CURRY AND SPICE: SHIMLA MIRCH PAROTTA PIZZA

WE ENJOY ROTI PRATA!

They are made regular in the family, I feel sad thinking the son might be unable to have them often. How much I urge not to keep to himself and share the details with us, he would not listen! Cooking continues at this home but lessened. Who would eat? Cristine is dieting heavily, her sir never did love eating after his teens. Not that the son ate a lot but he would prefer variety of food!You feel bad when your child is far off and you are unable to serve him. When he was a littler, I looked for some spare time, wished that he sleeps sometime more. These days it feels empty I could be a better mother I feel. I see there can be cases of worst mothers whose negligence can push the child towards ultimate destruction! Lovelessness has serious effects on the kids. I think I am poking my nose too much into something, doing research & worrying about something that cannot be mended. In between, the time I shop & cook for my clients or roll a roti-prata for T is the quality time I spend! I have a feeling, I have the ability to mend the youth who went into the wrong direction, I wish to bring them back in track! But how this mumma would execute her wishes?

EAT LOVE PRAY AND REPEAT!

If someone has said this, has said it right! Even our mother got philosophical after the sudden demise of singer KK. She is at this time in our flat, her daughter-in-law is having summer holidays; I told her to go and stay there; let my brother & his wife manage the home! Our home gets some love if she stays there, else most of the time it is locked! She was telling me this morning not to dictate her much, she would do fine in the empty home; if anything has to happen, would happen! She keeps note of all the news! A couple of the singer's songs were dear to me, they energised me on my walks, I kept listening to them! His death says we must live for the moment, for we do not know what is next! I am each day going after T, urging him to take me to the son's country of stay presently, mumma wants to get a little pokey nose and set his kitchen a bit! His habit of having instantly made macaroni & noodles is worrying me. My cousin sister was saying he is quite settled she felt! If someone has said all the incidents back to back are quite upsetting, I agree. In fact, they are taking a toll on my mind & body!

WHAT IS SHIMLA MIRCH PAROTTA PIZZA?

Shimla Mirch is bell peppers! Parotta is layered flatbread, as called in Kerala, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra; says Google. In Bengal, it is porota that I fry in minimal oil! Islandwide, this type of flatbread is sold, we get frozen packets too. Recently, I am getting that of Pran's. Be it a roll or a pizza, I do not cook the paratha from the scratch, but use the store bought ones that work well. SHIMLA MIRCH PAROTTA PIZZA is a home style vegetarian pizza whose base is a flatbread! It is extremely easy to do & yum to eat. We did like it, moreover I did it on stovetop!

INGREDIENTS :

READYMADE FROZEN FLATBREAD : 5-6 OR AS YOU REQUIRE

SLICED BELL PEPPER : A BOWLFUL OF ALL THREE COLOURS

THICKLY SLICED ONIONS : A MEDIUM TEA CUP FULL

SHREDDED CHEDDAR CHEESE : 250-300 GM MAKES 3-4

PIZZA SAUCE : 1 COFFEE MUG [I USED TOMATO KETCHUP]

CHILLI FLAKES : 1 TSP

ITALIAN HERB MIX : 1 TSP

CRUSHED BLACK PEPPER : 1/2 TSP

SALT : AS REQUIRED

OIL : 1 TBSP

PROCEDURE :

Cristine dressed the vegetables for me, washed them. I marinated them with salt & pepper for 10-12 minutes!

Here are the flat bread & shredded cheese brands I used!

We would not fully cook the flatbreads because they would be cooked again later! We absolutely do not require oil to cook them, just that the griddle must be nicely hot!

We would heat 1tbsp oil in a wok & stir fry the vegetables at medium heat for 3-4 minutes; their crunch be there & the onions may turn only pink & little soft!We would store them in a bowl.