A calzone forms an important part of the Italian cuisine. This dish, originating in Naples, is an Italian filled oven bread, shaped as a folded pizza. Resembling a half-moon, it is made of bread dough. Chef Ruchi Bharani brings you her version of Calzones filled with mouth-watering vegetables seasoned with pizza sauce.
Ingredients: For making dough: 200 gms. maida (all purpose flour) Water as required 1 tbsp. yeast 1 tbsp. sugar 2 tbsp. butter (room temperature) Salt to taste 1/4 cup milk
For filling: 1 cup pizza sauce 3/4 cup cheese 1 cup veggies - finely chopped onions, green capsicum, yellow capsicum, zucchini and baby corn (as per choice)
Method: - Heat water until it's lukewarm. - In a bowl, put some yeast, sugar and the lukewarm water and put it aside for the yeast to activate. - In another bowl, put some all purpose flour, salt, butter (room temperature) and some milk and mix all the ingredients together. - Once the yeast starts floating on the surface, mix it well and add a little amount of water to the flour. - Knead into a soft dough by mixing all the ingredients together. - Dust the work surface with some plain flour and knock the dough on it until the dough stops sticking to your hand. - Place the dough back into the bowl and wrap the bowl with a cling wrap. - Let the dough ferment for at least 1 hour in a warm place.
To make the filling: - Heat some olive oil in a pan. - Add finely chopped onions, green capsicum, yellow capsicum, zucchini and baby corn and saute them well. - Add pizza sauce and mix it with the veggies well. - Let the calzone filling cool down completely. - Once the filling cools down completely, add some mozzarella cheese and mix it well with the filling.
To make calzones: - Take a small part of the dough and start making mini calzones - Sprinkle some dry flour on the work surface and roll the calzones. - Apply a little bit of water around the rolled calzone. - Put some filling at the centre of the roll and fold it into a semi circle. - Fold the edges well. - You may use a fork to make designs at the edges and also insert the fork slightly on the calzone to let out all the steam. - Brush the tray with a little bit of oil - Place the calzone on the tray and brush them with oil or egg wash. - Let the calzones rest for 10 minutes and then in a pre heated oven, bake them for about 10-15 minutes. - The delicious, mouth-watering calzones are ready to serve.
