Cheesy Vegetable Pizza recipe with step by step photos
Recipe Notes for Cheesy Vegetable pizza-
For making veg pizza at home, you would require a pizza base. Depending upon your personal preference you can buy readymade whole wheat pizza base, grain pizza base or regular pizza base from your local bakery or grocery store. If you wish to make a pizza base from scratch at home then refer this recipe with detailed step by step photos to make basic pizza base.
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For this recipe of vegetable pizza, we are using baby corn, carrot, zucchini, and red capsicum as a topping but vary the toppings according to your choice by adding other veggies like onion, yellow squash, mushrooms, spinach, olives, jalapenos, corn, etc.
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To make the cheesy vegetable pizza recipe | veg cheesy pizza | Indian style cheese sauce veg pizza | cheese veggie pizza on tava | wholesome, you can also put cubes of paneer or tofu along with cheese.
For the cheese sauce-
To prepare cheese sauce for a cheesy vegetable pizza | veg cheesy pizza | Indian style cheese sauce veg pizza | cheese veggie pizza on tava | heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan
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Once the butter melts, add the plain flour.
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Cook on a medium flame for 30 seconds, while stirring continuously. This is called a roux which acts as a thickening agent for the white sauce. The frequent stirring helps in even cooking of the flour apart from preventing it from forming lumps.
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Once you see the flour has become a little froth and golden in colored, add milk.
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Add ½ cup of water.
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Add cheese. Other cheese variants like cheddar, Monterey jack or parmesan can also be used.
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Add salt. Cheese contains salt so, be careful while adding at this stage.
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Add pepper & season the white sauce well.
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Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. It is very important to mix continuously after you add the milk and whisk until the flour, cheese, and milk have incorporated well.
For the vegetable topping-
To make a vegetable topping for cheesy vegetable pizza | veg cheesy pizza | Indian style cheese sauce veg pizza | cheese veggie pizza on tava | heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan.
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Add all the vegetables starting with sliced and blanched baby corn.
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Add blanched carrot cubes.
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Add zucchini cubes. We have kept the skin intact for an extra flavor and fiber.
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Add sliced red capsicum. Yellow bell pepper or green capsicum can also be used.
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Mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes. Add salt.
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Add pepper.
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Add dried herbs like oregano, chilli flakes, Italian seasonings, parsley can also be added to enhance the flavor of vegetable topping.
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Mix well.
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Divide the vegetable topping into 2 equal portions and keep aside.
How to make cheesy pizza-
To prepare cheesy vegetable pizza recipe | veg cheesy pizza | Indian style cheese sauce veg pizza | cheese veggie pizza on tava | place a pizza base on a clean, dry surface.
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Spread a portion of the cheese sauce.
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Arrange 1 portion of the vegetable topping evenly over it.
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Spread ¼ cup of pizza sauce evenly over it.
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Finally, sprinkle ¼ cup of cheese over it.
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Repeat steps 1 to 5 and make 1 more cheesy vegetable pizza.
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Place both the pizzas on a greased baking tray.
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Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 10 to 12 minutes or till the base is evenly browned and the cheese melts.
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Cut cheesy vegetable pizza recipe | veg cheesy pizza | Indian style cheese sauce veg pizza | into equal wedges.
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Serve
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To cook pizza on tava-
To cook cheesy vegetable pizza recipe | veg cheesy pizza | Indian style cheese sauce veg pizza | cheese veggie pizza on tava | heat ghee, in a broad non-stick pan.
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Carefully place the assembled cheesy vegetable pizza | veg cheesy pizza | Indian style cheese sauce veg pizza | cheese veggie pizza on tava | over it.
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Cover and cook on a slow medium flame for 7-8 minutes.
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Remove on a plate or dry surface once the cheese melts and it looks crispier.
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Cut cheese veggie pizza on tava into equal wedges and serve immediately.