Sinful Spinach Pizza

Planing to invite a few friends for a pizza party, you can surprise them with this pizza.This delicious homemade pizza with some delicious toppings with prebought pizza base can make your party grow wild.Who said a perfect pizza has to have italian flavors,I have experimented with indian flavors ... it has a exceptional taste that will make your taste buds dance.So enjoy the recipe and celebrate your pizza party

Ingredients :
Palak/Spinach Sauce

• 2 cups tightly packed spinach
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onions
• 1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp kasuri methi
• 1 tsp dhania/coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp finely chopped green chilli
• 1/4 tsp cummin/jeera seeds
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt to taste

Topping

•  1/2 cup paneer cubes (1/2 inch paneer)
• 1/2 cup sliced mushroom
• 1/4 cup boiled sweetcorn
• 1 tsp kasuri methi
• 1/4 tsp coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp chilli flakes
• 1/4 tsp chat masala
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/4 tsp salt

And

• 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
• 4 pan size pizza base

Take a bowl and mix all the ingredient in toppings and let it marinate for 20 minutes.Boil the spinach for 2 minutes in microwave and make a puree out of it.

To make sauce heat oil in the pan add cummin seeds and when it splutters add onion and garlic, and let it fry till onion becomes translucent. Then add ginger garlic paste fry for another 1 min, then add tomatoes till they become soft. Add all the masalas and fry till begins to saturate. Now add spinach puree and let it boil for 5 min on medium flame.Add kasuri methi cook for a minute and switch off the flame.

To prepare the pizza , spread the sauce on the pizza base, sprinkle mozzarella cheese, add the toppings and grill it for 8-9 minutes.Your pizza is ready to eat.

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Exotic Mixed Vegetable Curry

We often tend to have a lot of veggies in small quantities and wonder how to use them.Todays recipe is an assortment of veggies cooked in a exotic gravy flavored with some unique indian spices.This dish could surprise your unexpected guests to wonder if you had planned for their visit ;P. I always store paneer for such moments and adding it to this curry will make it really exotic. Enjoy the recipe.
Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onions
• 3/4 cup chopped tomatoes
• 2 cups diced vegetables (carrot,potato,beans,peas,sweet corn kernels)
• 1/2 cup diced cottage cheese/paneer
• 2 tbsp oil

To Grind

• 1 tsp dhania/coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp jeera/cummin powder
• 8 cashew nuts
• 2 elaichis
• 3 cloves
• 5 black pepper
• 1/2 inch cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp khuskhus/poppy seeds
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• pinch of turmeric
• salt to taste

Procedure
Make a fine paste of all the ingredients to grind and keep aside. Make a fine paste of onions and tomatoes and keep aside.Sprinkle some water on the chopped veggies and microwave for 4 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan, add onion tomato paste and fry till oil begins to saturate, now add the paste prepared earlier for gravy and fry till the rawness is gone and oil begins to saturate again. Now add the cooked vegetables and stir for 2 minutes nicely.Add enough water and close with a lid and let it cook on sim for 10-15 minutes.Then add cottage cheese and stir nicely and cook for 2 more minutes until it completely blends. Your mixed vegetable curry is ready. Serve hot with rice or rotis.

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Exotic Mushroom Embassy

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MUSHROOM EMBASSY !! You must be surprised with the name of the curry, even I too, when I first saw this curry on Sushmas Blog I bookmarked it immediately. Whatever she mentioned about it is 100% true it is very tasty n the gravy is awesome. And now this mushroom embassy has become one of my top favorites. It has a rich creamy texture n very easy to prepare too. I have followed the original recipe as it is. Thank you Sushma

Ingredients

• 250 gms mushrooms cut into quarters
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1cup chopped tomatoes
• 3 cubes homemade vegetable stock or 1 cube store bought
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 tbsp all purpose flour (maida)
• 2 green chilli sliced
• 1 tbsp grated ginger garlic
• 1 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro leaves
• 1 tsp tomato ketchup
• Salt to taste

Cooking Procedure

In a bowl add veg stock cube with hot water and flour and mix it well and keep aside.

Heat oil and 1 tbsp butter in a pan, add green chilli, ginger, garlic and fry till golden brown now Add onion and fry till translucent and then add tomato and fry well till half cooked .Add cilantro leaves , mix it well

Now add the veg stock mix and bring it to a boil,then add milk and stir and bring it to a boil again and then add ketchup and cook till its semi thick and add salt and keep aside

In the meanwhile heat 1 tbsp butter to another pan and add mushrooms and fry on a high flame for5 min and by this time ur gravy will be ready ,then add this to the gravy,serve hot

I am sending this delicious curry to

Vegetarian Foodie Friday event

"Show me your curry" hosted by Divya

I am also sending Pista Shahi Rabri with this Mushroom Curry to

BSI-Milk event hosted by Sanyukta

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Tags: Mushroom, Curry, Exotic Curry, Party Curry, Easy Recipe, Tasty Recipe

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