This is my first post! Yay! It is with great excitement I take my first step in the world of blogging.
So today I’m going share one of my favorite dish of all time that is Pizza 🙂
Mmm… pizza. I have to say, pizza is one of the most wonderful foods to ever be created. Man, I love pizza so much . So, last night, I decided to make one in a skillet instead of an oven . And it turned out really well. I’m sharing the exact same recipe with you, so you can try it at home. Trust me, making pizza (crust ) at home is really simple . The only thing you need is a little practice.
I’m making a margherita pizza but you can use toppings of your choice as well 🙂
Margherita Pizza Recipe –
INGREDIENTS
Serving size- Around 4 medium sized pizza
For the dough –
● 3 cups Whole wheat flour .
(You can even use all purpose flour that is Maida in hindi but I’m using whole wheat flour to make it healthier )
● 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
(You can use ordinary refined oil too )
● 1 teaspoon Salt
● 1 teaspoon Active dry yeast
● 1 tbsp Sugar
● Lukewarm Water – 1 cup
For pizza sauce –
● 200g Tomato Puree / Paste
● 1/2 teaspoon Oregano
● 3-4 garlic cloves (grated or finely minced)
● 1 onion (finely chopped)
● 1 tbsp sugar
● 1/2 tsp salt
● Pinch of ground pepper
● 6 -7 basil leaves, torn into small pieces
● 2 tbsp Olive oil
Topping-
● Mozzarella Cheese (shredded or sliced)
● Tomatoes, cut thinly
● 7- 8 basil leaves, cut into strips
DIRECTIONS –
For Dough –
1. In a bowl, mix water, yeast & sugar and wait until the yeast is frothy .
2. Mix flour, salt, olive oil into the yeast mixture
3. Knead the mixture until it comes together .
4. Now, Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface dusted with flour. Knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 -7 minutes, using more flour if necessary to keep it from sticking.
5. Place dough in a greased bowl, cover with a damp towel and allow to rise for 30 minutes or until doubled in size
6. Divide the dough into 3-4 balls depending on the size you wish to make.
7. Preheat the skillet (tawa in hindi ) . If you are not using a non-stick tawa, grease it with oil and place the pizza inside it.
8. Cook it for 3-4 minutes until the lower side of the crust gets a little brown then flip it and cook the other side too in the same manner.
For sauce –
1. Heat oil in a pan over medium- high flame .
2. Now add garlic and onions to it and saute for 2-3 mins until lightly browned
3. Add the remaining ingredients. Lower the heat and simmer
4. Cook for 5-6 minutes.
5. Keep aside and let it cool.
To finish-
1. Spread sauce on pre -baked crust.
2. Top with sliced tomatoes (optional) , mozzarella cheese and basil.
3. Put the pizza in a skillet and cover it and cook for the pizza for about 5-6 minutes until sufficiently crispy and melted to your liking .
4. Cut into pieces and serve immediately.
Foodella 