Tawa pizza (Pan Pizza)

Serves: 2 small pizzas

Ingredients:

• For Pizza Base:
• Plain Flour/ Maida: 1 cup
• Instant Dry Yeast/ Dry yeast: 1/2 tsp (If you are not using Instant yeast, mix in 2 tsp of lukewarm water and a little sugar and keep aside for 5 mins. If using Instant Yeast, you can add it directly in the plain flour)
• Salt: 1/2 tsp
• Sugar: 1/2 tsp
• Olive oil: 1 tsp
• Pizza Toppings:
• Capsicum: 1 (Cut in thin long strips)
• Onion: 1  (Cut in thin long strips)
• Olives
• Sweet corn
• Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese): 100 gms (grated)
• Oregano: 1 tsp
• Salt: 1 tsp
• Black Pepper Pwd: to taste
• Pizza sauce/ Tomato Ketchup
• Oil: 1 tsp

Method:

• For Pizza base:
• In  a flat pan, add maida, salt, sugar, olive oil, instant dry yeast and Knead the dough with lukewarm water (~1/4- 1/2 cup). Knead the dough for 5-6 mins to get a soft dough. (Apply a little oil on the dough t prevent it from getting dry)
• Keep aside for 1 hour in warm place for fermentation.

• For toppings:
• Take a non- stick pan. Heat 1/2 tsp oil.
• Add onions, capsicum, olives, sweet corn and saute for 3-5 mins till the vegetables become little tender.
• Keep aside.
• Heat a flat non-stick pan/ tawa. Keep it on medium flame.
• Now take half of the dough. Make a small ball. With the help of rolling pin, make thick chapati on rolling pin. (Dust with dry plain flour, if needed)

• Slightly oil the tawa. (if it is not- non-stick)
• Put chapati on the tawa. Let it cook for 1-2 mins. Flip when the side touching the tawa becomes little brown. 

• Lower the flame.
• Apply pizza sauce and spread a thin layer of paneer. Now spread sauted vegetables and a layer of paneer again.

• Sprinkle salt, black pepper and oregano.
• Cover and cook for 5-6 mins.(Keep checking after every 1-2 mins)
• Cut with pizza cutter and serve.

PS:

• You can use grated mozzarella cheese instead  of paneer.
• You can use any vegetables of your choice.
• If you are not using Instant yeast, mix yeast in 2 tsp of lukewarm water and a little sugar and keep aside for 5 mins. 
• If using Instant Yeast, you can add it directly in the plain flour.