Homemade Pizza

Prep Time:40 m     Cook Time:1 hr

Makes:4 pizzas 7"inch size

Ingredients

For the Pizza Dough

Wheat Flour           - 2 cups

Dried Active yeast - 1 &1/4 tsp

Salt                         - to taste

Warm Water           - 1 cup

For the Sauce

Tomato               - 7

Dried Herbs        - 1/2 tsp

Garlic                  - 4 cloves

Tomato Ketchup - 1 tbl sp

Paprika                - 1/2 tsp

Salt                      - 1/2 tsp

Gingelly Oil        - 2 tsp

For the Topping

Cheddar Cheese    - 1 cup

Mozarella Cheese - 1 cup

Mushroom            - 4

Capsicum              - 1

Onion                    - 1

Gingelly Oil          - for brushing

Method

• Place yeast in a large mixing bowl and add warm water to it.Leave this for fifteen minutes and then add salt and flour to this.
                        
     
• Knead it into a smooth soft dough.Cover this with a soft damp cloth and set aside for an hour.Now the dough would have risen up well almost doubled in size.Knock it back down,knead again and cover with cling wrap until the other ingredients are ready.
     
• Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water for ten minutes or until the skin peels off.Let it cool,peel off the skin and chop the tomatoes or puree them.Heat oil in a pan,add the chopped garlic,saute till garlic turns brown and then add the chopped tomatoes.Add salt,paprika,dried herbs and tomato ketchup and boil well for fifteen to twenty minutes or till the sauce thickens.
                          
                                    
                            
  
• Preheat the oven for thirty minutes.The temperature has to be high as 450 F or even more if your oven could reach.Now divide the dough into four equal parts.Take one portion and flatten into a circle of about 7" in diameter.Sprinlke some fine sooji/semolina on the tray the pizza is baked and gently transfer the pizza base onto the tray.
                             
     
• Now spread the pizza sauce we made as much as desired.Spread grated cheddar cheese and mozarrella cheese.Finish with capsicum,mushrooms and onions.Place it in the oven for twelve to fifteen minutes or till the crust has become slightly brown.Cut into slices and enjoy hot.
                           
                        
     

Little Words

• Plain flour can be substituted instead of wheat flour.
• The toppings can be chosen and assembled as desired
• The dough can be prepared even a day before and referigerated.
• The temperature of the oven has to be very high.
• Sprinkling sooji helps to avoid sticking to the tray.
• I have used only basil leaves and mixed herbs can be used as desired.