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Cheesy veg Pizza

Pizza is maybe everyone's favorite, correct me if I am wrong. No matter if it's a child, an adult, or an old person, everyone enjoys the time when there's a pizza with a can of coke on the table in front of them. It feels like this hour should never end. 

Alright, let's talk about pizza a bit. Pizza is an Italian origin savory dish with flatbread as a base (usually round in shape but not confined to a round shape anymore) with a variety of toppings like cheese, olives, tomatoes, anchovies, mushrooms, onions, pineapple, chicken, meat, and many more, which is baked at a high temperature in an oven. The variety of toppings may differ according to an individual's taste. Now, you even have a choice in bread types. There are different types of bread being offered like flatbread, thin-crust, cheese-stuffed crust, etc. So it's all in your hand how you want your pizza to be made, what bread to be used, and what toppings you would like. Completely customizable!

This was all about the professionally baked pizza. Homemade pizzas are not very different than these. You just need bread, some cheese, and the toppings of your choice, and you are almost done. What remains is just putting everything in the right place and that's all. Gone are the days when pizza seemed to be very difficult to make. Trust me Making a pizza is no catwalk. And with YouTube videos and online recipe blogs, pizza making is just a piece of cake. 

Cheesy veg pizza
Homemade pizza by Indian Desi Kitchen



Enough of talking and let's get going with making a pizza in very easy steps.

  • Ingredients Checklist (For Pizza Base/Bread)
  1. Lukewarm water
  2. Oil
  3. All-purpose flour
  4. granulated sugar
  5. salt
  6. active dry yeast
  7. Warm milk
  8. White vinegar
Okay then, we have the ingredients for the pizza now. Let's make one for us.
  • Procedure (Pizza base)
  1. Preheat the oven to 200

    ° C

  2. Take a big bowl and mix 1.5 cups of flour, 2 Tbsp of granulated sugar, 1 Tsp of salt, and one small packet of active dry yeast.
  3. Start mixing the mixture with hand or in a stand mixer.
  4. Add 1/4th cup water, 3/4th cup of milk, 1/4th cup of cooking oil, and 1/2 Tbsp of white vinegar.
  5. Add 1.5 cups of flour little by little and keep kneading the dough. 
  6. Knead the dough well for 10 minutes.
  7. Place the dough in a bowl and let it rise for 1 and 1/2 hours.
  8. Split the dough and shape it into the desired pizza base.
  9. Bake this pizza base in a preheated oven for 18-20 minutes at 200° C.
  10. And your pizza base is ready.
Good Job! Now we are almost 70% done. What next? Okay, check the ingredients list.

  • Ingredients Checklist (For Pizza toppings and addons)
  1. Toppings according to your taste like onions, bell paper, mushrooms, tomatoes, chicken, meat, sweet corn, capsicum, olives, anchovies, pineapple, etc.
  2. Pizza cheese (mozzarella) or any other available pizza cheese
  3. Pizza sauce
  4. For a Pizza base, you can make your own as given above or you can buy a ready-made pizza base from a nearby bakery.
Cool! We have all the ingredients and we have our pizza base ready too. Let's proceed to top our pizza.
  • Topping the pizza
  1. Place the pizza base on an oven grill.
  2. Apply the pizza sauce on the base.
  3. Now sprinkle some grated cheese on the base and then place your favorite toppings on the top of the pizza. Make sure you place the toppings evenly on the pizza for a good texture.
    Uncooked veg pizza with all toppings and cheese

  4. Done with all the toppings? Great! Now add more grated cheese over the toppings and cover it with a layer of grated cheese.
    Uncooked veg pizza with all toppings and cheese

    Looks nice!
  5. Put the pizza in an oven for 10-12 minutes at 180° C and your pizza is ready right out of the oven.
    Cooked veg pizza with all toppings and cheese

  6. Cut the pizza in equal parts using a pizza cutter and enjoy the meal. You may add chili flakes and oregano for more taste.

Go for the first bite of your homemade pizza and I am sure it will put a smile on your face. You have actually made a pizza in almost less than half the cost of what you pay at the pizza outlets. Nice work!

Thank you for stopping by. I will be posting many more Indian dishes, So Stay Tuned and Stay Healthy.

See you in my next blog!

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