ITALIAN PIZZA BASE & PIZZA SAUCE

prep time -1 1/2 hr
servings -3 or 4
persons cuisine -western

Ingredients:

water -250ml
olive oil -5tsp
all purpose flour -7cup
salt -1tsp
sugar-1/2tsp
yeast -7 gr packet
(quick raise)


How to make:

1.Take warm water add yeast,sugar,salt and a cup of all purpose flour and mix.stand covered for 10mins.
2.Now mix the yeast mixture with flour.Knead the dough for 3-4 mins till soft. 3.cover and rest for 1 hr in warm place where we ferment our curd.After 1 hr knead again ,for 3mins and rest for 30min.
4.Take a small lump of dough ,pat or roll into a pizza base .Use dry flour to dust if required.
5.Now take non stick pan spread the pizza dough on that pan add pizza sauce as required (about 1/2 cup),add mozzarella cheese then add toppings what ever you want (jalapeno peppers,chicken,olives,onion,tomato,mushrooms,etc...).
6.Now bake in a hot oven at 450 -475 F,till base is crisp and light.

(Tip: Use non stick pan for pizza base preparation ,no need to buy pizza stone.
Take a fork make holes on pizza base to prevent the aeration fom happening toomuch.)

Pizza sauce:

prep time -30 min

Ingredients:

olive oil -3tsp
butter -3tbsp
capsicum (bell pepper)-3 large
chopped garlic -3
clove pepper powder -pinch(optional)
onion -1/4 cup(optional)
salt -1tsp
Tomatoes -4 big tomatoes (first boil 4 tomatoes then peel off ,prepare 2 tomatoes as puree by placing water and tomatoes in blender then cut other 2 tomatoes as small pieces)
whole basil -1tsp
whole oregano/marzaram -1tsp
funnel seeds -1/4 tsp(optional)

How to make:

1.saute garlic in olive oil add bell pepper,onion and saute for few more sec,add chopped tomato (2),puree of fresh tomatoes(2),salt and pinch of sugar and cook till soft and juices evaporate into right consistency.
2.Add crushed pepper,funnel seeds cook for another 2 mins.
3.Now pizza sauce is ready to use .

(Tip:
Toppings:
mozzarella cheese,jalapeno peppers,chicken,olives,onion,tomato,mushrooms,etc...
Sprinkle dry red chilli flakes on top of pizza for extra hotness before you eat. )