Pizza

Guacamole Jalepeno pizza – Mexcian Style Pizza

December 20, 2013 By

Here I am with yet another pizza which I experimented without a tomato base sauce . This is much heathier and delicious to taste we liked it a lot :). Giving an Mexican twist to the pizza , when i say mexico the first thing comes in our mind is our very own guacamole right ? so here i have given the pizza an mexican twist by using guacamole instead of sauce :). Guacamole is a great dip with Doritos and tortilla chips but they tasted yummy on top of a pizza too . This is another way to make a pizza with a different sauce instead of tomato sauce always you can try something different and healthier this way .

You can add any topping on this pizza but I had added only jalapeno here . This was an wonderful experiment for me Don’t use store bought guacamole for this make it fresh at home so that you can make adjustments to the taste you want them to be . Here my second pizza for my week 3 BM ..Check Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 35

Ingredients

For pizza dough

Refer my veggie pizza post to make pizza dough
I used one half part of the dough for this recipe

Guacamole

2 ripe Avocados
1/2 cup red onion (chopped)
1/2 ripe tomato, seeds and pulp removed, chopped
1-2 No green chillies (finely chopped)
salt to taste
Black pepper (as needed)
2 tbsp cilantro finely chopped
1 tbsp lemon juice

Topping

Jalapenos’s – 2-3 (cut into roundels)
Mozzarella cheese – Shredded ( as required)

Method

For Guacomole

Cut avocados in half. Remove seed. Scoop out avocado from the peel, put in a mixing bowl.
Using a fork, roughly mash the avocado. Add the chopped onion, cilantro,chillies, lime or lemon, salt and pepper and mash some more. .
Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole to prevent oxidation from the air reaching it. Refrigerate until ready.

Assembling and Baking Pizza

Pre heat the oven at 350 F for 15 mins .
Roll the pizza dough prick it with fork place on a tray and bake it for 10 mins.
Then remove the pizza base spread guacamole, top them with jalepeno and cheese.
Bake them on the rack till all the cheese is melted and corner turn light brown in color.
Enjoy them warm .

Chutney Pizza – Indian style Pizza

December 19, 2013 By

I love to make pizza at home fresh from scratch and have been experimenting with different sauces and topping . We have a very good indian pizza shop in our neighborhood , we visit them many times and after tasting their chutney pizza i was so inspired to try them at home . They tasted so yummy and delicious and a unique taste makes it so wanting . If you are bored with the same old tomato sauce based pizza then this green chutney pizza might attractive you visually and also taste wise it is so yummier .

I chose this week’s theme as pizza for BM and am so happy to share this very appealing and delicious pizza with chutney it in it totally desi style you may say. My H loves green chutney’s a lot and so this pizza is like a heaven to him . I had fun making pizza from scratch at home. So here is my first pizza for this week . .Check Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 35

Ingredients

For pizza dough

Refer my veggie pizza post to make pizza dough
I used one half part of the dough for this recipe

For Green Chutney

Coriander Leaves -1 bunch
Mint leaves – 1 cup
Tamarind – 1 small marble size / 1 tsp
salt to taste
Green chillies- 3-4 No ( adjust according to your taste)

For Toppings

Paneer – 1/2 cup ( cubed)
Capsicum – 1/4 cup ( I took 3 different colors)

Other Ingredients

Mozzarella cheese – 1/2 cup ( grated)

Method

Green chutney

In a blender blend all the ingredients together till a smooth paste and keep it aside.

For Pizza

Pre heat the oven at 350 F – 400 F
Roll the dough on a work surface keep dough slightly thick around the edges. Prick the rolled dough so that they don’t puff up.
Bake the base on a pizza tray for 10 mins .
Remove it from the oven , then spread chutney add the topping, sprinkle some mozzarella cheese and bake them on the rack for 15 – 20 mins or till the corners turn golden brown and if you wish a crispy crust the bake a little longer.

Using a pizza cutter cut the pizza into four and enjoy them warm .

Tips

You can add any veggie topping of your choice but paneer and capsicum taste good .
Adjust the green chillies for chutney as per your spice level .

Cake pan Veggie Pizza (From scratch )

May 16, 2013 By

Hi friends !! The much awaited reveal date for pizza has already come and sorry that am the last one to complete my challenge. Thanks to +Priya Suresh aks for this lovely group she created in the name of “Home baker challenge” where we get to bake with each month with different and delicious baking challenges being challenged by the group members. So glad am a part of it and happy to finish my first challenge. This month first challenge was challenged by +Divya Prakash of “Divya’s Culinary Journey” . She had shared an yummy recipe of pizza this month 🙂

I am great lover of pizza and my lil girl also love pizza . So i was so excited to finish this challenge soon . Pizza’s was originated from Italy and a most like fast food by all. Do u know they celebrate October month as pizza month :). So i am here with my version pizza made for Home baker’s challange.

For Pizza Sauce

Ingredients

2 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tbsp grated Garlic
2 cups Tomato Puree
1 tsp Oregano
1/4 tsp Black Pepper
1/4 tsp Chilli Flakes
2 tbsp Brown Sugar (optional)
4 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
1/2 tsp Basil Leaves

Method

Cook the Tomatoes in boiling water , when they are well done remove the skin and seeds . Grind them in a blender and make a paste
In a large saucepan heat oil , Add grated ginger ,red chilli flakes, tomato paste,basil leaves, tomato ketchup and cook them . Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; cover and simmer stirring occasionally. Cool.
Pour into freezer containers, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Freeze for up to 12 months.

Pizza base

Ingredients

1 envelope active dry yeast
1 cup warm water, 110° F.
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
2 1/4 tsp 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
Corn meal or fine semolina for dusting

Method

Put warm water in a cup; sprinkle yeast over water and stir in sugar; let stand for about 10 minutes, or until it begins to bubble.
Combine 2 1/4 cups flour and salt in a large bowl; pour in oil and yeast mixture and stir until a stiff dough is formed. Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead about 5 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. Add extra flour as needed to keep from sticking to hands and board.

Place in a large bowl greased with shortening or butter; turn dough over to coat the dough well. Cover with towel and let rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Dough should double in bulk. Punch down the dough and shape to fit a lightly greased pizza pan which as been sprinkled lightly with cornmeal or fine semolina .

Assembling Pizza

Toppings (Of your choice)

Sliced Capsicum 1 no
Onion sliced 1 no
Tomatoes cut into circles – 1
Jalapeno cut in to circles -1 no

You can add any topping may be veggie or a fruit topping on this pizza .Above listed are toppings i used.

Method

Keep dough slightly thick around the edges. Fill with favorite filling and toppings top them with Mozzarella cheese and bake it in cake pan for about 15 to 20 minutes at 425°. I like to bake my pizza till the base gets slight brown color on top.