A pizza parcel is nothing but a pizza in a different shape. Making it in this way makes it easier for packing a lunch box or for any picnic outings where open pizza could be a mess. I usually prepare it this way when I have leftovers from the previous night’s pizza dinner and the quantity is very less to make a whole big pizza again. Enjoy it as finger food or as an evening snack with your guest.
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A recipe of baked pie made with pizza ingredients which can be packed in a lunch box for kids or can be served as evening snacks.
Ingredients
- 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
- 1 capsicum sliced
- 1 large tomato sliced or diced
- 1 cup cooked meat leftover chicken tikka pieces, boiled chicken, cooked mince etc
For Pizza dough:
- 3 ½ cups of plain flour plus 1/2 cup more for kneading
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant dry yeast + 3 tablespoon warm water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon oil + more for greasing
- 1 and 1/2 cups of warm water little less or more as required
For Pizza Sauce:
- 5 medium-size ripe tomatoes roughly chopped
- 6 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 1 small onion finely chopped optional
- 1 green chili or fresh red chili finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt according to taste
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder optional
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 4 tablespoon oil for cooking
Instructions
For Pizza dough
- In a small bowl mix together sugar, yeast, and warm water. Set aside for 10 minutes till it gets frothy and bubbly. In a large bowl add the flour, salt, oil, and yeast mixture. Combine everything slowly by adding water, and until it forms a soft sticky dough. You can either use a stand mixer or mix by hand. If the dough is too sticky and difficult to manage, add additional flour, 1 tbsp at a time until the dough comes to a solid form. Scrape the dough from the sides and turn it onto a lightly floured surface on a clean table. Knead the dough for some time in a stretching form, in order to build the gluten. The overall texture of the dough should be soft and not hard. In case it sticks too much to the surface, sprinkles some dry flour and form into a smooth dough. Grease a large bowl with some oil and transfer the dough into it. Cover the bowl and keep it in a warm place to let it double in size. This will take about 1 hour or less.
For Pizza Sauce
- Place the chopped tomatoes into a mixer jar and pulse it for a few seconds at a time to get a coarse mixture. We do not want to make a fine puree. Heat oil in a saucepan and fry garlic till light brown, followed by onion and fresh chili. Fry till everything is soft and oil separates. Add crushed tomatoes, salt, sugar, oregano, and black pepper. Stir well and cook on high heat for 2 minutes and bring to a boil. Once it starts to boil, lower the heat and add red chili powder and cumin powder and continue to cook on low flame till all the water evaporates. (This will take about 15 to 20 minutes)
For Pizza Parcel Bake
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees C. Divide the dough into the desired size. It could be small lemon size or a little bigger. Grease the baking tray with oil or butter and place the lemon size dough into the tray. In the tray spread each part of the dough into a small disc using your hand (circle shape). Spread the pizza sauce on one half of the disc. Keep a few pieces of cooked meat (chicken, sausage, mince) some shredded vegetables, and grated mozzarella cheese. Close the disc with another half to form a semi-circle or half-moon. Secure the edges tightly so that it does not open while baking. Brush some egg white or butter on top. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or till parcels are golden brown from top.
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