Mini Pizza Cups` Recipe in Hindi (मिनी पिज्जा कप) by Tarla Dalal

Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Cooking Time: 8 minutes.

Makes 11 mini pizza cups.

Baking Temperature: 200°C (400°F)

Baking Time: 20 to 25 minutes.

For the dough

½ tsp dry yeast

½ tsp sugar

1 cup plain flour (maida)

Plain flour (maida) for rolling

For the filling

1 tbsp oil

1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)

¼ cup finely chopped onions

¼ cup finely chopped capsicum

1 cup finely chopped mushrooms (khumbh)

½ cup boiled sweet corn kernels (makai ke dane)

Salt to taste

1 cup white sauce

Other ingredients

½ cup pizza sauce

¾ cup grated processed cheese

Dry red chilli flakes for sprinkling

Dried mixed herbs for sprinkling

For the dough

1. Combine dry yeast, sugar and 2 tbsp of lukewarm water in a small bowl and mix well.

2. Cover with a lid and keep aside for 5 minutes

3. Combine the plain flour, yeast-sugar mixture in a deep bowl and knead into a soft dough using enough water.

4. Cover the dough with a damp muslin cloth and keep aside for 1 hour.

5. Press the dough lightly to remove the air and divide the dough into 11 equal portions. Keep aside.

For the filling

1. Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic and onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.

2. Add the capsicum and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.

3. Add the mushrooms, sweet corn kernels and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

4. Add the white sauce, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

5. Divide the filling into 11 equal portion and keep aside.

How to proceed

1. Roll each portion of the dough into a 75 mm. (3”) diameter circle using some plain flour for rolling.

2. Press each rolled portion of the dough into the cavities of a greased muffin tray. Keep aside.

3. Fill each cavity with 2 tsp of pizza sauce and portion of the prepared filling.

4. Sprinkle 1 tbsp of cheese, little chilli flakes and little mixed herbs evenly in each pizza cup and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve immediately.