Veg Stromboli

INGREDIENTS

For the Dough:

250 gms flour

10 gms yeast

10 gms salt

½ tsp sugar

½ tsp olive oil

1 cup water

For the Filling:

50 gms roughly chopped paneer

1 bunch blanched and chopped spinach

½ tsp lemon zest

1 cup (100gms) black olives

2 pieces sundried tomatoes with it's oil

1 tbsp mozzarella cheese

1 tbsp jalapeno chillies

1 tbsp ricotta cheese

1 tsp olive oil

2 cloves of garlic sliced

1 chopped green chilly 

For the Sauce:

2-3 basil leaves

2 ripe tomatoes

Few leaves of oregano

1 tsp tomato puree

Salt and pepper to season

METHOD:

Put the yeast in water for it to start reacting and then mix it with the flour. 

Put it in a kitchen aid and mix till it all comes together and looks like a dough. 

You can tell it's done once it does not stick to anything.

Leave it to prove in a warm place, until it doubles in its size.

For the Filling:

In a hot pan put the sundried tomatoes with it's oil, jalapenos,

green chilli, spinach, olives, lemon zest, garlic and paneer.

Put in some cracked black pepper and salt to season.

Transfer into a bowl.

For the Sauce: 

Cut the tomatoes in fours and put in the mixer; put some basil, oregano and tomato puree.

Blend the ingredients into a nice sauce. 

Season it with salt and pepper.

Flatten out the dough and roll it into a 12'' diameter.

Spread the tomato sauce on the flattened dough and stuff with the paneer filling.

Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella and the ricotta cheese on the dough.

Sprinkle with cracked black pepper and fold into a crescent shape or half circle. 

Bake in the oven at 225 C for 15-20 minutes.

*Non Vegetarians can replace the existing fillings with their choice of fillings.

Courtesy: Chef Vicky Ratnani