Halwai August 3, 2023

Ingredients:

• For dough:
• White Bread Flour-150 g
• Whole meal Flour-150 g
• Dried yeast-1 tsp
• Olive oil-2 tsp
• Sugar-1 tsp
• Salt-1 tsp
• Warm Water-120 ml
• For the sauce:
• Red Pepper-1
• Tomato-1
• Sugar-1 tsp
• Tomato ketchup-2 tsp (optional)
• Oregano-1 tsp
• Black pepper powder-1 tsp
• Garlic-2 Cloves
• Salt as required
• For calzone:
• 1 – green pepper
• 1 – red pepper
• 2 tbsp – Chicken in small pieces, cooked
• 5 to 6 – black Olives
• 100 g – mozzarella cheese
• 100 g – cheddar cheese

Method:

  1. For dough:
  2. Mix all the dough ingredients together to form a smooth dough and allow it to rise in a warm place for 1 to 2 hours.
  3. For the sauce:
  4. Preheat the oven to maximum, smoke the red pepper and tomato until the skin is blackened. Allow it to cool.
  5. Remove the blackened skin and liquidise it in a blender.
  6. Heat olive oil in a pan, add finely chopped garlic pods, then add the blended liquid.
  7. If the liquid is too thick add some more water.
  8. Then add sugar, ketchup, salt and pepper and allow it to boil for a while.
  9. When the sauce is nice and thick, sprinkle the oregano and take it off the stove.
  10. For calzone:
  11. Preheat the oven to 220 degree Celsius.
  12. Divide the leavened dough into 2 balls. Roll them into two 15 cm diameter circles.
  13. On one half of the circle, apply the sauce, place the stuffing ingredients and close the circle and seal the edges to form a semicircle shape.
  14. Brush it on top with olive oil and bake it in a preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
  15. Serve it warm with side salad.
  16. Recipe courtesy: Taste of Pearl City

Recipe courtesy of Ayeesha Riaz