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.

Home made vegetarian pizza - 1

  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.

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Method:

  • Add the yeast, sugar and salt in luke warm . Let this sit for ten minutes and stir nicely.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Spread pasta sauce over each slice.
  • sprinkle cheese on all slices.Adding cheese at this stage is optional.
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  • 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.
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  • Bake this in a the Oven for 10 to 12 minutes or till the cheese melts at 170 degree C.
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  • Pizzas are ready for serving.
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  • 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.