Potato Pizza

For me potato is welcome in any dish. I tasted potato pizza  in some pizza shop (in US). I loved the idea of potato and mild flavors. So thought of making at home..Here it is...

Ingredients:

• 1 Pizza dough (home made pizza dough)
• 1 Potato
• 1/4 cup Basil and Garlic Pesto (store bought/ home made)
•  1/2 cup Montery Jack Cheese (shredded)
• Salt and Pepper as per your taste.

Method:

Cook the potato till tender(not mushy). Shave the skin, cut into very thin slices and let them sit in salted water for few minutes. Meanwhile roll the pizza in desired shape. Brush oil on surface of the baking tray. Place the rolled pizza, brush some olive oil. Spread the basil and garlic pesto. Place the cooked potatoes all over the pizza. Sprinkle pepper, cheese and bake for 20-25 minutes at 400F.

Here Potato Pizza is ready to eat....

Note: If using ready made pizza dough then bake according to the instructions.

Sending Potato Pizza and Veg Bean Tacos to Jagruti's Joyful Eating Whilst Traveling Event.

Veg Bean Tacos recipe goes to My legume love affair which was started by  Susan's  and hosted by Ruchi.

Stuffed Pizza

Ingredients:

• Home made Pizza dough
• ¼ cup Ricotta Cheese
• 1 Tbsp Olive oil (for brushing)
• Sauce (tomato, garlic, onion and basil) (home made or store bought)
• Mozzarella Cheese
• Green Bell Papper ( chopped)
• Olives (for garnish)
• Onion (sliced)
• Salt to taste

Method:

Grind the Mint leaves, garlic, green chilies, salt, black pepper with little water and green sauce/ paste is ready. Roll out the dough to a 9 inch diameter. Put this rolled dough on the baking sheet. Brush the dough with olive oil and let it sit for 10 minutes. On the top of dough at the edges put the ricotta cheese as shown in the below pic. Seal the edges properly. And add sauce, onion slices, olives and cheese. Bake at 450 degree F about 25-30 minutes.

Note: i have used (low fat) Ricotta cheese, It will be not a souacy cheese as mozrella.

Veggie Pizza

Ingredients:

• (click here) for Basic Pizza Dough/ Base

For Sauce (can use Store bought or Home made)

• 2 Tomatoes (chopped)
• 1/2 cup Tomato Paste
• 1 Onion ( chopped)
• 1 tsp Garlic Paste
• 1/2 Red Chilly Powder (crushed)
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning (optional)
• 1/4 tsp Ground Black Pepper
• 1 Bay leave
• Salt to taste

Method:

Heat the pan with olive oil, add garlic, cursed red pepper and saute for 1 minute or so. add onion, tomatoes and tomato paste. Saute till they are tender. Add Italian seasoning, bay leave, ground black paper, salt and saute for 2-3 minutes. (remove bay leave) Now add this into mixture. The Sauce is ready.

Roll out the pizza dough. Spread the above made sauce. Put all the topping of your liking. ( i have used Green Bell Pepper, Black Olives and Mozzarella cheese).

Bake at 375 F about 30-35 minutes or Till you get nice crust and cheese melts and bubbles.

Pizza Party

Ingredients:

For Tomato cheese Pizza

• Home made Pizza dough


• 1 Tbsp Olive oil (for brushing)


• Home made Sauce (tomato, garlic, onion and basil)


• Mozzarella Cheese


• Olives (for garnish)


• Onion (sliced)


• Salt to taste

For Green Pizza

• 1 cup Mint leaves


• 1-2 Garlic cloves


• 1-2 Green Chilies (optional)


• 1/4 tsp Black pepper powder


• Parsley


• 1 Tbsp Olive oil (for brushing)


• Mozzarella Cheese


• Olives (for garnish)


• Onion (sliced)


• Tomato (cubes)


• Salt to taste

Method:

Grind the Mint leaves, garlic, green chilies, salt, black pepper with little water and green sauce/ paste is ready. Roll out the dough to a 2-3 inch diameter. Put this rolled dough on the baking sheet. Brush the dough with olive oil and let it sit for 5-7 minutes. On the top of dough add sauce (tomato or Green), onion slices, olives, tomato cubes and cheese. Bake at 450 degree F about 10-12 minutes.

Note: You can use home made Tomato sauce or store bought. If you dont like mint then make all the pizza with tomato sauce.

Chocolate Pizza

Ingredients:

• 1 pound Home made Pizza dough
• 2 Tbs Butter (melted)
• 2 Tbsp Chocolate Chips (semi sweet)
• 2 Tbsp Walnuts / Hazelnuts (toasted and chopped)
• ¼ cup Chocolate-hazelnut spread
• 2 Tbsp Chocolate Chips (milk)

Method:

Roll out the dough to a 7-8 inch diameter. Put this rolled dough on the baking sheet. By using your fingers, make indentations all over the dough. Brush the dough with melted butter. Bake at 450 degree F about 20-25 minutes. Immediately spread the chocolate -hazelnut spread over the pizza. Sprinkle the chocolate chips. Bake for 1 or 2 minutes only. So that chocolate chips melts. Sprinkle the Nuts and serve.

Basic Pizza Dough

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup All Purpose flour
• 1/2 Cup Wheat Flour
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 Tbsp Yest
• 1/2 tsp Sugar
• 1 cup Warm Water
• 1 Tbsp Olive oil
• 1 tsp Corn meal

Method:

In large bowl put all purpose flour, wheat flour, salt. In a 1 cup warm water add yeast and sugar and leave for 5 minutes. After five minutes add yeast to flour mix and knead it well with water. Olive oil for 5 -10 minutes till its soft dough

Grease the large bowl with olive oil and place this dough. Put some olive oil on the dough also. Let it sit for 2-3 hrs.

After 3 hrs punch the dough and keep for another 1/2 hr. so that dough releases air bubble.

Knead well the dough by dusting some flour.

Now roll the dough on the floured surface. Now put some oil on baking sheet/ tray and put this rolled dough and also brush olive oil on the dough. Let it rest for for 10-12 minutes. Sprinkle some corn meal at the edges and on the rolled dough.

Put the Sauce and toppings as Ur liking. ( olives, mozzarella cheese, mushrooms, bell peppers, onions)

Note:

Corn meal helps to get nice crust.

Leftover pizza can be stored in fridge for 2-3 days. For Best Pizza Dough and crust make the pizza dough 1 day before and let it be in the fridge over nite. Before baking leave the dough outside for 30 minutes.

Thin Curst Cheese Pizza

Click here for : Basic Pizza Dough

For Thin Curst i have added 2 tsp of Corn meal while rolling the dough. I have used ready made Sauce(tomoto, garlic,onion and basil). Use room tempreture Mozrella Cheese.

Cut into squre/ trangle shape.

Serve hot.

Note: By using corn meal it hels to get nice curst. I have rolled the dough as thin as possible. Bake at 450 F for 18-20 minutes ortill all cheese melts and you get nice curst.

Veg Pizza Calzones

Ingredients:

• Home made Pizza Dough


• 2 tsp Olive oil (Plus some more brushing)
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 2 Garlic cloves
• 1/2 tsp Thyme (dry)
• 2 tsp Parsley (chopped)
• 1 can of Tomatoes juice
• 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (crushed)
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
• Vegetables( Broccoli, Carrot, Beans,Corn, or any mixed vegetables)
• Mozzarella Cheese
• 1 Egg (for egg wash)
• Salt to taste

Method:

Roll the pizza dough at 7-8 inch diameter. Brush the olive oil and keep it a side. Heat the pan with oil, add garlic, onion, and all vegetables and saute for 5 minutes or so.Add tomato juice, thyme, parsley and cook till all liquid evaporates. Add salt and pepper and let it cool.

Now sprinkle some mozzarella on rolled pizza over half of each pizza dough, dividing equally and leaving 1 inch border. Spoon this mixture over the cheese. Sprinkle the remaining cheese. Brush the edges with egg wash. Fold the plain dough half over the filling. Forming like a half circle. Press the edges well. Brush some olive oil on the calzones. Bake at 450 F at 10 -15 minutes.