Cheese Burst Pizza

A slight variation of the normal pizza. This simply melts in the mouth and is full of flavours. For more details on shaping this, you can refer to you tube videos. I have added some pictures for quick reference.

Ingredients:

For the base:

• Whole wheat flour 90-100 gm (3/4 cup)
• Maida 30-35 gm (1/4 cup)
• Semolina/chirotti rava 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar 1 tsp
• Instant yeast 1/4 tsp
• Chilli flakes 1/4 tsp
• Oregano as required
• Olive oil 1-2 tbsp
• Milk plus lukewarm water ~ 100 ml

For the topping:

• Mozarella/cheddar cheese 125-150 gm
• Onion 1 small
• Tomato 1 small
• Bell pepper few pieces
• Paneer cubes 1 tbsp (optional)
• Mushroom few slices (optional)
• Boiled corn few kernels
• Black and green olives 5-6
• Jalapenos to taste
• Oregano as required
• Chilli flakes 1 tsp
• Pepper powder to taste

Method:

Pizza sauce :

• Saute 2-3 finely chopped garlic, 1/2 of an onion and half a cup of tomato puree.
• Add little sugar, salt, chilli flakes, oregano and 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce.
• Cook well till it thickens. Pizza sauce is ready.

For the pizza base:

• Mix all the dry ingredients including the instant yeast. Make a soft smooth and pliable dough using the milk and water mixture and oil.
• Knead for 10-12 minutes just like any bread dough. Keep the kneaded dough in an oiled bowl covered with cling film for an hour or more till it doubles in size.
• Gently punch the dough to knock out the gases and knead gently for a minute or so.
• The dough for making the pizza base is ready.

To make a thick crust pizza:

• Take the dough and roll it into a thick roti/disc of around 1/4 to 1/3 inch thickness and place it on a pizza pan or on a parchment paper.

• Prick the rolled dough uniformly with fork.
• Sprinkle cheese in a circular pattern on the edge of the roti, leaving an inch from the circumference.

• Fold the dough from the circumference onto the cheese layer and press well. Make cuts at an interval of 1-1.5 inches all along the edge.

• Twist these at an angle. Apply pizza sauce in the interior of the rolled disc.

• Sprinkle paneer, veggies of your choice (onion, mushroom, capsicum, olives, jalapenos, tomato etc ).

• Spread grated cheese, oregano and chilli flakes on top. Keep aside for 20-25 minutes.

• Bake at 180 degree celsius for 20-5 minutes in a preheated oven or till the cheese melts. For details see you tube videos.
• Remove from oven and transfer onto a wire rack. Cut into wedges and dig into these yummy melt in the mouth cheesy pizza.