Easy, Recipes, Vegetarian

Bread Pizza

Since the lockdown, I have been craving a lot of food and pizza has been on the top of my list. But I didn’t have a pizza base, so my Nani suggested using chapati. Seeing my reaction, she made other suggestions – use bread, she said. I liked the alternative and made an instant Bread Pizza.

Ingredients

  • Bread Slices
  • Veeba’s Pasta-Pizza Sauce
  • 1 Cup Mixed Bell Peppers (red, green & yellow peppers sliced)
  • 1/2 Onion (sliced)
  • 1/4 Tsp Pepper Powder
  • 1 Tsp Chilli Flakes
  • 1 Tsp Oregano
  • 1 Cup Mozzarella Cheese (finely grated)
  • Salt to Taste
  • Oil or Butter

Preparation

Prep: 15 minutes
Cooking: 7 minutes

  1. Pre-prep: in a bowl, add bell peppers, onions, pepper powder, chilli flakes, oregano and salt as per taste. Mix and keep it aside.
  2. Apply ½ to 1 tablespoon Veeba’s pizza sauce (if you want, remove the sides of the bread).
  3. Sprinkle the veggies on the bread slice and then the grated cheese.
  4. Heat a tawa or a pan, grease butter or oil and place the bread slice on the tawa.
  5. Cover and cook it for 4-5 minutes (you can cook it for more time depending on how crisp you want the base).

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Ruchita Mane

I've always lived with my Nana-Nani and my Nani makes amazing food so I barely cook. I recently graduated as a Software Engineer and before I could look for a job, the pandemic broke and we were all under lockdown. The search came to a halt and the anxiety about the future hit me hard. I had to get out of that feeling so I diverted my mind into exercising, yoga, meditation and even cooking. I started with helping my Nani by chopping vegetables, making tadkas, kneading soft doughs and in no time, I was rolling round chapatis. Cooking kept my mind in the present and made me patient and consistent. My Nani is glad that I don’t make a mess while cooking anymore, that gives her great joy. My Nanaji says that he doesn’t have to go out to a restaurant because I can cook almost everything. Now I don’t want to stop cooking. Thank you, Lockdown!