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Mysterious Pizza from the Far East

Ingredients

Paneer:

  • 4 cups whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • Cheese cloth

Dough:

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • ¾ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ¼ teaspoon oregano seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • Nonstick cooking spray

Pizza sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 roma tomatoes
  • 3 large garlic cloves
  • 3 tablespoons tomato ketchup
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ serrano pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala (spice)
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder for color only
  • 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

Toppings:

  • ¼ cup red onion, roughly diced
  • ½ cup fresh spinach leaves, roughly sliced
  • ½ cup mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup roma tomato, roughly diced
  • 1 cup fresh paneer (cheese)
  • 1 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

Garnish:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons pizza sauce
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • ½ teaspoon fresh orange zest

Instructions

  1. PANEER: Boil milk in a pan. Turn off the stove, add lemon juice. Stir until the milk curdles. Pour mixture into cheese cloth and squeeze cloth to get rid of liquid.
  2. CRUST: Knead dough ingredients until soft dough is formed. Heat a 12” iron skillet on a medium heat & spray it with cooking spray. Flatten the dough evenly into a 12” circle. Put it on the skillet; Cover it with the lid. After 7 mins bottom crust will have brown patches. Turn crust over & cook for 7 mins more.
  3. SAUCE: Heat oil in a skillet on medium heat. Mix sauce ingredients in the blender to puree. Add puree to skillet & let it simmer for 8 mins. Puree thickens. Set aside 2 tbsp of sauce & spread rest on crust.
  4. BROIL: Heat oven to broil. Sprinkle mozzarella and goat cheese over the sauce. Spread all topping with paneer on pizza. Switch off the stove & place the skillet in the oven until the cheese & toppings start to brown. After broiling, garnish pizza with ingredients.
  5. DEVOUR: Slice & serve and ENJOY this tasty treat!!

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