WHOLE WHEAT PIZZA

Pizza dough ingredients (Serves: 4)

Whole wheat flour: 4 cups

Yeast: 4 tsp mixed in warm water

Sugar: 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Olive oil: 4 tbsp

Base sauce ingredients:

Onion: finely chopped 1 large

Tomatoes: finely chopped 4

Tomato puree: ½ cup

Garlic: finely chopped 8-10

Dried basil: 1 tsp

Parsley or coriander leaves: finely chopped

Sugar: 2-3 tsp

Salt to taste

Topping ingredients:

Green capsicum: finely chopped 1 cup

Cabbage: finely chopped 1 cup

Tomatoes: finely chopped 1 cup

Onions: finely chopped 1 cup

Cottage cheese (paneer): 200gms

Pizza base sauce: 1 cup

Red chilly flakes: 2 tsp

Black pepper crushed: 1 tsp

Method for preparing pizza base:

1.      Take a mixing bowl and mix all the ingredients for the pizza except olive oil and knead into soft dough.

2.      Once done add the olive oil and knead again.

3.      Cover the dough with a kitchen wrap or a muslin cloth and keep aside for it to rise in volume (20- 30 minutes).

4.      Press the dough to remove the air.

5.      Divide the dough into 4 equal parts and roll each portion into a circle of 10-12” diameter.

6.      Bake the pizza in a preheated oven at about 450° F for about 10 minutes.

7.      Once done take out the base and top it with the toppings mentioned above and bake again.

Method for preparing pizza base sauce:

1.      Heat 1tbsp of oil in a frying pan.

2.      Put garlic and sauté till golden brown.

3.      Now add onions and fry till light brown.

4.      Add finely chopped tomatoes and salt and cook them properly.

5.      Once the tomatoes are cooked to pulpy consistency, add tomato puree and sugar.

6.      Bring it to boil.

7.      Now add crushed dried basil and chopped parsley or coriander leaves.

8.      Mix well.

9.      This sauce could be stored in deep freezer for a week.

Method for preparing pizza with the toppings:

1.      Put the pizza base on a baking tray and spread pizza base sauce properly on it.

2.      Put finely chopped onions, tomatoes, cabbage and capsicum layer by layer on the base.

3.      Now add grated cottage cheese (paneer) on top of the vegetables and cover them completely.

4.      Sprinkle red chilly flakes, crushed black pepper and salt on the pizza.

5.      Bake the pizza for baking in a preheated oven at about 450° F for about 15 minutes or till the crust turns brown.

6.      Serve hot with tomato ketchup.