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Bread pizza
ब्रेड पिज़्ज़ा: sliced bread topped with pizza sauce, sweetcorn, capsicum and melting cheese, crisped on a tawa or in the oven
Long before pizza chains reached every Indian town, mothers in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata were turning a loaf of sliced bread into after-school pizza on the tawa. Each slice is buttered underneath, spread with tomato sauce, scattered with sweetcorn, onion, capsicum and tomato, then covered with cheese and a lid until the bottom is crisp and the top bubbles. It is ready in 20 minutes, children can build their own, and the toppings can be whatever vegetables are in the fridge. Mozzarella or processed cheese both work; they are usually made with animal rennet unless labelled vegetarian, so choose a vegetarian one. Common mistake: piling on juicy chopped tomato with its seeds, which soaks the bread into a soggy slab; deseed it and keep the topping light. Chef's tip: toast the bare side of the bread on the tawa first, then top that crisp side, so the base stays crunchy under the sauce.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 3
Ingredients
- 6 slices white or brown sandwich bread
- 2 tbsp buttersoftened
- ½ cup pizza sauce
For the topping
- 1 small onionfinely chopped
- ½ green capsicum (bell pepper)finely chopped
- 1 ¾ oz sweetcorn kernelsboiled and drained
- 1 tomatodeseeded and finely chopped
- 4 oz mozzarella or processed cheesegrated; uses cheese made with animal rennet unless labelled vegetarian; choose a vegetarian one
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ¼ tsp chilli flakes (optional)for grown-ups
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Mix 1 small onion, ½ green capsicum (bell pepper), 1 ¾ oz sweetcorn kernels and 1 tomato in a bowl.
Step 2: Heat a large tawa or frying pan over a medium heat. Toast the slices of 6 slices white or brown sandwich bread on one side only for 1 minute until lightly golden, then lift them off.
2 minStep 3: Spread the toasted side of each slice with ½ cup pizza sauce, right to the edges so they don't burn. Scatter the vegetables over and cover with 4 oz mozzarella or processed cheese. Sprinkle with ½ tsp dried oregano.
Step 4: Turn the heat to low and spread half of 1 tbsp butter on the tawa. Set 3 slices on it, cheese side up, cover with a lid and cook for 4–5 minutes until the base is crisp and golden and the cheese has melted. Repeat with the rest of 1 tbsp butter and the remaining slices. Oven option: bake on a tray at 400°F for 8–10 minutes.
10 minStep 5: Cut each slice in half or into triangles, sprinkle ¼ tsp chilli flakes on the grown-ups' pieces and serve straight away.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does bread pizza take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 3 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of small onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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