How to make Cajun Vegetable Pizza -
Assorted vegetables and herb pizza with topped with mozzarella cheese.
This recipe is from the book Any Time Temptations.
Main Ingredients : Pizza base (पीज़ा बेस ), Refined flour
Cuisine : Italian
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Cajun Vegetable Pizza Recipe Card
Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots stretching to antiquity. Italian cuisine is simple and a number of dishes having only four to eight ingredients. They rely mostly on the quality of ingredients rather than elaborate preparation.
Noteworthy changes in Italian cuisine happened with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers and maize, which are now an integral part of this cuisine. Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity each with a distinct taste. This cuisine today is probably one of the most popular in the world.
Prep Time : 1.30-2 hour
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Cajun Vegetable Pizza Recipe
Pizza base
Refined flour 1 1/2 cups
Dry yeast 1 1/2 teaspoons
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Salt 1 teaspoon
Oil 1 tablespoon
Water 3/4 cup
Fat for greasing
FOR SAUCE
Tomatoes finely chopped 4 medium
Olive oil 2 tablespoons
Onion finely chopped 1 small
Garlic finely chopped 4-5 cloves
Fresh basil leaves hand torn a few
Salt to taste
Dried red chillies crushed 1 teaspoon
Topping
Mozzarella cheese grated 1 1/2 cups
Dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon
Tomatoes seeded and cut into thin strips 4 medium
Green capsicum cut into thin strips 1/2 medium
Onions sliced 2 medium
Corn kernels boiled 1/2 cup
Crushed red chillies 1 tablespoon
Olive oil 2 tablespoons
Fresh basil leaves a few
Method
Step 1
Mix yeast with a quarter cup of warm water and sugar and leave aside until frothy. Add frothy yeast to refined flour. Add salt and oil and mix. Add water and knead into soft dough. Leave the dough covered with a damp cloth in a warm place for about forty five minutes or until the dough is about double in volume.
Step 2
Knead the dough again and keep for ten to fifteen minutes more covered with a damp cloth. Divide pizza dough into four portions, roll out each portion into medium thick eight inch discs. Prick them with a fork all over.
Step 3
Grease a baking tray with fat and place the pizza bases over it. Preheat the oven to 220°C. For the sauce heat olive oil in a non stick pan, add the onion and garlic and sauté for two minutes. Add the tomatoes and stir.
Step 4
Add one cup of water and bring it to a boil. Stir in the basil leaves, salt and crushed red chillies. Simmer for about five minutes on medium heat or till it reaches a thick sauce consistency. Spread the sauce equally on all the pizza bases.
Step 5
Spread half cup of grated cheese on equally on them and sprinkle dry oregano. Bake them in the preheated oven for eight to ten minutes or until the pizza bases are crisp.
Step 6
Remove the pizzas from the oven and top them with tomatoes, green capsicum, onions and corn. Sprinkle crushed red chillies, the remaining grated cheese and olive oil. Tear the basil leaves and sprinkle on the pizzas.
Step 7
Bake the pizzas again for few minutes until the cheese melts and starts bubbling. Remove from oven, cut each pizza into six or eight pieces and serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 2266 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 231 gm
Protein : 71.6 gm
Fat : 117.2 gm
Other : 23.3gm
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