Thai Pizza Sticks

Ingredients list for Thai Pizza Sticks

• + for dusting Refined flour (maida) 1½ cups
• 20 grams Yeast
• 2 teaspoons Thai red curry paste
• 1 teaspoon Sugar
• for greasing Olive oil 1 teaspoon + for drizzling and
• 3 teaspoons Onion finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Garlic finely chopped
• ½ teaspoon Lemon grass finely chopped
• 16-18 Mushrooms cleaned and roughly chopped
• to taste Salt
• 1 teaspoon Fresh coriander leaves chopped
• 2-3 tablespoons Mozzarella cheese grated 1 cup +

Method

1. To make pizza dough, mix yeast with sugar and little lukewarm water in a small bowl and set aside to activate.
2. Put refined flour in a large mixing bowl. Add yeast mixture and knead into a soft dough with sufficient water. Cover with a damp muslin cloth and keep it in a warm place for ½ hour to prove.
3. To make filling, heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a non-stick pan. Add onion and sauté till it turns translucent
4. Add garlic and lemongrass, mix well and sauté well. Reduce heat, add red curry paste and mix well. Add little water and mix again.
5. Add mushrooms, salt and coriander leaves. Mix well and cook till the mushrooms turn soft. Switch off heat and cool down to room temperature.
6. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a baking tray with olive oil.
7. Dust the pizza dough with flour and spread it out a little with your palms. Roll out into a thin square or rectangle dusting with flour. Discard the thick edges, if any.
8. Place the rolled out dough on the greased tray and prick it all over with a fork to avoid the dough from rising.
9. Spread 1 cup grated cheese evenly on it. Spread mushroom mixture in the centre evenly. Drizzle some olive oil on top and sprinkle 2-3 tablespoons grated cheese on it.
10. Put the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.
11. Remove from heat, trim the edges, cut into sticks and serve hot.