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Veg Pizza Recipe, How to make Vegetable Pizza

July 10, 2017 by anjanaskc 6 Comments

Veg Pizza Recipe – one of the most loved fast food across the world. It is the perfect meal. A slice for lunch, some more for dinner, and left over slices for breakfast.

However if you ask me the where to find the perfect pizza, I can’t suggest one restaurant. One restaurant has veg pizza with the perfect sauce, another has my favorite combination of toppings, one has a good balance of both but the crust is too thick, and the other well it is just near home.

So my love for Veg pizza and a failed attempts to find the perfect pizza made me make it at home . The first pizza was restaurant style – Refined flour dough, spicy sauce and my favorite toppings and there it was- my perfect pizza!!

So after that we started making pizzas at home, not only is it more hygienic and fresh but it is also like a picnic at home. We set up the oven in the living room itself, everyone takes turn assembling their own customized pizzas, and we all watch a movie while we wait for each pizza to take 15-20 minutes to bake. That’s a good 1-2 hours spent on having dinner.  I also make the pizza slightly healthier by making the dough with a 50/50 mix of wheat flour/atta and refined flour/maida. But if you want the taste of restaurant style pizza then you can easily make it with refined flour only. Adding wheat flour is optional.

Restaurant style veg pizza dough only has salt in it – but since I am making it myself – I added chili flakes and herbs in the dough which really enhances the taste of the pizza (especially the crust bits). In this pizza I have used my favorite topping of vegetables but you should go ahead and experiment any way you like!

A few tips on toppings for veg pizza recipe-

  1. Try grilling thicker vegetables a little bit before putting on the pizza. Broccoli / Broccolini, asparagus, Eggplant, portabello mushrooms, cauliflower work very well as toppings when grilled
  2. Use fresh Jalapenos instead of pickled/canned ones. They are a little expensive, but the difference in taste is unbelievable.
  3. Use canned pineapples instead of fresh pineapples. Fresh pineapples are unreliable in terms of sweetness.
  4. Marinade paneer in a mix of dry spices (methi, chili powder, chat masala, jeera powder, and oil) for a little bit before using as a topping
  5. Experiment! Below is a small list of ideas:
    1. Fresh Veggies: Tomatoes, capsicum, zucchini, roasted portobello mushrooms, roasted asparagus, corn, jalapenos, roasted cauliflower
    2. Preserved/Pickled Veggies: Sun dried tomatoes, black olives, kalamata olives, green olives, canned mushrooms
    3. Greens: Baby Spinach, Baby Kale, Baby Arugula, Fresh Basil, Cilantro
    4. Fruits: Canned pineapples, canned oranges, pears, pomegranate seeds (make sure they have enough pulp in them – don’t want it to get to crunchy/woody)
    5. Cheese: Feta Cheese (just a little bit), Cream Cheese, Gorgonzola, Cheddar, Shaved Provolone, Ricotta, Goat cheese, Any cheese blend (Monterrey Jack/Colby etc)
    6. Sauces: Basil Pesto, Sour Cream, Hummus (mixed a little bit in the cheese itself), Barbecue Sauce, Hot Sauce, Balsamic Vinegar (as a drizzle)
    7. Others: Cooked black beans, cooked chickpeas, macaroni and cheese, spicy potatoes or french fries

Pizza sauce– Home made fresh pizza sauce taste best ,I have shared the pizza sauce recipe here- Home made pizza sauce 

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Home Made Pizza Recipe,Vegetable Pizza Recipe

Home made veg pizza
Prep Time2 hrs
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time2 hrs 30 mins
Course: Main Course, Roti,paratha,poori ,Breads, snacks/starters
Cuisine: Italian cuisine
Servings: 6 persons

Ingredients

For the pizza base

  • 3 cup Refined Flour / Maida 400 gms
  • 2 cup Whole Wheat Flour / Atta 250 gms
  • 3 tsp Active dry yeast
  • 1.5 tbsp Sugar / Chini
  • 1.5 tsp Salt / Namak
  • 3.5 tbsp Olive Oil / Zeitoun Ka Tel
  • 1 tsp Oregano
  • 1.5 tsp Chilli Flakes / Kuti Lal Mirch
  • 2.5 cups Water / Paani approx

For Pizza topping

  • 2 cups Bell Peppers / Capsicum / Shimla Mirch chopped
  • 1.5 cups Corn Kernels / Makai Dana blanched
  • 1.5 cup Mushroom sliced
  • 1/3 cup Pickled Jalepeno sliced
  • 1.5 Cup Black Olives / Kaale Zeitoun
  • 12 Babycorn sliced lengthwise
  • 1 cup Pineapple / Annanas sliced
  • 450 gm Mozrella cheese grated
  • 3 tbsp Olive Oil / Zeitoun Ka Tel
  • 1.5 cup Pizza sauce

Instructions

  • Take about 2 cups of Luke warm water in a bowl.
  • Add 1 tsp sugar and yeast in it and mix well.
  • Cover and keep aside for about 5-8 minutes or till it froth completely.
  • In a big bowl add refined flour,wheat flour ,salt ,chili flakes, oregano,olive oil and sugar and mix well.
  • Now add the yeast mixture in the refined flour mix and mix to make a soft dough.
  • Can add some plain water if needed to make the dough.
  • Cover the dough with cling film or with a lid and let it rest for about 2 hours or till it become double in volume .
  • Punch down the fermented pizza dough and make equal size balls from the dough
  • Roll the dough ball and make a roti ,you can either use a rolling pin or just pat and pull the dough to make it like a medium thick roti, the edges of the base should be slightly thicker .
  • Grease the pizza pan and dust with some refined flour.
  • Arrange the rolled pizza base in the pizza pan OR directly transfer on the baking tray and prick it with a fork.
  • Gently press and fold the sides of the pizza base.
  • Apply very little olive oil over the base and then apply pizza sauce over it.
  • Spread some mozzarella cheese over the sauce layer.
  • Now put the vegetables topping as per your choice.
  • Sprinkle some salt ,chili flakes and oregano over the vegetables.
  • Now put some cheese and drizzle few drops of olive oil over the pizza.
  • Bake pizza in a preheated oven at 200 C in the middle rack with both rods on
  • Bake it for about 20 -25 minutes or till cheese melts and side of the pizza base become golden brown.
  • Take it out from the oven, wait for 2-3 minutes and then slice and serve.

Notes

Note-
  1. you can make pizza with refined flour only or can use multi grain atta,Wheat flour is added to make it healthy.
  2. left over dough can be easily refrigerated for 3 days.
  3. Addition of chili flakes and oregano is optional in the dough.
  4. Use lukewarm water to dissolve the yeast as hot water kills the yeast so if your yeast mixture is not frothing then either the temperature of water was high or the yeast is not of good quality.
  5. You can use dough maker or food processor to make the pizza dough .

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Comments

  1. alexander says

    August 20, 2018 at 12:40 pm

    The Pizza looks really delicious. I will definitely try this at home 🙂

    Reply
    • anjanaskc says

      September 10, 2018 at 8:05 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Jain says

    June 3, 2018 at 12:42 pm

    Which company’s dry yeast do you use ??

    Reply
    • anjanaskc says

      September 10, 2018 at 8:11 pm

      I use DCL Dry Yeast.

      Reply
  3. Manali Shah says

    May 26, 2016 at 3:48 pm

    Such a delicious recipe! I have always loved making vegetarian pizzas at home and now I think I have a lovely new recipe to add to the list. A friend of mine suggested using Go Pizza Cheese so I decided to try it out. I must say, I absolutely loved it!!!!! It was the perfect blend of flavour and stringy texture that it gets from mozzarella. I am going to make the recipe again tomorrow for my friends, hope they like it too!!

    Reply
  4. chowringhee says

    January 5, 2016 at 9:43 am

    I like your pizza making recipe, i will definitely try to make this delicious pizza.

    Reply

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"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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