Homemade Veg Pizza 

Makes 2 regular (9 inch) pizzas.

For Pizza Base: 

Ingredients:

3 cups plain flour

1 cup lukewarm water

1 tsp yeast

1/2 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

4 tbsp olive oil

·         Mix yeast, salt, sugar in warm water and keep it aside for 8-10 minutes.

·         Now pour the above mixture and 3 tbsp oil in the flour and knead to make soft dough like chapathi dough.

·         Coat the dough with oil and cover the dough bowl with damp cloth or plastic wrap.

·         Keep this bowl in a warm place for 1 hr where we usually place the curd to set. I prefer to keep this in oven (switched off) where the temperature is a bit warm.

·         Meanwhile we can prepare the pizza sauce and toppings.

·         Take out the dough, now the dough is double the size punch for 2 minutes and coat with oil and wrap with damp cloth & keep it again in warm place for 30 min.

·         Punch the dough again and now your pizza dough is ready.

For Pizza Sauce:

Ingredients:

4 Tomatoes (Red ripped)

1 tbsp olive oil

2 Garlic flakes minced

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp basil (tulasi)

1 tsp oregano (vaamu aaku)

Salt

Procedure: 

·         Mark '+' sign on each tomato with knife and place in boiling water for 1 minute.

·         Take out and place in cool water and remove the skin.

·         Chop two tomatoes and make paste with the other two in the blender along with basil and oregano.

·         Now Heat olive oil in a pan and add minced garlic & sauté for 1 minute.

·         Add chopped tomato, salt, sugar and cook covered for 5 minutes.

·         Now add the tomato paste and let it cook on slow flame for around 20-30 minutes or until required consistency to spread on the pizza.

For Topping:

1 Tomato

1/2 capsicum

1 onion

6 button mushrooms

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

1/2 tsp pepper

Salt

Slice tomato, capsicum, mushrooms and onions.

Arranging Pizza: 

·         On the Pizza pan or on tray, spread half of the dough flat with the hands or use rolling pin to get thin crust pizza.

·         Roughly prick the base using fork and brush with olive oil on the top and edges.

·         Spread Pizza sauce on the top and arrange sliced tomato, onion, capsicum, mushrooms, leaving one inch from edge.

·         You can vary the toppings according to your taste buds.

·         Sprinkle salt and pepper, finally sprinkle cheese on the top.

·         Bake it for 20 minutes at 230 degree C (450 degree F) or until the cheese is golden brown.

·         Take out the pizza and run the knife or pizza cutter to cut into pieces.

·         Don’t try to byte right from the oven; wait for at least 10-15 minutes to cool.

·         Enjoy Homemade Pizza.