My son
Aniket goes head over heels over a pizza…he is totally fida(love struck) with
the various varities that are available…..What to say even I am a partner in
the crime…no not crime….…partner in pizza mania would be apt.I am always
ready to give in to his temptations when it come to a pizza….
I would
occassionaly take home delivery from Dominos or drop in at pizza hut….My hunt
through the net landed me in innumerable recipes and options to make THE PIZZA
from the base…So when I got my microwave I was determined to make it.
The results
were extremely satisfying….i could almost….very well recreate the pizza I got
from outside….Well I was elated that the net was overflowing with different
recipes for the base or the topping….there were so many different kids of bases you could recreate in your own home…so many different recipes for
toppings….You could even beat A Pizza HUT
Ingredients
Pizza Base
All purpose flour-2 cups
Bread flour-
1 cup(or substitute with all purpose flour)
Rapid active
dry yeast/instant yeast-1 envelope or21/4tsp
Warm
water/milk(110F)-1 cup(or half cup water and milk each)
Baking
powder-1tsp
Olive
oil-1/4 cup
Sugar-11/2
tsp
Salt-1 tsp
Tomato sauce (for 1 pizza)
Crushed
tomato puree- of 1 tomato
Butter-1-1/2 tbsp(optional)
Italian
seasoning-1/2 tsp or Oregano-1/4 tsp , Basil-1/8 tsp ,Thyme-1/8 tsp
Crushed
pepper-1/8 tsp
Garlic
powder/garlic pods-1/8 tsp or 1 pod
Red chilli
powder-1/2 tsp
Olive oil-1
tbsp
Salt to
taste
Topping
for(1 pizza)
Onion-1/2
big onion cut into rings
Tomato-1
medium tomatocut into rings
Fresh corn
kernels-1/2 cup
Green
capsicum thinly sliced-1/2 medium sliced into long strips or short strips
Black
olives-1/2 cup
Mozzarella
cheese-1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Method
Pizza Base
Take water
(1/2 cup) and milk (1/2 cup) and mix. Warm the mixture in a microwave
Add instant
yeast,sugar and salt and mix.Keep aside
for 10 minutes.
Take flour
and add baking powder,olive oil.
Mix well and
add yeast mixture little by little and knead well.You may sprinkle little water
if you may require so.
Transfer to
well oiled bowl, cover with a lid and set aside for 2 hrs.
After 2 hours take out the doubled dough in and knead it. Flour your working surface and transfer
the dough onto the surface. Flatten it into a round with a rolling pin into a
thin round or thick round depending on the type of crust you want.
Poke a few holes into
the dough using fork to prevent the dough from rising from the centre.
Transfer to greased
tray.
Preheat
(toast option) oven to 210 C (I preheated the oven to 200 C) for 10 min and
bake for12-15 minutes till base is golden brown.
Pizza sauce
Grind tomato.
Take crushed
tomato in a thick bottomed non-stick pan.
Add olive
oil,garlic pod crushed,red chilli
powder,butter and salt.Heat till butter melts..
Add pepper
and seasoning.
Assembling
Grate mozzarella cheese.
Lay the
topping after spreading sauce. First tomatoes,onions,corn,capsicum and then
olives. Sprinkle cheese.Bake at 180 C for 5 min
Bake till
cheese melts or turns golden brown. You can turn on grill option if you like
your topping grilled.
Notes
Some recipes
add 1 pod garlic crushed instead of garlic powder.
For a thin crust
pizza, roll out the pizza dough as thin as possible, about ¼ - ½ inch thick.
Fold in the sides after you have flattened the dough.
You can add olive oil to toppings and keep aside for 1/2 hour before use.
You can use around sharp edged steel plate to give shape to
pizza.
