Jul 27
Pizza Base

Ingredients:
500gms maida (refined wheat flour),
10gms yeast,
40gms fat (oil or melted butter),
10gms sugar,
5-10gms salt,
300gms water.

Method:
Mix together maida, yeast, sugar and salt till its consistency is like bread crumbs. Then add water and knead the dough. Now spread fat onto your palms and knead the dough again for 10 minutes. Then rub the dough so that there are no pores on the dough. This helps air formation in the dough. Now cover and keep this dough aside for 15 minutes. Later divide this dough into portions to make the pizza base. Take a portion, dust with little flour and roll into a flat round that is little thick than roti/chapati. Place the base on the baking dish. Use a fork or a knife to prick the prepared pizza base. Cover and set aside for another 5-7 minutes. Preheat the oven for 5 minutes at 300 degrees C. Place the baking tray into the oven and bake the base from both sides at 200 degrees C for 6-7 minutes. Remove and top with your favorite toppings.

May 29
Spicy Pepperoni Pizza
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Ingredients:
For the pizza sauce-
1 cup tomato sauce,
1/2 cup tomato puree,
1 onion, chopped,
1 tbsp red chilli flakes; finely chopped,
2 tbsp yellow mustard paste,
1/2 tsp dried oregano,
1/2 tsp dried basil,
1 tsp finely chopped garlic,
Salt and pepper to taste,
1 tbsp white vinegar,
2-3 tbsp Olive oil.

For the pizza topping-
3 Pizza crusts,
Pork Pepperoni as per choice; sliced,
2 green bell peppers (capsicum),
1 cup mushrooms; sliced and fried in little olive oil for 3-4 minutes,
1/2 cup black olives; sliced,
2 cups grated Mozzarella cheese.

Method:
Heat a pan, add olive oil to it. Now add chopped garlic and onion, cook on low flame till onion becomes soft. Then add tomato puree, red chilli flakes and cook for 5-7 minutes. Then add the tomato sauce, mustard paste, seasonings, vinegar and cook till the sauce thickens. Spread the sauce on the pizza crusts, top with the topping ingredients and sprinkle the grated cheese over it. Bake at 360 degrees for 10 minutes. If you like your pizza crust to be crisp, keep this baked pizza on a hot skillet for 3 minutes. Cut into slices and serve.

Mar 3
Chicken n Pesto Pizza
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Ingredients:
250-300gms boneless chicken breasts,
1 tsp Italian seasoning,
2 tbsp Italian Dressing,
12-inch baked pizza crust,
200gms pesto sauce,
100gms sliced black olives,
1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese.

Method:
In a bowl mix Italian dressing and seasoning, add chicken breasts to this dressing and marinate for atleast an hour. Grill chicken breasts for 8 to 10 minutes per side until the chicken is dry. Cut the chicken into thin strips. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread the pesto sauce over the pizza crust. Spread the chicken strips, sliced black olives the pizza crust. Cover pizza with grated mozzarella cheese. Bake pizza in oven on pizza stone for 7-10 minutes, just until cheese has melted over toppings.

Mar 2
Chicken n Mushroom Pizza
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Ingredients:
150 gms chicken breast, boneless and skinned,
1 tbsp olive oil,
2 tbsp diced onions,
1 cup finely chopped tomatoes;
1 tsp chopped garlic,
1/2 tsp dried basil,
1/2 cup Fontinella cheese, grated,
1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated,
1/2 cup Mushrooms, sliced,
1 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated,
Salt to taste,
1 12″ pre-baked pizza crust.

Method:
Cut the chicken breasts into 1/4″inch wide strips. Preheat oven to 450~F and bake the chicken strips. Else heat some oil in a wok and saute chicken strips. Keep them aside.
Saute onions and garlic briefly in the olive oil and add the tomatoes, salt and basil. Cook well and spread the tomato mixture over the top of the crust.
Spray or grease a 12″ pizza pan. Spread  the chicken strips down over the tomatoes.
Top with fontinella and mozzarella cheeses. Add the sliced mushrooms and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 450 degrees F for 8 minutes, or until cheese is melted and crust is piping hot.