Ingredients for Paneer Pizza:
- Honey – 2 small spoons
Salt – ¼ small spoon - Lukewarm water – 1.25 cups
- Yeast – ½ small spoon
- Maida – 3 cups
- Olive oil – 1 big spoon
- Cheese spread, pizza sauce – As needed
- Paneer, vegetables, mushrooms – For topping
How to prepare Paneer Pizza?
- Add lukewarm water to ingredients no: 1 and stir well.
- Sprinkle yeast and wait for 5-10 minutes. It will rise.
- Transfer maida to a large bowl and make a pit in the centre portion.
- Add yeast solution and, using a wooden spatula, mix the contents.
- Knead the dough and add olive oil. Allow it to rest for 2 hours.
- When the dough rises, punch it to remove the gas.
- Divide the dough into two equal parts and fold each inward 8 times.
- Place both dough balls in a bowl, cover them with a moist cloth and let them rest for 2 more hours. They will double in size.
- Place each ball in a greased pizza pan, then spread them.
- Make marks on it here and there, using a fork.
- Apply a layer of cheese-spread, and then add pizza sauce.
- Spread toppings as the next layer.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Bake your pizza in the oven for 30 minutes.
To prepare Pizza Sauce:
Pressure cook 2 onions, 2 tomatoes, 8–10 cloves of garlic, 2 red chillies (seeds removed) and salt. Cook for 2–3 whistles, then turn off the flame. Once it cools, grind everything into a fine paste using a mixer.
Heat a big spoonful of olive oil in a pan, and add the prepared gravy. Keep sautéing until the gravy is almost cooked. Add 1 small spoon of oregano, ¼ cup of chopped basil leaves, salt and a little sugar. Stir well and continue cooking. Finally, add 1 small spoon of vinegar and turn off the flame. Once the pizza sauce cools completely, store it in containers.
Cooking tip: You can add a big spoonful of milk powder while kneading the pizza dough. It improves the taste of the pizza.
Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, June 25 – July 8, 2022
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