Papdi Pizza

This is a new fusion food that is an easy and tasty appetizer / starter. Its a papdi, also called a a puri used in sev puris, which is topped with a pizza sauce and cheese. In case you don't want to make a pizza sauce, you can saute onions, tomatoes, bell peppers with spices and top with cheese. Its a crispy papdi with melted cheese, this ones a keeper!

Ingredients:

1 cup chunky pizza sauce*

20 pieces papdi

3/4 th cup grated cheese

Heat the oven on the grill mode or heat just the top heating element. 

Place about two tablespoons of pizza sauce on the papdi. Place grated cheese over it. Broil for 2-3 minutes till the cheese starts to melt. 

Serve hot!

*Chunky Pizza Sauce

3 medium tomatoes chopped

2 cloves garlic

1/2 chopped onion

1/2 chopped bell peppers 

2 tablespoons corn (optional)

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 teaspoon mixed herbs , oregano and basil

Salt and pepper

Heat the oil in a sauce pan and add the garlic and onions. Saute for a minute and add the bell peppers (and corn). Saute again for two minutes and add the tomatoes. Cook till the tomatoes have softened. Add the spices, salt and pepper and cook till the moisture has evaporated. Check for seasoning and use as needed.