Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Thin crust pizza


My kids love to eat pizza..and now days they have the uncanny ability to ask for pizza at 6 pm and want to/expect to eat it at 6.30pm for dinner!!(ofcourse lah..calling Pizza hut is easier, but not so easy on the wallet mah..only 30 CAD for 2 large pizza !!!!)
This thin crust pizza base recipe was given to me by a Pakistani pizza shop owner near my university in England. It can be used right away..ie no need to keep for the usual 'raising' time.

1 tbl spn yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 to 3/4 cup water
1 3/4 cup plain flour
1/2 t spn salt

The ideal temperature for the water would be, when you dip your finger, it shouldn't feel cold or too hot.. Blood warm !!!, To 1/2 cup water,add the yeast and sugar and mix well.. keep it for 8 mints, till the yeast looks nice and bubbly
Mix the salt and flour and add the yeast mix and make a dough.. If the dough looks too dry, add more warm water.. Roll in to 1/4 inch thinkness, spread the pizza sauce and the vege you like.. Mozarella on top. Bake at 250 degrees for 12 mints.
note.. Diffrent flour takes different amount of water, it is always better to start with low amount of water..

My favourite Pizza sauce
1 onion chopped
2 cloves of garlic chopped
1 can of crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 t spn sugar
1 tbl spn oregano
1 tbl spn olive oil

Heat oil, saute garlic and onion, add the crushed tomatoes,tomato paste, sugar, oregano and cook till the sauce is nicely thick.. abt 20 mints on medium heat. Season with salt and pepper

2 comments:

quills said...

Hi! This is my first time on your blog. I actually came via your other blog. Very interesting posts and very well written.

And your recipes (nadan Kerala ones and others) look really mouthwatering and therefore I am going to try making the ones you have listed here. :)Thanks for sharing them.

Sarah said...

thank you for visiting.. Enjoy the best of Kerala ..gods own country