Pizza

Ingredients
Dough:
•Dried Yeast...................1 ½ Tsp
•Sugar...........................1 Tsp
•warm Water.................¼ C
•All purpose flour..........1 ½ C
•Salt ..............................1/2 Tsp
•Oil................................2 Tbsp
Tomato Sauce:
•Oil................................1 Tbsp
•Asafetida powder........¼ Tsp
•Dried Basil....................½ Tsp
•Dried Oregano.............½ Tsp
•Tomato paste................2 Tbsp
•Black Pepper................1 Tsp
•Salt..............................½ Tsp
•Sugar...........................½ Tsp
•Water...........................1/2 C
Toppings:
•Bell Pepper/Capsicum.....¼ C cut in strips
•Tomatoes.........................cut in 6-7 rings
•Olives..............................¼ C
•Mozzarella Cheese.........1/3 C
•Cheddar Cheese..............½ C
•Asafetida........................A pinch
•Olive oil..........................For drizzling
•Red Chili flakes...............A pinch
•Black Pepper...................A pinch
Preparation
Dough:
1.Dissolve the sugar in warm water and add yeast to it. Mix well.
Keep aside for 10 minutes or until frothy.
2.Combine the flour and salt in a bowl and make a well in the center,
pour the yeast mixture and oil. Knead well to form smooth dough.
If necessary add little more water. Cover it with a cloth and leave in
a warm place till double in size.
3.Now roll the dough into 6 inch disc, and place on a greased 14 inch
pizza tray. Then using the fingers, extend the disc to a 12-13 inch pizza.
Tomato Sauce:
1.Heat oil in a saucepan; add asafetida, basil and oregano. Stir fry till
becomes aromatic. Add the tomato paste, black pepper, salt,
sugar, and water.
2.Bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat, simmer and cook till
it becomes thick.
Assembling Preheat oven to 400F/200C
The pizza:
Spread the tomato sauce over the pizza base while leaving a little border.
Cover with half of the cheese, arrange the topping ingredients, then add the
remaining cheese, sprinkle asafetida and drizzle some olive oil on top of it.
Bake in a preheated oven for 10-15 minutes or till the cheese melts to light
brown in color. Serve hot sprinkling with red chili flakes and black pepper.
Yield
one 12-13 inch pizza