Vegetable Pizza

Recipe source : Raji of Raks Kitchen

Ingredients

1.5 cups all purpose flour

1 tbsp active dry yeast

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup water

3/4 tsp salt

1/2 tbsp sugar

1/8 cup oil

For the toppings

Pizza sauce

Herbs - Oregano and red chilli flakes

Capsicum, tomato, onion, paneer and sweet corn

Grated mozarella cheese as required

Mix oil, sugar, salt with warm water to dissolve the sugar and salt. Warm the milk and add the active dry yeast to it. Keep covered for 5 minutes till it froths well.

Add this to the liquid mix and finally add in the flour to get a soft dough. Cover with a wet muslin cloth and keep in a warm place for 1-2 hours till it doubles up in size.

Divide into two parts and roll them into a thick round. Roll the corners slightly so that the stuffing doesnt come out. Prick the base with a fork and cook in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for about 5- 7 minutes. Spread the pizza sauce, arrange the toppings, add grated cheese and finally the herbs.

Cook again in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 8-10 minutes till the cheese melts.

Serve hot.

No Knead cheese focaccia

Recipe inspiration: Suma of Cakes and More

Ingredients

1.5 cups +2 tbsp all purpose flour

3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1.5 tsp active dried yeast
1/2 cup warm water
2 tbsp pizza sauce mixed with 2 tbsp water
1 -2 tbsp pizza herbs mix
3 tbsp oil
100 grams mozzarella cheese cut into small cubes

Add the yeast and sugar to luke warm water and keep covered for 5 minutes till it froths. Sieve the all purpose flour with salt and add the pizza herbs to it. Add 1.5 tbsp oil and the pizza sauce mix to the yeast mix and stir gently. Add in the flour and mix well to get a sticky batter. Add in the cheese pieces to it and mix. Transfer to a baking tray and let the mixture cover the entire tray. Spread the rest of the oil over it and cover it with a greased aluminium foil and let it rest for atleast an hour.

Spread some more oil and herbs. Bake in a preheated oven at 190 degrees for 35- 40 minutes until light golden brown.

Whole wheat Stuffed Braided bread

Recipe inspiration : Gayathri's Cook spot

Ingredients

For the bread

2 cups wheat flour

Salt to taste

1/6 cup oil

Water as required

1 tbsp dry yeast

1 tsp sugar

For the stuffing

2 boiled and coarsely mashed potatoes

1 medium onion chopped

2 tsp oil

1 tsp cumin seeds

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp garam  masala powder

Finely chopped coriander leaves

Heat about 1/2 cup water to lukewarm and add yeast and sugar to it. Keep covered for 5 minutes till the yeast froths up.

Add this yeast mixture, salt, oil to the dough and add more water as required to get a soft dough. Cover with a wet muslin cloth and keep in a warm place for atleast 1-2 hrs till it doubles up.

Heat 2 tsp oil, add cumin seeds. When it splutters, add onions and fry till pinkish. Now add turmeric powder, potatoes, salt, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. Mix well for 2 minutes and finally add in the coriander leaves. Mix and keep aside.

Divide the dough into two balls and roll it into a big rectangle but thick. Place half the filling in the center and give the sides diagonal cuts like in the picture.

 

Start folding the strips inwards alternatively from both sides to form pleats. Repeat for the second portion of the dough and keep aside covered with a wet muslin cloth for another 1/2 hour. Brush with milk.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and bake the bread for 25-30 minutes till golden brown.