VEGETARIAN PIZZA RECIPE | PIZZA WITH HOME MADE PIZZA BASE

Pizza , it is one of the recipe in my to do list for a long time. I tried Tortilla pizza , but wanted to make this pizza with home made pizza dough . Finally i made it last week for my kids and surprised them after the came back from school. I made it into mini pizza so that it will be easy for me to share the pizza among  my 2 kids! Over to the recipe of vegetarian pizza with home made pizza dough.
check out my Tandoori paneer pizza recipe.

Mini pizza recipe

  Preparation Time : 1HR 15 mins | Cooking Time : 15  Mins |   Yields : 10 MINI PIZZAS

    All purpose flour  1 and 1/2 cup
    Dry yeast   2 and 1/2 tsp
    Warm water  1/2 cup
    Sugar  1/2 tsp
    Salt  1/2 tsp
    Olive oil   1 tblsp
    Grated mozzarella Cheese - 3/4 cup to 1 cup
     Pasta sauce   1/4 cup
     Red chilli flakes   As needed
     Oregano   as needed
      Mixed veggies (for pizza topping)*

*I used onions, green capsicum, red bell peppers and carrots.



Method:

• Add the yeast, sugar and salt in luke warm .
• Let this sit for ten minutes and stir nicely.

• In a wide bowl add the flour and make a dent.
• Pour in the  yeast mixture and knead it into a smooth dough. Add oil while kneading. You may need 1-2 tblsp extra water to knead the dough.

• Cover with a wet damp cloth or with a vessel and keep it aside for an hour. 
• The dough must have doubled  in size by this time. Mean while keep the veggies ready.

• Punch down the dough and roll it on a floured surface.
• With a sharp lid or cookie cutter, cut it down into mini pizzas. If you want to continue with the regular big pizza ,you can skip this step.
• Place the cut pizza base in  a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

• Spread pasta sauce over each slice.
• sprinkle cheese on all slices.Adding cheese at this stage is optional.

• Arrange the veggies on the top. Mix little bit of salt to the veggies.
• Add cheese on the top. Actually i added bit less. As the grated cheese packet which i used was little bit small and i wanted to make it equally distributed for all pizza.
• Sprinkle chilli flakes and oregano to this.

• Bake this in a the Oven for 10 to 12 minutes or till the cheese melts at 170 degree C.

• Pizzas are ready for serving.

Note:

• I used carrots, capsicums and onions for toppings. You can use any veggie of your choice. Olives, mushrooms and even only tomatoes and cheese can be used.
• You can replace half cup of all purpose flour with whole wheat flour. Don't make it 3/4 + 3/4. It may be thick and dry.
• Always ensure the water you soak the yeast is luke warm. If it is too hot the yeast will not rise , if it is too cold also it won't raise.