How to make Cornmeal Crust Pizza -
This pizza has a base made of cornmeal and is absolutely delicious.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Cornmeal (मकई का आटा), Mozzarella cheese (मोज़ारेला चीज़)
Cuisine : Fusion
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Cornmeal Crust Pizza Recipe Card
Hindi: makai
Corn was indigenous to America, but is now grown throughout the world. It is used as a vegetable, briefly boiled or roasted or eaten with butter. And it would also interest you to know that the favourite popcorn, made by popping the small corn kernels, is a wholesome cereal food and is easily digested. Besides this, corn sees its use in various other ways – salads, soups, subzis and even sweets too!
Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 1-1.30 hour
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Cornmeal Crust Pizza Recipe
Cornmeal cooked 1 cup
Mozzarella cheese cubes as required
Olive oil for greasing
Vegetable stock 1 cup
Salt to taste
Crushed black peppercorns to taste
Fresh oregano sprigs 2-3
Parmesan cheese powder 2 tablespoons
Pizza sauce as required
Babycorns diagonally sliced 6-7
Button mushrooms roughly chopped 6-8
Mushroom ½ cup
Cherry tomatoes quartered 3-4
Fresh basil leaves 6-8
Method
Step 1
Heat cooked polenta in a non-stick pan. Add vegetable stock, mix and cook for a minute. Add salt, crushed peppercorns and torn fresh oregano, mix and cook till it thickens. Add 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, mix and switch off heat. Set aside to cool.
Step 2
Preheat oven at 180ºC. Grease a baking tin with some olive oil.
Step 3
Pour some polenta mixture into greased tin and spread evenly. Keep aside till it sets.
Step 4
Put the baking tin on a baking tray. Place the baking tray in preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Step 5
Demould and spread some pizza sauce over the baked crust. Top with some crumbled cheese cubes, baby corn, mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, torn basil leaves and some more crumbled cheese. Sprinkle some crushed peppercorns, salt and remaining parmesan cheese.
Step 6
Put the prepared pizza on a baking tray. Place the baking tray in preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.
Step 7
Serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 764 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 35.1 gm
Protein : 106.7 gm
Fat : 21 gm
Other : Fiber- 14.8gm
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