Monday 15 October 2012

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.


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