Vegetable Pizza

by kvinita

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Proteins : 14.0 gms carbohydrates : 56.4 gms
fats : 15.4 gms calories per serving : 415 kcals

Vegetable Pizza recipe - How to make Vegetable Pizza

Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cooking Time: 30 Min. Total Time: 1202 hours 4
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Ingredients

Pizza Base
500 gms plain flour (maida)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
10 gms fresh yeast
250 ml water

sauce
750 gms tomatoes (blanched , peeled and finely chopped)
a few basil leaves
2 medium onions , finely Chopped
6 cloves of garlic (lehsun) , finely chopped
1/2 cup tomato puree
1/2 tsp dried oregano
salt to taste
white pepper powder to taste
1 tsp sugar

Topping
1/2 cup red capsicum jullienes
1/2 cup yellow capsicum jullienes
1/2 cup sliced fresh button mushrooms (khumbh)
2 cups grated mozzrella cheese

Method

Sieve the flour with salt and make a well in the center.
dissolve yeast in lukewarm water along with some sugar and pour into the well. mix.
Make a soft dough using as much water as required.
Rest the dough for an hour at room temperature.
Knock back the dough and add olive oil.
Knead lightly and divide into four equal portions.
Cover with a damp cloth and keep aside at room temperature till it rises to double its size.
To make the sauce heat some olive oil in a pan and add chopped onions and garlic and saute.
Add fresh basil, chopped tomatoes and cook for some time.
Add tomato puree and mix. add oregano, salt, white pepper powder and sugar and stir.
Roll out the dough balls to one cm thickness.
If you want the base to be crisper you can roll it a little thinner.
Preheat the oven to 200° c.
Place the rolled out pizza on a baking tray, spread the tomato sauce over. spread a thin layer of cheese. arrange the pepper juliennes and sprinkle some salt and white pepper powder.
Again spread a layer of cheese. drizzle some extra virgin olive oil and oregano.
Bake in the preheated oven for about twenty five minutes.
Brush the pizza with olive oil after removing from the oven. cut into wedges using a pastry cutter and serve hot.