VEG PIZZA

FOR PIZZA BASE

Ingredients

1. Maida – 2 cups
2. Yeast – 1 tbsp
3. Salt – ½ tsp
4. Sugar – 1 tsp
5. Water – as required
6. Olive oil – 1 tbsp

Method

Mix all the ingredients from 1 to 5 and make a soft dough.  Add oil and knead again well. Cover it with a muslin cloth and wait for 30 to 45 minutes till the dough doubles its size.

Slightly press the dough to remove the air.

Make two equal parts.

Then roll each part in to a round as the shape of pizza base.

Prick it with a fork and wait for 5 minutes.

Pre-heat the oven at 150 degree Celsius and bake for 7 to 8 minutes.

PIZZA SAUCE

Ingredients

Tomato medium chopped – 2 nos

Onion chopped – 1 no

Garlic – 4 cloves

Salt – ½ tsp

Sugar – 1 tsp

Oregano – ½ tsp

Basil leaves – ½ tsp

Ajwain – a pinch

Refined oil – 2 tbsp

In a microwave safe bowl add oil, tomatoes, onion, and garlic.  Microwave it on high power for 5 minutes.  Allow to cool and grind a fine paste.  Then add sugar, salt, basil leaves, oregano, and carom seeds (ajwain).  Then microwave for 3 more minutes.  Pizza sauce is ready.

SETTING PIZZA TOPPINGS

Tomato, onion, capsicum or any vegetable sliced roundly.

Mozzarella cheese (grated) – 1 to 1 ½ cups

Salt – to taste

Oregano – ¼ tsp

White pepper powder – ½ tsp

Take the pizza base and spread 2 or 3 tbsp of pizza sauce.  Leave the edges of the base.

Arrange vegetable slices as your wish.

Sprinkle salt, pepper and oregano.

Scatter grated mozzarella cheese evenly.

BAKING

Pre-heat oven at 250 degree Celsius.

Place pizza on the low rack and bake for 8 minutes.