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Chickpea Pizza

The base of this pizza is made with chickpea flour, definitely a healthier version of the conventional pizza base This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Chickpea Pizza

Main Ingredients Chickpea bread, Chickpea flour (besan)
Cuisine Fusion
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 11-15 minutes
Cook time 1.30-2 hour
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Veg

Ingredients list for Chickpea Pizza

  • Chickpea bread
  • 2 cups Chickpea flour (besan)
  • to taste Salt
  • 1/4 cup + for drizzling Olive oil
  • Toppings
  • to brush Olive oil
  • 2 Medium tomatoes
  • 200 grams Bocconcini cheese
  • as required Pizza sauce
  • to sprinkle Fresh basil leaves
  • to sprinkle Black peppercorns crushed

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180˚C.
  2. Take chickpea flour in a bowl, add salt, oil and 4 cups water and whisk well.
  3. For each portion, take a non-stick skillet and drizzle a little oil in it and spread evenly. Place the skillet in the preheated oven for 5-10 minutes to heat up.
  4. Take the skillet out of the oven, strain ½ the mixture in it and place it back in the oven to bake for 20-25 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile slice tomatoes and the Bocconcini cheese into roundels.
  6. Bring the skillet out of the oven, brush a little olive oil on the surface, apply some pizza sauce and spread it evenly.
  7. Place the tomato slices and Bocconcini cheese slices alternately till the entire surface is covered. Sprinkle a few basil leaves and crushed black peppercorns, keep the skillet back in the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes.
  8. Take the skillet out of the oven, cut the pizza into wedges and serve hot.
  9. Make another pizza in the same way.
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