Make best vegetable pizza recipe
About the recipe
This is a tried and tested vegetarian pizza recipe and if everything is followed correctly, you will be able to make great pizzas with a choice of your toppings for your family and friends.
The vegetarian pizza beat all the pizzas i had in Indian metros like the domino's pizza, smokin joes and even pizza hut.
There was a time when i used to make pizzas at home with ready made pizza breads. but after making breads at home and finding out they are far far better than the outside ones, i make even the pizza base at home now.
This recipe of homemade vegetable pizza is a pizza recipe made from scratch. except the cheese, no ready made sauces or pizza bread bases are used. this is a basic veg pizza. I have used onion and capsicum as the only veggies. you can use your own assorted veggies for the pizza.
For the flavorings of the sauce i have used dried oregano and basil. however you can use fresh oregano and basil too. I have made many pizza sauces right from my teen years, but this was the best sauce i have made. It has become a personal favorite.
Difficulty : Average
Recipe Type : Veg.
Calories Per Serving :266
What Ingredients it Requires ?
For the pizza bread base:
- 3 cups all purpose flour (maida)
- 1 cup warm water or add as required
- 2 teaspoons dry active yeast
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt or add as required
- some olive oil for brushing
- all purpose flour (maida) or cornmeal (makki ka atta) or semolina for sprinkling
- for the tomato sauce:
- 4 to 5 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
- 2 to 3 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine, optional
- 2 teaspoon dried basil or 2 tablespoons fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
- freshly crushed or ground black pepper, as required
- salt as required
Toppings for 2 medium sized pizzas:
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 capsicum (bell pepper), sliced
- 1 tomato, chopped or sliced, optional
- 8-9 pitted green olives, sliced, optional
- 8-9 pitted black olives, sliced, optional
- grated mozarella cheese or pizza cheese, as required
- fresh or dried herbs, as required
How to prepare the recipe:
Making the pizza bread:
- sprinkle sugar in warm water.
- add yeast. stir and let the mixture sit at room temperature for 10-15 mins till it becomes frothy,
- in a bowl add one cup flour, salt, olive oil and the frothy yeast mixture.
- stir. add another cup of flour.
- stir again. the mixture become sticky.
- add the last cup of flour and continue to stir.
- knead the dough into a smooth, springy ball.
- apply some olive oil all over the dough.
- cover loosely and keep in a large bowl at room temperature for 1.5 to 2 hours.
- the dough will double up and nicely leaven.
- making the tomato basil pizza sauce:
- blanch the tomatoes and the chop them.
- heat oil. fry the chopped garlic,
- add the tomatoes and wine.
- let them cook uncovered for 4-5 minutes.
- add the herbs, salt and pepper.
- mix well. cook further for 3-4 minutes.
Assembling the veg pizza:
- flatten the dough to a disk.
- on a floured surface roll the dough.
- place the dough onto a greased and dusted pan.
- brush some olive oil on the pizza base.
- spread the tomato sauce on the pizza.
- top with the veggies.
- spread the grated cheese.
- bake the veg pizza in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 200 degrees C.
- serve veg pizza hot.
Improve the Recipe with tips:
- The pizza dough can also be made in a food processor or electric mixer.
- If the dough becomes sticky add some flour and vice versa. if the dough is not soft and a bit dry, then add some warm water.
- I even made a thin crust pizza with this dough and it was excellent.
- you can saute the veggies lightly in olive oil if you want.
- the leftover pizza sauce can be refrigerated.
- leftover pizza dough can be refrigerated or freezed. if freezed, it stays well for a month.
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