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Microwave
Oven
Cooked
Millennium Pizza
Have
a platter full of delicious pizza that flatters your
taste
beyond dream. Having originated in Naples, Italy, pizza
has
become a household dish the world over. here is how it
is
prepared in myriad forms using a microwave.........
Egg
Pizza
Ingredients
for the basic pizza base (2 pizza crust)
500 gms
Flour
1 ½ tsp
Dry yeast
1 tbsp
Sugar
1 tsp
Salt
Warm water (approx 2 cups)
Method
Mix all of the
dry ingredients together. Add
water and knead into a smooth dough. Keep the dough
aside for approx 1 hour and
let it rise into double Punch it down and knead again.
Divide the dough into
equal big round balls. Roll into a thick circle, grease the
pizza tray with plenty of oil and place the rolled out dough
in the tray. (size of the circle should be according to
the size of the pizza tray).
Leave for 15 minutes.
Ingredients
for the basic tomato sauce
1 kg
Tomatoes (blanched & chopped)
3
Onions (chopped)
6 cloves
Garlic (crushed)
3-4 tsp
Sugar
1 tsp
Red chilli powder
4 tbsp
Olive oil
Salt to taste
Method
for basic tomato sauce
Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion and
crushed garlic and fry for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, sugar,
chilli powder and salt, cook for 10 minutes. When done blend
the mixture in a liquidizer.
Ingredients
for the topping
6
Boiled Eggs (peeled & sliced)
2 tsp
Oregano
¼ cup
Capsicum (finely chopped)
1 tsp
Chilli flakes
1½ cup
Mozzarella cheese (grated)
Little
butter
Salt to taste
Finally
Spread tomato sauce on a rolled out dough. Arrange egg slices and
capsicum on it. Spread oregano, chilli flakes, salt and
cheese. Dot with butter and bake in very hot oven at 500*F for
20 minutes or until done. Cut into pieces and serve hot.
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Ham
and Pepperoni Pizza
Ingredients
8 slices
Ham
½ cup
Tomato paste
½ cup
Tomato sauce
4
Bread rounds or small pizza base
100 gms
Pepperoni salami (sliced) (Pork Salami)
1 tsp
Oregano
4 cups
Mozzarella cheese (grated)
1 tbsp
Fresh Parsley
Method
Slice ham into
thin strips. Combine paste and sauce in bowl. Spread sauce
mixture over bread rounds, top with ham, pepperoni, oregano and cheese.
Sprinkle with parsley.
Place pizzas on oven tray & bake in a hot
oven for about 10 minutes or until pizzas are browned. When done serve hot.
Chilli
- Paneer Pizza
Ingredients
1 basic recipe
Pizza
dough
1 basic recipe
Tomato
sauce
Butter to greasing
Ingredients
for topping
1 cup
Fresh Paneer (cut into fine cubes)
2
Onion (sliced)
½ cup
Capsicum (sliced)
¼ tsp
Oregano
For
baking
½ cup
Mozzarella cheese
1 tbsp
Olive oil
Salt to taste
Method
Roll out the
pizza dough into a thick round circle and place on greased baking
dish. Spread the tomato sauce over the base and fill with fresh
paneer cubes, sliced onion
& capsicum
Season with salt & top with the cheese and finally drizzle the olive oil
over it. Bake in a preheat oven at 180*c for about 20 minutes or until the base is
evenly browned. Sprinkle oregano & serve hot.
Baby
Corn Pizza
Ingredients
2
Pizza base
1 basic recipe
Tomato
sauce
2 cups
Baby corn (sliced & blanched)
1½ cup
Mozzarella cheese (grated)
1 tbsp
Olive oil
Method
Heat half the
olive oil in a non-stick pan
over a low flame and place a pizza base on it. Spread half the tomato sauce over the pizza base. Place baby
corns slices over the sauce. Top with half the cheese. Cover the pan with lid and cook
on a very slow flame for 10 to 12 minutes or till the base is evenly
browned. Use the remaining ingredients to make another pizza. Serve
hot.
Smoked
Salmon and Spinach Pizza
Ingredients
½ cup
Tomato sauce
4
Bread rounds or small pizza base
1 cup
Mozzarella cheese (grated)
¼ bunch
Spinach (shredded)
100
gms
Smoked salmon pieces
1 small
Onion (sliced)
1 tsp
Green chillies (chopped)
1 cup
Extra cheese (grated)
¼ cup
Sour cream
Method
Spread
sauce evenly over breads, place bread on an
oven tray. Sprinkle cheese, spinach, salmon, onion and
chillies over pizza base. Sprinkle with extra cheese. Bake in a moderate hot oven for about 12 minutes or until done. Top with
sour cream, return to oven for about 1 minute or until cream is warm. Serve hot.
Chicken
Pizza
Ingredients
for the pizza base
1½ cup
Plain flour
Salt to taste
¾ cup
Milk
1½ tsp
Baking powder
2 tbsp
Butter
Method
for the pizza base
Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and butter. Add
the milk and knead into a dough.
Flatten or roll out the dough to 3 to 4 mm thick on a lightly
greased flat board.
Fold up an edge all around and refrigerate for sometime.
Ingredients
for the topping
2 large
Garlic cloves (chopped)
2 cup
Tomato puree
2 tbsp
Jalapeno chillies
500 gms
Cooked chicken (shredded)
1 tbsp
Oregano
1 tbsp
Butter
1 small
Chicken cube
¾ cup
Cheddar cheese
½ cup
Soft cheese with garlic and herbs
Salt to taste
Method
Saute garlic in butter in a frying pan. Add the
tomato puree and crumble in the
chicken cube. Simmer, stirring now and then until all the liquid has
evaporated. Mix in the jalapeño chillies and cool the sauce completely.
Spread over the base and bake at 250*C for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven
and sprinkle shredded chicken, garlic cheese and finally a thick
layer of grated
cheddar cheese.
Season with salt and oregano and bake until the
cheese has melted and the base
seems cooked, approximately five minutes. Serve hot.
Herbal
Pizza
Ingredients
2
Pizza base
1 basic recipe Tomato
sauce
Ingredients
for topping
10-12
Fresh basil leaves (roughly chopped)
1 cup
Mozzarella cheese (grated)
2 tbsp
Oil
Butter for greasing
Method
Place
one pizza base on a greased baking tray. Spread half the tomato
sauce on the pizza base. Sprinkle with half the basil leaves and
cheese on top of the pizza.
Drizzle
with half of the olive oil and bake in a preheated oven 200*C for 20
minutes or until the base is evenly browned. Repeat with the
remaining ingredients to make another pizza. Serve hot.
Mushroom
Pan Pizza
Ingredients
for the pizza base
2 cup
Plain flour (maida)
Salt to taste
1 tsp
Sugar
1 tbsp
Oil
2 tsp
Fresh yeast (crumbled)
Method
for basic pizza
Combine
all the ingredients except the oil in a bowl and knead into a soft
dough using enough water until it is smooth and elastic. Add the oil
and knead again. Cover the dough with a wet muslin cloth and keep
aside till it doubles.
Press the
dough lightly to remove the air. Divide the dough into 2 equal
parts. Roll out each portion into a
big and thick circle & keep aside.
Ingredients
for the tomato sauce
4 large
Tomatoes
1 small
Onions (chopped)
1 tsp
Garlic (chopped)
¼ cup
Tomato ketchup
1 tsp
Sugar
½ tsp
Dried oregano
2 tbsp
Oil
Salt to taste
Method
for tomato sauce
Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water. Peel
and make a puree of tomatoes. Pass through a sieve to remove
the seeds. Heat the oil, add the onion and garlic and
saute for a few minutes. Add the tomato pulp and allow it to
simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until the sauce reduces a little. Add
the ketchup, sugar and salt and simmer for some more time, add
oregano and mix well keep
aside.
Ingredients
for the topping
½ cup
Spring onion (chopped)
½ cup
Mushroom (sliced)
1 cup
Mozzarella cheese (grated)
1 tbsp
Oil for cooking
Finally
Heat half the oil in
a non-stick pan and place a pizza base on it. Spread half the tomato
sauce over the pizza base. Top with half the spring onions, mushroom
and cheese.
Cover the pan with a lid
and cook on a very low flame for 10 to 12 minutes or till the base
is evenly browned. When done serve
hot. Similarly make another pizza with the remaining ingredients.
Capsicum
- Ring Pizza
Ingredients
for the basic pizza dough
2 cup Plain flour (maida)
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Castor sugar
4 tsp Olive Oil
Warm water
1½ tsp Fresh yeast Or 2
tsp dry yeast
Method
for basic pizza
Sieve
the flour with the salt and sugar. Add the oil and mix well. Make a
well in the center and crumble the yeast in the center. Sprinkle ½
cup of warm water over the yeast. Wait for a few minutes. Mix the
yeast in the flour and add enough water to make a dough.
Cover and leave the
dough aside until it is double in size. Knead the dough for 1 minute
again. Divide the dough according to the size of the pizza trays. Make a round ball & roll into a thick circle. Grease the
pizza trays with plenty of oil. Place the rolled- out dough in the
tray. Leave for 15 minutes.
Ingredients
for the basic tomato sauce
1 kg
Tomatoes (blanched & chopped)
3
Onions (chopped)
6 cloves
Garlic (crushed)
3-4 tsp
Sugar
1 tsp
Red chilli powder
4 tbsp
Olive oil
Salt to taste
Method
for basic tomato sauce
Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion and
crushed garlic and fry for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, sugar,
chilli powder and salt, cook for 10 minutes. When done blend the
mixture in a liquidizer.
Ingredients
for topping
2
Capsicum (cut into rings)
225 gms
Mozzarella cheese (grated)
a few
Red chillies (coarsely powdered)
Little
Butter
Salt to taste
Finally
Spread the sauce
over the rolled-out dough. Arrange the capsicum rings sprinkle
plenty of cheese, coarsely powdered red chillies and salt. Dot with
butter. Bake in a very hot oven at 500*F for 20 minutes or until
done. Cut into pieces and serve hot.
Bean
Pizza
Ingredients
for the dough
2 cup
Flour (maida)
1 cup
Wheat flour
4 tsp
Oil
½ tsp
Salt
Oil for deep frying
Method
for the dough
Mix the flours. Add the oil and salt and make a soft dough by adding
water. Roll into thin rounds with the help of plain flour. Prick
lightly with a fork. Deep fry in hot oil on both sides on a medium
flame until crisp.
Ingredients
for the topping
1 cup
Beans (rajmah)
1
Onion (chopped)
2 tbsp
Tomato ketchup
2 tbsp
Oil
2 tbsp
Butter
Salt to taste
3 ½ cup
Mozzarella cheese (grated)
few
Olives (chopped)
1 tsp
Jalapeno chillies
6 tbsp
Hot & spicy sauce
Method
for the topping
Soak the
beans overnight. Cook in pressure cooker in just enough water until
done. Heat the oil and fry onion till translucent. Add the beans,
tomato ketchup, butter and salt cook for 2 to 3 minutes. When
cooked, mash the beans lightly.
Finally
Put the fried rounds
on a baking tray and spread a little bean mixture on each.
Spread jalapeño chillies, a little hot and spicy sauce and equal
amount of grated cheese on each fried round. Garnish with olives and
grill until cheese melts. Serve hot.
Channa
Pizza
Ingredients
2
Pizza base
1 basic recipe Tomato sauce
Butter
for greasing
Ingredients
for topping
½ cup
White channa (soaked overnight)
1 clove
Garlic (chopped)
1 Green
chilli (chopped)
1 large
Onion (chopped)
1 cup
Tomatoes (chopped)
1 tsp
Corriander powder
2 tsp
Cumin seed powder
½ tsp
Chilli powder
2 tbsp
Tomato powder
1 tbsp
Oil
1 tbsp
Butter
Salt
to taste
1 cup
Capsicum (sliced)
1 cup
Mozzarella cheese (grated)
Method
for the
channa
topping
Pressure-cook
the channas until done. Drain and keep aside. Heat the oil in
saucepan. Add the garlic, green chilli and onion and stir for some
time. Add the tomatoes, corriander powder, cumin seed powder, chilli
powder and tomato puree and cook for 10-15 minutes till the oil
separates.
Add the
channas and salt, mix well. Simmer for 5 to 7 minutes, adding water
if required. When done keep aside.
Finally
Place one pizza base on a
greased baking tray. Spread half the channa topping on it. Top with
half the capsicum and cheese. Bake in preheated oven at 200*C for
about 10 to 15 minutes or until done. Serve hot with chilli flakes.
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