Yes, I am strange.
One recipe that caught my eye was Pide (pronounced pie-day). It is a bread served plain. There is also a stuffed variety available made mostly with meat and cheese. It is shaped like a boat.
This is supposed to be the 'father of pizza'.
It is quite easy to make, not extremely easy.
Ingredients:
For the bread:
All purpose flour - 2 cups
Yeast - 1/2 tbsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
For the filling:
Onion -2 medium
Garlic - 4 cloves
Paneer / cottage cheese - 200 gm
Salt
Chilly powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Tomato - 3 medium
Mint leaves - 3 tbsp
Celery - 1 stalk
Oil - 4 tbsp
Topping (optional):
Jalapenos (Bhajia chilli)
To serve:
Lemon slices
My advice: Make the filling slightly spicier than you would usually, as the bread will balance it.
Method:
Bread:
Mix together the flour, sugar, salt, yeast.
Add enough water to make a smooth dough.
Knead for 5 minutes and then add 1 tbsp oil and knead again for 5 more minutes.
Coat the kneaded dough with 1 tbsp oil and keep covered in a vessel for it to double in size. (90 minutes)
Filling:
Heat oil in a heavy vessel and fry thr onion and garlic till garlic becomes translucent.
Add the paneer and fry till it becomes golden brown.
Add the tomato and all the powders.
Fry till all the water evaporates.
Turn off flame, allow to cool and add the celery and mint leaves.
How to proceed:
Preheat oven to 250 C for 15 minutes.
Knead the dough again and divide into 6 pieces.
Roll out thinly into a long flat strip.
Place this on top of a buttered butter paper.
Place the filling in the middle.
Bring both the sides together and pinch the ends, so that it resembles a boat.
Coat with oil on the exposed sides of the bread. You can put some til seeds if you wish.
Place the Jalapenos over it.
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes till the sides get golden brown.
Cool a bit.
Cut each pide into 3 inch slices and serve.
Pictorial:
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