Vegetable pizza from scratch

Yesterday, was bit slow & totally bored.  Felt like having something hot & crunchy.  My last packet of yeast was leaving for almost one month & finally I used it yesterday by making this spicy yet simple vegetable pizza for my late evening snack.  Finally that was my dinner too.  Also made some garlic bread with a cup of cola.  Finally, it was a wonderful ending yesterday.  Next time I am planning to add the leftover chicken curry to make little non-vegetarian.  Yeah!!!! it tasted awesome :)

Ingredients :

For pizza dough :

1. All purpose flour - 1 1/2 cup
2. Yeast - 1 tsp
3. Luke warm water - 1/2 cup
4. Salt - 1/2 tsp
5. Sugar - 1 tsp
6. Oil - 1 tbsp plus 2 tbsp

For tomato sauce :

1. Riped tomatoes - 4 nos
2. Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp
3. Oil - 1 tsp (preferably olive oil)
4. Minced garlic - 1/2 tsp
5. Dried basil - 1 tsp
6. Dried oregano - 1 tsp
7. Shredded capsicum - 1 tbsp (optional)
8. Pepper powder to taste
9. Salt to taste

For toppings :

1. Onion (sliced lengthwise) - 1 cup
2. Olives - 1/2 cup
3. Lengthwise sliced capsicum - 1/2 cup
4. Jalapeno pepper ( I used finely chopped green chillies)
5. Mozarella cheese (Be generous)

Directions to bake :

For pizza dough :

1.   Dissolve the yeast in the luke warm water.  Set aside for 10 mins.

2.   Meanwhile combine the flour, salt, 1 tbsp oil & sugar.  Once the yeast dissolved completely combine it with the flour & make the dough (little sticky & add water if necessary)

3.   Coat the dough with the 2 tbsp of oil & cover it with the wet cloth.  Set aside for atleast 2 hrs in the warm place.  After 1 hr, knead the dough & allow it to rest for the balance hr.

For tomato sauce :

4.   Heat oil in the pan, add the minced garlic & capsicum. 

5.   Add the finely chopped tomatoes & ketchup.  Cover & cook till done.

6.   Add the salt & other ingredients.  Keep aside.

Baking the pizza :

7.   Preheat the oven at 220 C. 

8.   Spread the pizza dough using ur palm in the prepared baking pan.  Spread the tomato sauce throughout the dough leaving 1 inch space arround the corners

9.   Spread the onions, capsicum, jalapeno, olives & finally with cheese.

10.  Bake it for 20 mins or untill golden brown on top.

Serve warm.

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Bread pizza

Simplier & easier version to make & eat.  Tomato with little italian seasoning & cheese make this snack perfect for evenings. 

Ingredients :

1. Bread slices - 3 nos
2. 2 medium sized tomatoes
3. Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp
4. Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
5. Garlic (finely minced) - 1/2 tsp
6. Oil - 1 tsp
7. Onion (shredded) - 1 no
8. Capsicum (shredded) - 1/2 no
9. Oregano
   
10. Pizza seasoning (optional)
    
11. Shredded cheese
    

Directions to cook :

£   Heat oil in the pan, add garlic & finely chopped tomatoes.  Cover & cook for 5 mins.

£   Once tomatoes are nicely cooked, add tomato ketchup, pepper & salt to taste.  Allow the sauce tocool.

£   Spread the tomato sauce over the bread slices & sprinkle the shredded onion, capsicum, oregano, pizza seasoning & finely the cheese.

£   Bake the bread slices at 200 C for 10 mins.

Serve immediately.

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Mini chicken pizza

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Pizza is the mouth watering & mostly eaten dish which is readily availabe at any time with free home delivery & in many flavours. Because of which, I don't cook them often at home. I used the store bought mini pizza dough & layered it with the homemade chicken and tomato sauce.

Ingredients :

1. Mini pizza dough base - 2 nos

For tomato sauce :

1. Oil - 1 tsp
2. Finely chopped garlic - 1 no
3. Tomato - 3 nos
4. Salt to taste
5. Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp
6. Pepper - 1 tsp

For chicken topping :

1. Shredded chicken - 1 cup
2. Chilly powder - 2 tsp
3. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
4. Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
5. Salt to taste
6. Oil - 1 tsp
7. Thinly sliced onion - 2 nos
8. Capsicum - 1 nos (thinly sliced)
9. Zucchini - 1 (thinly sliced, optinal)
10. Pizza seasoning
11. shredded cheese for topping

Directions to cook :

For Tomato sauce :

# Heat oil in the pan, add the chopped garlic & saute them for a min.

# Add the finely chopped tomatos & salt. cook them for 5 min till tender.

# Add tomato ketchup & pepper. Saute them for 2 min. Switch off the flame.

For the chicken topping :

# Heat oil in the pan, add the shredded chicken, chilly powder, turmeric powder & salt. cook till tender.

# Finally add garam masala. Keep aside.

Assembling :

# Heat oil in the pan, toss the thinly sliced onions and capsicum for 2 mins. Keep aside.

# spread the tomato sauce over the pizza dough.

# Spread the chicken masala as the second layer.

# Sprinkle the onions, capsicum, zucchini & pizza sesonings & finally the shredded cheese.

# Bake them as per the instructions given. I baked it for 10 min at 200 C.

Serve them hot.

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