Recipe Description
With naan as the base this pizza is unique yet delicious.
Ingredients:-
- Refined flour ( maida ) – 2 cups
- Soda bi carbonate – 1/2 tsp
- Baking powder – 1/2 tsp
- Sugar – 1/2 tsp
- Yogurt – 2 tbsp
- Butter – 1 tbsp
- Salt – a pinch
- Milk – 1 cup
- Oil – 1 1/2 tsp
- For the sauce-
- Butter – 1 tbsp
- Green cardamoms – 2-3 no
- Black peppercorns – 1/2 tsp
- Bay leaf – 1 no
- Garlic cloves, finely chopped – 6-8 no
- Ginger piece, finely chopped – 1/2 inch
- Red tomatoes – 5 no medium
- Salt – a pinch
- Kashmiri red chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Kasuri methi – 1/2 tsp
- Fresh cream – 2 tbsp
- Basil leaves – 6-8 no
- Green capsicum – 1 large
- Onion seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Mushrooms, cut into thin long slices – 3-4 no medium
- Mozarella cheese grated – 1/2 cup
Method:-
- Sieve together refined flour, soda bi carbonate and baking powder in a bowl. Add sugar, yogurt, butter and salt and mix.
- Add milk, little at a time and knead into a soft dough. Apply 1/2 tsp oil and knead the dough again. Cover with a damp muslin cloth and set aside.
- To make the sauce, heat the remaining oil in a non stick kadai. Add butter, green cardamoms, black peppercorns, garlic, ginger and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
- Roughly chop the tomatoes and add to the kadai. Cook till the tomatoes become pulpy. Add salt and mix well.
- Add Kashmiri red chilli powder, kasuri methi powder and mix well. Sauté for half a minute and switch off the heat.
- Transfer the mixture into a mixer jar. Add fresh cream, basil leaves and grind into a purée. Transfer the mixture into a bowl and set aside.
- Preheat the oven at 220 degrees celcius.
- Chop green capsicum into small pieces and keep aside.
- Make equal balls of the kneaded dough. Take a ball and roll into a large roti. Flip the roti on the palms, pull it from one end and shape it like a naan.
- Spread 1 tbsp oil on a baking tray. Place the naan on it. Sprinkle onion seeds and press lightly.
- Spread 3-4 tbsp sauce on the naan. Place mushrooms and green capsicum on the naan. Tear basil leaves and place them on top. Top it with grated cheese.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, place on a serving plate, cut and serve.
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