I’m yet to find a person who would not say no to these cheesy gooey Pizza. Though I have made pizzas many a times it has always been with the ready made pizza bases available in the market and this is the first time I’m attempting it from scratch. This is the recipe that my children chose from Sangeetha’s space for the Blog Hop Wednesdays. As I know her space right from the time she started I know her recipe collection very well and hence left it to my children’s choice. Trust me when I say that I will not buy the base from stores any more and it will be always be homemade from now on. There is something to homemade pizza which makes you fall in love with them all over again.
Do excuse the clicks, it was very late in the evening and the light has started to fade. I forgot to grease the edges of the pizza with oil and hence they appear a bit white but apart from that everything else was perfect. I prefer thin crusted ones to the thick ones and made a few changes according to my family’s preferences but you can always experiment with the versatile pizza. I followed my friend’s tip on how to avoid sogginess and baked the base beforehand and it worked like a charm.
Homemade Pizza
You’ll need:
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All Purpose flour – 1-1/2 cups
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Instant Dry Yeast – 1 packet / 2-1/4 tsp
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Salt – 1/2 tsp
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Sugar – 1 tsp
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Milk / Water – 1/2 cup
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Olive oil / Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp
For the Topping:
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Onion – 1
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Tomato – 1
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Capsicum / Green Bell Pepper – 1
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Mushrooms – 2
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Tomato sauce – 3 to 4 tbsp (I used Del Monte)
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Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
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Garam Masala Powder – 1/4 tsp
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Pizza Cheese – 1/2 cup
Method:
Preheat the oven @ 220 Degrees Celsius.
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Mix together flour, salt and sugar in a bowl. Cut open the packet of yeast into it and mix once more. I used a mixture of both and milk and water. Heat till it reaches lukewarm stage and pour over the flour and make into a dough.
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Add oil and smear your hands and form a soft dough. Grease a bowl with oil and place the dough in it and close with a lid or a damp towel and let it rest for an hour. Mine tripled in an hour.
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Now punch the dough to let the air out and place the dough on a board and with the help of a rolling pin gently make a big circle. I used the pan that came with the oven for baking. I greased the bottom with oil and lightly floured it. Transfer the circle of dough to the pan and start to make a circle by spreading with your fingers and palm.
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Here is what I did with the topping: Prick the pizza dough, smear oil on the surface and bake for 5 min. This is to prevent the pizza from becoming soggy after to add the topping. Now take it out, smear a layer of tomato sauce and on top of that arrange the vegetables according to your wish. Grate a thin layer of pizza cheese all over. Sprinkle red chilli powder, garam masala powder and drop big dollops of tomato sauce here and there. Again grate cheese to cover everything.
Place in the oven and once again bake for 15 min to 20 min approx. or till the cheese on top melts completely to look like the above picture. A piece of heaven just the way I wanted. Enjoy !!!
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Notes:
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This is off to Blog Hop Wednesdays ~ Week 15, I love Baking #2, Bake Fest, Holi Fest and do not forget to check here to find out what the Blog Hoppers are cooking.
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Very delicious and mouthwatering pizza..Superb…….
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Tempting !
I want that pizza right away radhi 🙂
pizza looks delicious..home made ones deserve a double yess 4m my side
wow looing yummy ,tempting.step by step recipe is very clear now i think i can try to make pizza
Homemade pizza is always best. Your pizza looks fantastic
too good makes me go wildly hungry..
wow…
pizza looks wonderful radhika 🙂
nice post .
Pizza at home, definitely a great boom.
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looks perfect!yumm
Yummy…. too good to be true..:) Loved it..
Reva
Homemade is always the best. Looks so perfect and cheesy…
mouthwatering…ur pizza luks jst perfect and gorgeous….i m craving for one now !!!
Homemade pizza looks fabulous. Love to try this soon.
wow yummy recipe radhika
when i get my oven i m goin to start my own blog jumping and check out the baked dishes which so far i havent tried
this is very good one
now I am tempted to give it a shot
incredible, pizza hut is going to shut down if u carry on like this 🙂
wow i want a slice now 🙂 looks amazingly tempting!
very gorgeous luking pizza…
It looks delicious.
They look just perfect dear..
looks delicious and lovely pizza ……
pizza looks fabulous
Great looking pizza..mouthwatering!
we all love pizza and home made cuts the deal…Try adding pizza seasonings in the dough for extra taste.
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Yummy pizza…I’m gonna try this soon.
I am drooling on the pictures..the pizza looks perfect
oh wow! looks absolutely mouth watering! feel like just grabbing a piece!!
Pizza looks great… Love the clicks, I don’t know what you mentioning abt the light., am drooling on the pic that it’s hardly noticeable
nice nice nice
I’m sure pizza never gets ordered at this house. Where is the need to?
WOW..Wanted to try Pizza from scratch for a long time now..your pictures are tempting me to try it soon 🙂
Pizza looks and sounds utterly intriguing
Looking yum yum yum….
your pizza looks so yummy and perfect…have you ever had with pesto base…check out my recipe here:
http://gourmetglobal.blogspot.com/2011/08/homemade-pizza.html
Mireille
I have been making pizza from scratch for sometime now, not following any particular recipe, just following my instinct. Since my instinct is on a break now, the last couple of times I made pizza they came out horrible. Will try your recipe sometime soon. And btw where did you get the yeast packet? Did you buy it in Chennai?
Wow. Thanks for the pics
Mmmm… looks very tempting. I’m planning to cook pizza later this week, so I’ll try out this base recipe for a change. I think the pics are fine. I’m hopeless at snapping pizzas for some reason!
This is amazing radhika.. In love with your pizza.. loved the clicks too!
Thanks for trying out, it came out super good n looks more yummy n tempting…will follow your topping tips next time 🙂
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Wow… these are super tempting… love the color combo of your toppings!!
Pizza looks absolutely perfect and awesome….mouthwatering here….
yum, i love gooey cheesey pizzas too 🙂
Radhika, i am inviting myself over and yes my kids too ! gal the pizza looks superlative ! S.L.U.R.P
Wow! Amazing looking pizza ! The pics are superb!
The pizza looks awesome…I have had a bad time once with pizza dough, but you make it look so easy!
Awesome pizza perfectly done, looks so yummy n inviting too….
Radhika, this is getting me speechless!!
Gal, go for Master Chef this time, and I’m serious about it. 🙂
The clicks are fantabulous as always and then superb is the presentation and that explanation.
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this is in my to do list for a long time. Waiting for kids holidays. Nice and delicious pizza
yummy pizza…….dat too homemade..vl try this soon……..
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wow..wow…fantastic & delicious pizza!!! Love to take a bite right now 😉 Hey Radhika I’ve send a mail to you. Please check & reply whenever you are free 🙂
With such a mouthwatering pizza you expect people to say no? High hopes dear.
This seems like such an easy recipe, I absolutely love to make pizzas at home, http://www.cookeatdelicious.com/pizza-recipes/homemade-pizzas-recipe.html, thanks for another recipe!
Mouthwatering pizza. What would it’s taste I am keen to eat this pizza.
This pizza looks fantastic. Now I want to go home and make this tonight. Yum! Thanks for the inspiration.
I really liked your pizza recipe. The kids loved it and that’s all that matters. Will make again for sure. Thanks
thanks a lot radhika… i tried the same measurements given here and it came out so well.. JUST LIKE THE STORE BROUGHT ONES…. so I would say its a foolproof recipe 🙂 and thanks for that
THanks a lot radhika.. I tried the same measurements andsame method given here and it came out very welll and all at home had to say “it tasted like the store brought ones” and thanks a lot for that
Nice pizza…. Will try it sometime soon. After you are done with the toppings, you can oil the edges to make them brown and they like one in restaurents.. 🙂
radhi.. i tried the idea of baking it a little before topping it. as i have never made it the other way, not sure if the other one becomes soggy.. but this one came out perfect.. thanks for the tip
Looks delicious Homemade pizza is always best. Your pizza looks fantastic
Thank you for such an amazing recipe.