Nutritious Mini Pizza

Preparation :20 mins
Cook :10 mins
Total Time :45 mins
Servings :Makes 10 mini pizzas

Ingredients :

For The Pizza Sauce (makes 1/2 Cup)
3 large tomatoes
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
1/2 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste
1/4 tsp sugar

To Be Mixed Into A Low-fat Cream Cheese
1/2 recipe low-fat cream cheese
2 tbsp low-fat milk, 99.7% fat-free
1/4 tsp mustard (rai/sarson) powder

Other Ingredients
10 whole wheat (gehun) mini pizza base
1/4 cup roughly chopped yellow capsicum
1/4 cup blanched broccoli florets (small)

Method :

For the pizza sauce

Make criss cross on the base of the tomatoes and place them in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes or till the skin begins to peel.Drain the tomatoes, cool slightly, peel, deseed and roughly chop them and blend in a mixer to a smooth pulp. Keep aside.Heat the olive oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.Add the onions, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.Add the prepared tomato pulp, oregano, chilli flakes, tomato ketchup, chilli powder and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.Add the sugar, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.

How to proceed

Place a pizza base on a greased baking tray and spread ½ tbsp of the pizza sauce evenly over it.Arrange some capsicum cubes, a few broccoli florets and finally top it with 1 tsp of low-fat cream cheese evenly over each pizza.Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 8 to 10 minutes or till the base is evenly browned.
Serve immediately.