to share a recipe about Green Soybean Balls. "Green Soybean Kachori".

It"s similar to Tuver  Lilva Kachori. I just made variation of Edamame instead of Lilva(Piogeon Pea). It's even more yummy and healthy too. Green soybean is also known as Edamame. Edamame bean is immature green soybean in the pod. Usually found in the cuisine of China, Japan, Indonesia, Hawaii and Korea. They served boiled or stemmed salty pods. Edamame are also perfect for to go snack. The bean itself are very low in sodium. It is also a great source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Calcium, Thiamin, Vitamin K, Manganese, Iron and so many other great Minerals.

          I used frozen Edamame for this recipe. I peeled off pods of Edamame and used only green beans. You can use green soybean directly. We can find them in any grocery store at frozen area. Get ready to taste a heavenly good "Kachori":)  So let's start.....

Ingredients:
For Kachori;
*1 cup All purpose (Maida)flour
*1 tbls  Besan(gram) flour
*2 tbls oil
*4 tbls water or adjust the water as required
Salt as taste.
For Stuffing;
*3 cups of crushed green soybeans.

* 3/4 cup crushed or shredded coconut
*1/4 cup oil for cooking 

*Pinch of turmeric powder
*Pinch of Asafetida powder

*1/4 tsp mustard seeds

*1/4 tsp sauf( funnel seeds)

*2 tbls green chili and garlic paste

*1 tsp cinnamon and clove powder

*1 tbls raisins

*1/4 cup chopped cilantro
*1 tbls sesame seeds
*1 lemon juice(adjust according to taste)
*2 tbls sugar
*Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Method:
For Kachori Dough:::: Take big bowl. Mix all purpose and besan flours very well. Add salt and oil in it. Knead it into a dough using water. Cover it and set it aside while get ready for stuffing.

For Stuffing:::: If you are going to use Edamame, peel  off all the Edamames and use only green soybeans. Crush the green soybeans in food processor. And keep aside. Crush coconut also in food processor.
Heat the pan and add oil in it.
Add mustard seeds and .asafetida powder
Add green chili and garlic paste. Saute for a minute.
Add crushed soybeans and stir well.
Add crushed coconut, sesame seeds, turmeric powder, cinnamon and clove powder, salt and funnel seeds and raisins. Stir and saute for at least 6-8 minutes.
Add chopped cilantro. Mix well.
Add sugar and lemon juice (adjust your taste). Mix well.

Don't forget to have some and taste it, always adjust ingredients according to your taste.
Turn off stove. And let it cool down.
Once it's cooled down, make balls according to your size(make little smaller then golf  size balls) keep aside.
Now make small balls from dough too.
Roll the dough balls in round shape like small puri. Roll it thin.

Take stuffing ball and place in center.

Take edges of the dough and wrap it around and cover it properly.

Pinch out the excess dough.
Shape it like perfect ball.

Repeat this and make all Kachoris.

Heat the oil in frying pan.
Fry all the Kachoris until light golden brown.

       Serve them hot or room temperature with cilantro chutney or ketchup.

        To insure good health: eat lightly, eat green and eat variations:)=

        Trust me once you make this variation of Kachori, you will not get back to original ones...

   Take good care of yourself till next time.