Tawa Pizza / Ovenless Mushrrom Pizza

I never knew pizzas could be made in a tawa and most importantly taste the same until I did one myself! Here's a cheesy mushroom pizza (you can substitute mushrooms for whatever you like) right from the tawa! Mine wasn't that cheesy because I found it hard grating the cheese. Yeah, I 'm THAT lazy! =P

Ingredients:

Pizza base - 1 (from the store)
Mozzarella cheese (grated) - 1 cup
Butter - 1 tbsp

For the tomato sauce:

Tomato puree - 1 cup

Onion (finely chopped) - 1
Green chilly (finely chopped) - 2

Garlic clove - 2

Oregano - 1 tsp

Salt - To taste

Oil - 1 tbsp

For the topping:
Mushroom (chopped) - 250 grams
Onion (finely chopped) - 1
Cabbage (finely chopped) - 3/4 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Salt - To taste
Oil - 1 tbsp

Method:

For the tomato sauce:

1. Grind together the garlic cloves, green chilies and onion in a blender. Allow this to cool.
2. Meanwhile heat oil in a kadai and add this paste. Saute well.
3. Add tomato puree and cook well until the raw smell of the tomato goes.
4. Dust in oregano and salt and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat.

For the topping:

1. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and saute till they sputter.
2. Add onions and saute till they turn brown.
3. Add cabbage and saute for 1-2 minutes.
4. Add mushrooms, salt and cook till they turn soft. Remove from flame and keep it aside.

For the pizza:

1. Rub a little butter over a pan or dosa tawa.
2. Place the pizza base over the tawa and cook for a minute. Now turn it to the other side and spread the tomato sauce over it in an evenly fashion.
3. Add the topping over it and spread it evenly too.
4. Sprinkle the already grated cheese over it and allow it to melt and bind with the topping.
5. Transfer it into another place, cut into pieces and enjoy! Say cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!! :D 

Mushroom Munchurian

I've always thought mushrooms tasted slimy until my cousin forced me to taste this at a restaurant a year back. I had it along with fried rice, which I think by far is the bestest combination for this Indo-Chinese dish.

Ingredients:

Mushrooms (cleaned and quartered) - 10-15
Cooking oil - for frying

For the batter:

Maida - 1 cup

Corn flour - 2 tbsp

Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp

Red chili powder - 1 tsp

Pepper (powdered) - 1 tsp

Water - 1 cup

Salt - to taste

For the sauce:

Garlic cloves (sliced thin) - 6-8

Ginger (finely chopped) - 1/2 inch

Green chillies (finely chopped) - 3-4

Spring onions (sliced thin) - 4-5

Tomato ketchup - 3 tbsp
Sweet chilli sauce - 3 tbsp
Soya sauce - 1-2 tbsp
Ajinomoto - ¼  tsp
Corn flour (dissolved in ½ cup water) - ½ tbsp

For garnishing:
Spring onion greens/coriander (finely chopped) - as required

Method:

1. Add all the ingredients mentioned under 'For the batter' in a bowl. Mix them well without any lumps. Make sure the batter is of dosa batter consistency.
2. Heat oil in a wok. Dip the mushrooms into the batter allowing it to coat well and slowly drop them one by one into the wok.
3. Deep fry the mushrooms in batches until they are crisp. Drain and keep them aside.

To prepare the sauce:

1. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a wok. Add garlic and saute till it turns golden brown.
2. Add ginger, green chillies, spring onions and saute for a minute or two.
3. Add tomato ketchup, sweet chilli sauce, soya sauce, ajinomoto and mix well.
4. Add the cornflour dissolved in water slowly in low flame and keep stirring till the sauce starts to thicken.
5. Allow the sauce to boil and remove from heat.

Serving:

1. Add the deep fried mushrooms to the sauce and mix well.
2. Serve garnished with finely chopped coriander or spring onion greens.