I always like Paneer Pizza, mittu loves it too.So I decided to have onion, capsicum and paneer as topping this time.With the goodness of whole wheat, and the burst of flavours from paneer, onion and capsicum the pizza was absolutely delicious.Mittu is not fond of capsicum so I reserved the remaining one dough for her, and baked it with just cheese, onion and paneer when she was back from school, she had a surprise homemade pizza and I was really happy seeing her enjoy it.
Ingredients
For The Pizza BaseWheat Flour(Atta/ Chapathi Flour) – 1 and 1/4 cups
Active dry yeast – 1 tsp ( I used Bakers brand)
Water – 1/4 cup + 1/4 cup
Sugar – 1 tsp
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Olive oil – 1 and 1/2 tbsp
For The ToppingPaneer – 1/4 cup
Black Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp
Tomato Sauce – 1 tsp
Mozarella Cheese – 3/4 cup grated
Oregano – 1/4 tsp
Capsicum – 1/2 cup cubed(I used 3 colors)
Pizza Sauce – 2 tbsp
Big Onion – 1/2 cubed
For GarnishOregano – as required
Chilli Flakes – as needed
Paneer – 15 small cubes
Method
* In 1/4 cup warm water, add sugar and yeast set aside for 10mins.You will see the mixture frothing this ensure that your yeast is active. This test is only for active dry yeast, if you are using instant yeast then skip this step and proceed to step2.
* In a mixing bowl add the yeast solution, oil and salt whisk it well.Then add wheat flour and mix well.Add remaining 1/4 cup water.
* Mix well and knead it to form a smooth pilable dough.Keep it in a warm place undisturbed for 2 hrs.When u check after 2 hrs, the dough would have been raised.
* Now punch it down incase for any air bubbles. I divided the dough to make 2 small pizzas.Roll the dough to a thin base and cut it out with a lid to get perfect circles.Prick the base with fork to make sure of even cooking and to avoid puffing up.
* Preheat the oven for 150 degree Celsius for 10 mins.Add tomato sauce and freshly crushed pepper,oregano and mix well, Set aside.Grease a baking tray with little oil and sprinkle little flour.
* Transfer the rolled pizzas to the baking tray, and bake in preheated oven for 7-9mins.Once the pizza base is ready brush it with milk.Alternatively,If you want to bake both the base and topping together then at this stage add the topping and bake at 200 deg C for 15-20 mins.
* Spread pastaa sauce on the pizza base.First add half of grated cheese then arrange the toppings – I’ve used onion, capsicum and paneer.Then add remaining grated cheese.While you arrange the toppings, preheat oven at 200 deg C for 10mins.
* Once both the pizzas are ready, bake in preheated oven for 5-mins until cheese melts and the base turns golden brown at the edges.After removing from oven add oregano, chilli flakes cut into wedges and enjoy.
* Serve hot always