Hi there ,welcome to my blog.Today we are going to learn how to preapare indian vegitable pizza.LET'S GET STARTED...
making the vegetarian pizza base:
1: dissolve the sugar in warm water and add dry active yeast to it.
2: stir the whole mixture and keep it aside for 10-15 minutes.
3: when the yeast is getting doubled up, take a cup of flour with salt in a bowl. mix well. add olive oil.
4: after 10-15 minutes the yeast will bubble and you will see a good frothy layer on top.
5: now add the frothy yeast mixture to the flour. with a whisk or wooden spoon stir the mixture.
6: add another cup of flour and keep on stirring.
7: the mixture will become sticky.
8: add the last cup of flour and continue to stir.
9: the dough will leave the sides of the bowl but still will be a bit sticky.
10: its time now to knead the dough with the hand. knead the dough to a smooth dough. dust with flour to prevent sticking. the dough will be soft and elastic. apply some olive oil to the dough all around.
11: keep the dough in deep large bowl and cover loosely with a kitchen napkin or towel for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
12: mama mia….. after 2 hours the dough has beautifully risen and doubled up to what you see below.
13: i had planned to make the pizza the next day, so i wrapped the dough tightly in a cling film and kept in the fridge. if you plan to make the pizza right away then flatten the dough to a disk. then start rolling the dough.
14: the next morning i removed the pizza dough from the fridge and if you compare the two pics, the dough was getting leavened even in the fridge.
15: defrosted at room tempeature for about 45 minutes before i started making the pizza.
making the vegetarian pizza base:
1: dissolve the sugar in warm water and add dry active yeast to it.
2: stir the whole mixture and keep it aside for 10-15 minutes.
3: when the yeast is getting doubled up, take a cup of flour with salt in a bowl. mix well. add olive oil.
4: after 10-15 minutes the yeast will bubble and you will see a good frothy layer on top.
5: now add the frothy yeast mixture to the flour. with a whisk or wooden spoon stir the mixture.
6: add another cup of flour and keep on stirring.
7: the mixture will become sticky.
8: add the last cup of flour and continue to stir.
9: the dough will leave the sides of the bowl but still will be a bit sticky.
10: its time now to knead the dough with the hand. knead the dough to a smooth dough. dust with flour to prevent sticking. the dough will be soft and elastic. apply some olive oil to the dough all around.
11: keep the dough in deep large bowl and cover loosely with a kitchen napkin or towel for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
12: mama mia….. after 2 hours the dough has beautifully risen and doubled up to what you see below.
13: i had planned to make the pizza the next day, so i wrapped the dough tightly in a cling film and kept in the fridge. if you plan to make the pizza right away then flatten the dough to a disk. then start rolling the dough.
14: the next morning i removed the pizza dough from the fridge and if you compare the two pics, the dough was getting leavened even in the fridge.
15: defrosted at room tempeature for about 45 minutes before i started making the pizza.
making the tomato pizza sauce:
1: chop the tomatoes directly. or blanch them and then chop the tomatoes. i chose the second method as then less cooking is involved when making the sauce. instead of chopping you can also puree the tomatoes.
2: in a pan heat olive oil and add chopped garlic to it. fry the garlic for a minute.
3: now add the chopped tomatoes. stir and let the tomatoes cook for 5 minutes more.
4: when the tomatoes are getting simmered, slice the onion, capsicum and olives.
5: instead of sauting the veggies lightly i marinated them for 15 minutes with olive oil, basil and oregano.
6: the tomatoes are softened now. add the herbs, salt, crushed black pepper.
7: mix well and cook for a few more minutes.
8. aha….. the pizza sauce is ready.
assembling the vegetarian pizza:
1: preheat the oven to 200 degress C. grease the baking pan with olive oil & then dust it with maize flour/corn meal, semolina or flour.
2: take a large ball from the dough. i made three medium sized pizzas from this dough. you can use the whole dough to make an extra large pizza or even make two large pizzas.
3: flatten the dough into a disk. now on a floured surface with a rolling pin roll the dough ball into a large round or oval shape of about 1/4 inch thickness. roll the dough from the center towards the outer edges. you may have to dust the surface with flour. the dough is extremely elastic. so be careful while rolling the dough.
4: place the pizza base in the baking pan. be careful as the dough has so much elasticity, it just stretches more when you place it. do this work of placing very gently. brush the surface with olive oil.
5: spread the tomato pizza sauce on the pizza.
6: top up with the veggies and olives.
7: sprinkle generous amount of mozarella or pizza cheese.
8: baking time now….. bake the veg pizza in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 200 degrees C till the base becomes golden brown and the cheese on top melts and gets browned.
9: pizza time…. yay… the pizza is ready and out of the oven.
10: serve the vegetarian pizza immediately with tomato sauce and the herbs.
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