Burger Pizza

Burgers or Hamburgers is a kind of sandwich consisting one or more of the cooked patties made of ground meat (usually) inside a bun. If I am right this burger originated in Germany and then spread to other countries. Now a days we of course have vegetarian versions of this burger with the patties usually made of potatoes and shallow fried.

Today's post I am terming this as burger pizza since it doesn't contain a patty and I baked it with cheese added to it. I haven't heard of burgers with cheese. So hopefully my readers will accept this as a form of pizza. It tasted pretty similar to pizza since I had added pizza sause as well as all the Italian toppings and ofcourse with paneer. I also used cheese singles instead of the normal pizza cheese so that it goes well with the form of burger.

Ingredients:

Burger Bun - 2

Cheese singles - 2

Pizza sauce - 2 tbsp

Cut vegetables (raw) - 1 cup (I used slices of tomatoes, onions and cucumbers)

Grated paneer - 1/2 cup

Chopped mushrooms - 1/2 cup

Chopped green peppers (capsicum) - 1/2 cup

Chopped onions - 1/4 cup

Italian seasoning - 1 tbsp

Pepper powder - 1 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - 1 tbsp

Method:

• In a non-stick cookware add the oil and the chopped mushroom, onions and green peppers
• Add needed salt and stir fry in low flame until water oozes out of the mushrooms and the veggies are half cooked. 
• Add the grated paneer, pepper powder and half the amount of Italian seasoning. Mix well and allow it to cool.
• Cover a baking tray with aluminium foil. Pre-heat the oven at 160 degree centigrade.
• Cut the burger buns into halves. Place the bottom half in the baking tray.
• Apply pizza sauce in the sliced buns.
• Place a layer of the raw vegetables.
• Make a ball or patty of the paneer mix and place it on top of the raw vegetables.
• Place the cheese singles on top of the paneer and sprinkle the remaining italian seasoning.
• Lastly place the top half of the burger buns and decorate as per your taste.
• I placed a small piece of tomato and held it in position with a tooth pick.
• Bake in the oven for about 6-8 minutes.

Enjoy your burger-pizzas hot!!

Notes:

• I baked only for about 7 minutes since I didn't want the cheese to gooey. You can bakes for few minutes more if you would like the cheese to melt.
• You can replace the cheese singles with usual pizza cheese.

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Paneer Tikka Pizza

Once I Started baking I often make pizzas at home since it is a very satisfying meal and everybody loves it at home. Ofcourse I haven't tried various crusts yet. I stick to the one which I am good at - the normal thick crust. Let me perfect this, then I shall try various crusts. I have given the recipe to make a pizza base here.

Today I am presenting the Paneer Tikka Pizza. I guess most of the pizza outlets in India now serve atleast one pizza with paneer toppings. Paneer topping is the best option for vegetarians I believe. I am not elaborating the recipe of making paneer tikka here since I would like to post that as a separate recipe. Paneer Tikka pizza recipe has become a common recipe in india and overseas. I made the paneer tikka before-hand and placed that as toppings. But in the internet I see that the marinated paneer cubes are placed directly on the pizza base and baked. Over to my way of making this pizza..

Ingredients:

Paneer Tikka - 1 cup

Prepared Pizza Base - 1

Pizza sause - 2 tbsp

Chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp

Mixed herbs - 1/2 tsp

Jalapeno, Olives - few

Mozarella cheese (grated) - 1/2 cup

Method:

• Take a glass plate and grease with butter. Place the pizza base in the greased plate.
• Spread pizza sauce generously leaving the sides slightly.
• Top up with prepared paneer tikka 
• Also place few jalapeno, olives. and sprinkle ¼ tsp chilli flakes, ¼ tsp mixed herbs
• Then spread ½ cup of grated mozzarella cheese over the base.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degree celsius for about 15-20 minutes

Sprinkle the remaining herbs and Serve Hot!!!

Notes:

• Additionally, add mushrooms or vegetables of your choice
• Bake the homemade paneer tikka pizza in very hot preheated oven else, the base of pizza will be raw.

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Beef Mushroom Pizza

Starting this week's marathon with one of my favorite themes - Pizzas. This italian delicacy has entered almost all Indian households and I guess most of the moms these days try to make it at home.

So today I have given a kerala touch to the pizza - meaning I have added beef as one of the toppings. I should say Kerala and beef are kind of made for each other. I also added other vegetables like mushrooms, bell pepper, onions, tomatoes etc. You can add any other meat substitue like paneer or soya for the vegetarian version.

I normally stock cooked beef at home. So I was ready with all the toppings in a jiffy. And whenever  I make pizza base I normally make 3-4 and store it. I bake the pizza base so that its just cooked at 180 degree centigrade for about 5-7 minutes. After cooling I pack the pizza base individually into zip lock covers and refrigerate them. I try to use these within 15 days. I have shared the recipe for making a pizza base here.

Ingredients:

1 green pepper, cut into thin bite-size strips

1 small red onion, sliced and separated into rings

2-3 small mushrooms, chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 prepared pizza crust

2 tbsp tender cooked beef, cut into thin bite-size strips.

1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese

2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

1 teaspoon italian seasoning

Method:

• Place olive oil in a large nonstick skillet and heat.
• Add the green pepper, mushrooms and onion and saute until tender, about 8 minutes. Set aside.
• Place pizza crust on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Top with the cooked beef, onion, mushroom and green pepper mixture, and cherry tomatoes.
• Sprinkle with Swiss cheese, Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
• Bake in a 180 C in the oven for about 8-10 minutes or until cheese melts and pizza is heated through.

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