Calzone is half moon shaped folded pizza made with bread dough,one of the famous Italian Street food.This can be had on the go and is a very convenient snack for travel.
All that goes in as a topping for pizza can be used as a stuffing.Typically it would be tomatoes,olives,mozzarella cheese,mushrooms,bell peppers and the lists goes on.What I tried, was my take on a healthy version of a calzone with potatoes and green peas.
Ingredients:
For outer cover:
Maida/All purpose flour - 2 cups
Yeast - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 2 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Olive Oil - 4 tbsp
For the filling:
Potatoes(Boiled and Mashed)- 2
Tomato-1
Onion(finely chopped)- 1
Green Peas(Boiled)-1/4 cup
Red Chilly Powder-1 tsp
Jeera Powder-1 tsp
Garam Masala- 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 4 tsp
Method:
Preparing the yeast:
1.Heat 5 tsp of water to lukewarm temperature. Dissolve the sugar and add yeast. Mix and cover with a lid for 5 minutes, until it foams up.Yeast feeds on sugar.
*If the yeast has not foamed up, that means the yeast is dead and you need to start with a fresh pack.
*Another reason, might be the water was too hot to kill the yeast.
*Also, too much of salt kills the yeast.
Preparing the Dough:
2.In a large bowl, combine the all purpose flour, salt, olive oil. After the yeast has been activated, mix along with the flour and make a soft dough using enough milk.
3.On a clean kitchen counter, place the dough, knead for 10 minutes using the heal of your hand.
4.Transfer the dough into the bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Rest it for 1 hour. This is known as the 'first rise'.
5.After 1 hour, the dough would have doubled in size.
6.Punch back the dough.
7.Transfer the dough into the bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Rest it for another one hour. This is the 'second rise'.
8.After this, the dough would have again doubled in size.
Preparing the filling:
10.In a wok/kadai,heat 4 tsp of oil.Add the chopped onion and tomatoes,saute for 10 minutes.
11.Add the red chilly powder,jeera powder,salt and boiled peas and cook further for 5 minutes.
12.Now add the boiled and mashed potatoes and cook further on a low flame for another 5 minutes.
13.Allow the mixture to come to room temperature.
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Assembling the Calzone:
14.Divide the dough into equal sized balls.
15.Roll each of the balls into medium sized round shaped discs.
16.Now take the filling and place on one half of the disc(as shown in the picture below).Press and seal the edges properly to form a semi-circle.
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17.Preheat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade for 10 minutes.If you have a fan oven, reduce the temperature by 20 degrees centigrade.
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18.Brush the top surface with milk or egg-wash and bake for 15-20 minutes at 180 degrees centigrade.Once you remove them from the oven,brush with butter for a shiny look.
19.Serve hot....Best tea time snack ever....
If you stop by,please do to leave a comment.
All that goes in as a topping for pizza can be used as a stuffing.Typically it would be tomatoes,olives,mozzarella cheese,mushrooms,bell peppers and the lists goes on.What I tried, was my take on a healthy version of a calzone with potatoes and green peas.
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| Veg Calzone |
Ingredients:
For outer cover:
Maida/All purpose flour - 2 cups
Yeast - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 2 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Olive Oil - 4 tbsp
For the filling:
Potatoes(Boiled and Mashed)- 2
Tomato-1
Onion(finely chopped)- 1
Green Peas(Boiled)-1/4 cup
Red Chilly Powder-1 tsp
Jeera Powder-1 tsp
Garam Masala- 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 4 tsp
Method:
Preparing the yeast:
1.Heat 5 tsp of water to lukewarm temperature. Dissolve the sugar and add yeast. Mix and cover with a lid for 5 minutes, until it foams up.Yeast feeds on sugar.
*If the yeast has not foamed up, that means the yeast is dead and you need to start with a fresh pack.
*Another reason, might be the water was too hot to kill the yeast.
*Also, too much of salt kills the yeast.
Preparing the Dough:
2.In a large bowl, combine the all purpose flour, salt, olive oil. After the yeast has been activated, mix along with the flour and make a soft dough using enough milk.
3.On a clean kitchen counter, place the dough, knead for 10 minutes using the heal of your hand.
4.Transfer the dough into the bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Rest it for 1 hour. This is known as the 'first rise'.
5.After 1 hour, the dough would have doubled in size.
6.Punch back the dough.
7.Transfer the dough into the bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Rest it for another one hour. This is the 'second rise'.
8.After this, the dough would have again doubled in size.
Preparing the filling:
10.In a wok/kadai,heat 4 tsp of oil.Add the chopped onion and tomatoes,saute for 10 minutes.
11.Add the red chilly powder,jeera powder,salt and boiled peas and cook further for 5 minutes.
12.Now add the boiled and mashed potatoes and cook further on a low flame for another 5 minutes.
13.Allow the mixture to come to room temperature.
Assembling the Calzone:
14.Divide the dough into equal sized balls.
15.Roll each of the balls into medium sized round shaped discs.
16.Now take the filling and place on one half of the disc(as shown in the picture below).Press and seal the edges properly to form a semi-circle.
17.Preheat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade for 10 minutes.If you have a fan oven, reduce the temperature by 20 degrees centigrade.
18.Brush the top surface with milk or egg-wash and bake for 15-20 minutes at 180 degrees centigrade.Once you remove them from the oven,brush with butter for a shiny look.
19.Serve hot....Best tea time snack ever....
If you stop by,please do to leave a comment.
