Ingredients

• For the dough:
• 450 gm - Plain Flour (maida).
• 2 tsp - Dry Yeast.
• 1 tsp - Salt.
• 1 tsp - Sugar.
• 4 tsp - oil or 2 tbsp - Margarine.
• Warm Water to make the dough| For the sauce:
• 1 kg - Red tomatoes.
• 3 - Onions.
• 6 - Cloves.
• 3 tsp - Sugar.
• 1 tsp - chilli powder-1 tsp.
• 4 tbsp - oil.
• Salt to taste| For the topping: 2 - Capsicums.
• 225 gm - Grated cooking cheese.
• A few red chillies (coarsely powdered).

How to Make Pizza

• To make the dough:
• Sieve the flour with salt.
• Add oil and mix it well with your fingers.
• Make an indent in the centre and put sugar and yeast.
• Pour 1/2 cup warm water (not hot water) over the yeast.
• Wait for 15 mins.
• Mix yeast in the flour and add enough water to make a dough.
• Add water slowly to this.
• Cover the dough with a very big vessel or a wet cloth.
• Leave it till it swells to double its size.
• Before spreading it on the tray mix the dough again.
• Divide the dough according to the size of the tray.
• Grease the tray with oil.
• Roll out the dough for about quarter inch thickness on the greased tray with your palm.
• Leave it for 15 mins.
• To prepare the sauce:
• Boil the tomatoes.
• When the skin starts peeling, drain the water and cool.
• Cut the tomatoes and put it in a liquidiser.
• Do not add water.
• Sieve the tomato pulp.
• Heat oil in a vessel and add slit onions (cut lengthwise).
• Cook for 5 mins.
• Add the pulp, salt, sugar, chilli powder and boil for 10 mins.
• Now spread the sauce on the rolled out dough in the tray.
• Arrange the capsicum rings with space between each ring so that when you cut the pizza you will get pieces each with a capsicum.
• Sprinkle plenty of cheese, coarsely powdered red chillies.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 500 degrees F for 20 mins or till it turns golden brown.