Veggie Pizza

Ingredients :

These ingredients are good for 2 medium size pizzas

Pizza Base :

• All purpose flour / Maida - 1 n half cup(tea cup)
• Warm water - 1/2 cup
• Olive oil - 2 tsp
• Active Dry yeast - 2 n 1/2 tsp
• Salt - per taste
• Pepper powder - 2 tsp
• Basil - 1 tsp
• Honey - 1 tsp

Pizza Sauce:

• Tomatoes-2-3
• Ginger - 1 tsp
• Garlic minced - 1 n half tsp
• Red chillies - 5
• Red chilli powder - 2-3 tsps per taste
• Tandoori Masala- 1 tsp
• Salt - per taste

Toppings :

• Mozzarella cheese grated - 2 cups 
• Veggies - Onion (1), Bell pepper(1 n half), Olives(20), mushrooms(12), sun dried tomatoes (2 Tblsps)
• Get creative with your toppings. You can add paneer tikka / chicken kebab pieces / pineapple /jalapenos  etc..
• Chilli flakes- 2 tsps
• Garam masala - 1 tsp

Procedure :

Pizza Base :

• Add honey to warm water and then add yeast to it. Mix well and let it stand for 5-10 minutes.
• The yeast dissolves and gets frothy. This indicates the yeast is working.
• Take Maida/ All purpose flour and add salt, basil leaves, pepper powder, olive oil and warm water with yeast to it. Knead well until it forms a soft dough. 
• If the water seems less, heat some water and add it to the dough. 
• Finally apply Olive oil all over the dough, cover it with a wet cloth and let it sit for at least 3 hrs.
• The dough doubles in size.
• After 3 hrs, punch the dough to remove air, and knead well again.
• Divide the dough into 2 equal balls
• Spread some all purpose flour on the rolling platform. Place the dough on it and roll into a large circular/square pizza base.
• Poke the pizza base with a fork , brush some olive oil and bake the pizza base for 5-6 minutes in a preheated oven at 375 F .
• The pizza base is ready to use !

Pizza Sauce :

• Soak dry red chillies in water for 3 hrs.
• In a blender, blend together 2 big tomatoes, soaked 4-5 red chillies, 1 tsp ginger, 1 n half tsp garlic, 1 tsp tandoori masala and salt.
• Check taste and adjust salt. Add 1-2 tsps red  chilli powder if required.
• Blend once more and keep aside.
• Pizza sauce is ready as well :)

Pizza :

• Spread the pizza sauce on the pizza base generously.
• Then, spread grated mozzarella cheese on it.
• Now add all chopped veggies (onion, bell peppers, olives, mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes) to the pizza.
• Sprinkle some more grated cheese.
• Drop a few drops of pizza sauce here and there.
• Finally sprinkle some garam masala and a pinch of salt all over the pizza.
• Apply a few drops of oil to an aluminium foil /Baking tray. Sprinkle some all purpose flour on the oil and then place the pizza on  it. 
• Bake the pizza for 15-20 minutes at 385 F .
• Once the pizza base changes colour and the cheese melts, the pizza is ready. 
• Cut into triangles, sprinkle some chilli flakes and enjoy :)