Mushroom and Capsicum Thin Crust Pizza

Learn how to make pizza base , how to make pizza sauce and top it with juicy mushrooms and Capsicum.

Mushroom and Capsicum Pizza

Serves- 2 personal pizzas

Prep time- 1 and 1/2 hours

Cooking time- 15 mins

Ingredients for pizza base

Maida flour / All purpose flour- 1 cup

Active dry yeast- 1 and 1/4 tsp

Warm water- 1/2 cup

Sugar- 1 tsp

Salt- 1/2 tsp

Olive oil- 1 tbsp

Homemade Pizza

Method

In a bowl dissolve sugar in warm water, sprinkler yeast on top and gently mix, cover with lid and set aside for 10 mins until yeast mixture becomes frothy.

In a large bowl combine maida flour, salt, olive oil and yeast mixture, knead for 15 mins until dough becomes soft and smooth.( If dough is sticky sprinkle few tbsp flour, knead and adjust). Set aside dough covered with damp cloth for 45 mins. After 45 mins when dough doubled in size, punch dough until air escapes and knead again for 10 mins. Again set aside for 20 mins covered with damp cloth. Once again when dough has doubled in size its ready for making pizzas.

Ingredients for topping

Pizza Sauce- 1 cup ( For pizza sauce recipe click here ) 

Sliced mushroom- 1 cup( 100 gms)

Sliced Capsicum ( Green Bell Pepper )- 1 no

Dried oregano- 1 tsp

Garlic powder- 1 tsp

Grated Mozzarella cheese / Pizza cheese- 2 cups

Olive oil- 2 tbsp

How to assemble pizza and bake

Pre- heat oven at 200° C. 

Divide dough into two equal parts, roll out each dough into 1/4 " thick round. Placed rolled dough on baking sheet and wait for 5 to 7 mins until it slightly rises. Spread 1/2 cup pizza sauce on the top of rolled dough, arrange 1/2 of mushrooms and 1/2 of sliced capsicum on top, sprinkle 1/2 tsp oregano and 1/2 tsp garlic powder on top. Finally sprinkle 1 cup mozzarella cheese generously on top of pizza and drizzle 1 tbsp olive oil on top of cheese.

Place the prepared pizza in the center rack of the oven and bake at 200°C for 15 mins or until pizza base is slightly browned and cheese melted on top. Serve hot.

Home made Thin crust pizza

Tips and Tricks for perfect pizza

Do not top pizza with too much of sauce, too much of sauce makes pizza soggy.

Do not over crowd pizza with lots of toppings, again too much of topping does not give enough space to cook pizza properly, which again leads to soggy pizza.

Two to three toppings and 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of pizza sauce is good enough for an perfect pizza.

Indian Style Pizza / Desi Pizza / Chatpata Pizza recipe

Learn how to make easy Indian style pizza with ready made pizza base.

Indian Style Pizza Recipe

Serves: 2 personal pizza

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 8 to 10 mins

Ingredients

Ready-made Pizza base- 2 nos

Mint chutney- 1/2 cup( for mint chutney recipe click here)

Mushroom sliced- 50 gms( 1/2 cup)

Capsicum sliced- 1/2 no

Tomato sliced- 1 no

Dried oregano- 1 tsp

Garlic powder- 1 tsp

Grated Mozzarella cheese/ Pizza cheese- 1 and 1/2 cup

Butter- 2 tbsp

Olive oil- 2 tsp

Desi Pizza

Method

Pre heat oven at 200°C, spread both sides of pizza base with 1 tbsp butter and grill pizza base in oven for 2 mins. Allow to cool the grilled pizza base, once reached room temperature, spread 2 tbsp mint chutney on top of pizza base, arrange required mushrooms, capsicum slices and tomato slices on top of mint chutney. Sprinkle 1/2 tsp oregano and garlic powder on top of veggies and top it with 3/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese. Drizzle 1 tsp olive oil on top of cheese. Place the prepared pizza in the center rack of the oven and bake at 200°C for 6 to 8 mins or until pizza base is slightly browned and cheese melted on top. Serve hot.

Chatpata Pizza

Tomato sauce for Pasta/ Pizza

Learn how to make home made easy tomato sauce for Italian  pasta or for pizza.

Tomato sauce for pasta/ pizza

Ingredients

Tomatoes large- 6 nos

Tomato sauce/ ketchup- 1/4 cup

Onion medium minced- 2 nos

Garlic cloves- 4 nos

Dried Oregano- 2 tbsp

Sugar- 1 tbsp( +/-)

Salt to taste

Olive oil- 4 tbsp

Easy pizza/ pasta sauce

Method

Blanch tomatoes, allow to cool and remove its skin. In a blender or mixer, grind together blanched tomatoes, garlic cloves, oregano, tomato sauce, sugar and salt to smooth puree. In a large sauce pan heat olive oil on low flame, add minced onion and saute until onions are transparent. Add the pureed tomato mixture to the onions, check the seasoning and cook the tomato puree on low flame for 20 to 30 mins until thickens.

For italian red pasta

Serve prepared tomato sauce hot over pasta topped with parmesan cheese or cheddar cheese.

For italian pizza

Cool the tomato sauce, spread over pizza base top it with veggi, cheese and meat of your choice.

Tips

This tomato sauce for pasta/ pizza can be stored for an week when refrigerated.

Home made tomato sauce

Mushroom and Spinach Pizza

Pizza Base Ingredients:

Water- 250ml

All Purpose flour/Maida- 5cups

Olive oil- 5tsp

Salt- 1tsp

Sugar- 2tsp

Yeast- 7gms

Topping Ingredients:

Onion small sliced-1

Capsicum/ Bell pepper small sliced-1

Mushroom chopped-1/2cup

Spinach chopped-1/2cup

Readymade Pizza sauce-1cup

Dried Oregano, Basil and Parsley-few tsps.

Mozzarella cheese-2cups.

Salt and pepper to taste.

Method:

Take a large bowl add warm water, sprinkle in yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil

and a cup of all-purpose flour. Mix well and let it stand covered for 10

minutes. Mix this yeast mixture into the dry flour. Knead this mixture

till soft dough for 5 mins. Set aside, cover with wet cloth for 1 hour. After an hour knead again for 3 minutes and rest it for another 30 mins. Take a lump of dough and roll into a pizza base. On the pizza base spread the pizza sauce, sprinkle pepper and salt and dried herbs as required, add enough toppings. Cover the pizza toppings with mozzarella cheese and 2tbsp of olive oil. Pre-heat oven at 450F and bake till base is crisp and light or about 10 mins.

Hawaiian Pizza (Homemade Pizza with Pineapple, Cottage cheese and Bell pepper)

Pizza Base Ingredients:

Water- 250ml

All Purpose flour/Maida- 5cups

Olive oil- 5tsp

Salt- 1tsp

Sugar- 2tsp

Yeast- 7gms

Topping Ingredients:

Onion small sliced-1

Capsicum/ Bell pepper small sliced-1

Pineapple chopped-1/2cup

Cottage cheese/ Paneer-1/2cup

Ready made Pizza sauce-1cup

Dried Oregano, Basil and Parsley-few tsp.

Mozzarella cheese-2cups.

Salt and pepper to taste.

Method:

Take a large bowl add warm water, sprinkle in yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil and a cup of all-purpose flour. Mix well and let it stand covered for 10 minutes. Mix this yeast mixture into the dry flour. Knead this mixture till soft dough for 5 mins. Set aside, cover with wet cloth for 1 hour. After an hour knead again for 3 minutes and rest it for another 30 mins. Take a lump of dough and roll into a pizza base. On the pizza base spread the pizza sauce, sprinkle pepper and salt and dried herbs as required, add enough toppings. Cover the pizza toppings with mozzarella cheese and

2tbsp of olive oil. Pre-heat oven at 450F and bake till base is crisp and light or about 10 mins.

Spicy Chicken Pizza

Ingredients for Pizza base

1 teaspoon white sugar

1 1/2 cup warm water

1 tablespoon active dry yeast

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 cup Maida flour

Ingredients for topping

1 cup shredded mozzarella

3/4 cup shredded Parmesan

1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced

1/2 cup tomato sauce

1 cup chopped chicken tenders

4 tsp chili flakes

4 tsp oregano

Salt to taste

Method

In a large bowl, mix sugar in warm water. Add yeast and let stand for 15 minutes, until foamy. Now add olive oil and salt into the yeast mixture, then mix in wheat flour and Maida flour to make soft dough. Place dough in a bowl and cover loosely with a towel and let stand in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Roll a ball of dough with a rolling pin until it will not stretch any further. Then, drape it over both of your fists, and gently pull the edges outward, while rotating the crust. When the circle has reached the desired size, place on a well oiled pizza pan. Spread adequate amount of tomato sauce on the top of pizza base, place sliced onions and chicken, sprinkle chili flakes, oregano and salt. Cover the entire pizza with both the cheeses. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes (depending on thickness) in the preheated oven, until the crust is crisp and golden at the edges, and cheese is melted on the top