Bread pizza

This is one of my kids' favourite lunch box item. My kids love pizza and they have pizza demands every second day.Just one of those days when they craved for pizza and i did not have the pizza base at home, i thought of trying out with the ever dependable bread. Turned out to be a hit with the kids and now there is frequent demand for 'bread pizza'. Happened to stumble upon this blog contest



ingredients
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Slices of bread(brown or white according to ur preference)
pizza sauce
grated mozarella cheese
sliced vegetables
oregano and chilly flakes for seasoning

Method
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Take a slice of bread and apply pizza sauce. place sliced vegetables.Add grated cheese. sprinkle oregano and chilly flakes. put the slice of bread in the oven (180 degrees) and bake for five to seven minutes. cheese will melt by then.

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Aloo gobi

Ingredients:
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florets of cauliflower
one tsp jeera
one large potato diced
one cup green peas(optional)
two tomatoes
salt to taste
turmeric powder
garam masala powder
1 spoon red chilly powder

Method:
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take 2tbsps oil and heat it. Add jeera to it and when it gets brown add gobi, potatoes and peas to it..Add turmeric and salt and stir fry till the vegetables turn a little brown. Keep aside. In a pan take 1tbsp oil and add finely chopped tomatoes. add turmeric, salt, chilly powder and let it become nice and pulpy. Add the previously kept cauliflower and stir nicely. keep the gas on sim flame and cover the vessel..let it nicely cook for abt five to ten mins.. Add garam masala powder and add half a cup of water. Cook for another five to ten mins. Garnish with coriander leaves.
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GARLIC BREAD

Ingredients:
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Loaf of bread
abt 10 cloves of garlic
butter abt 4 to 5 tbsp
grated mozarella cheese
oregano
chilly flakes

Method:
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finely crush the garlic cloves and saute them in a little bit of butter. Let it cool and mix some more butter into it. Cut out the loaf of bread and keep aside. Apply the garlic and butter mixture evenly on the cut slices of bread.Top it with grated cheese. Sprinkle oregano and chilly flakes. Bake at 175 degrees for abt five to seven minutes till u see the cheese melt.
For added taste u can saute the garlic in butter and then mix cheese spread instead of butter.

OATMEAL AND RAISIN COOKIE

OATMEAL AND RAISIN COOKIE
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INGREDIENTS:

1 cup butter,
1cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
2 cups oats
1 cup dark raisins

METHOD
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In a bowl mis the butter and both the sugars. Add the eggs and beat well. Add vanilla essence. In another bowl mix the flour, bakind soda, salt and cinnamon powder. Add this to the previously mixed mixture Add oats and raisins and fold well.
scoop out spoonfulls of the cookie mixture and lay out heaps keeping a little distance between the cookie. (The cookies will spread out when its baking)
Preheat oven at 200 degrees for five mins.. Bake cookies at 175 degrees for 20 mins

CHOCO CHIP MUFFIN

RECIPE FOR CHOCO CHIP MUFFIN
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INGREDIENTS:
1.5 cup flour
1tbsp cocoa powder
1 small cup powdered sugar
125 gms butter
2tbsp honey
1cup milk
1tsp baking soda
choco chips

Mix together the flour,cocoa powder and powdered sugar. In a saucepan melt 125 gms of butter. cool it and add the honey, milk and baking soda. Combine this to the flour mixture. Add choco chips and fold well. Spoon into greased muffin trays and bake for 15-20 mins at 180 degrees.

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Hi,
I love making rangolis. Be it freee hand or the traditionalsouth indian dots rangoli, i like to try it all out. would like to share a few of them with u.
cheers
manjula