How to Prepare Healthy Homemade Pizza Recipe

Here you go for the healthy homemade pizza recipe!

The times have gone when people really liked “Ghar ka khana” and “maa ke hath ka daal”. The tastes have shifted to the fast foods and beverages. But health consciousness have also taken its toll and people are really concerned about everything they eat.

Pizzas and burgers are always liked by all, irrespective of their ages. So why not try out a healthy homemade pizza recipe that’s healthy and that would shoo away your appetite.

Even if you are not a pro in cooking and have hardly tried the culinary skills, you can still give it a go with this easy healthy homemade pizza recipe.

how to make healthy pizza

Preparation time: 50 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Level of cooking: moderate

Nutritional value:

Calories: 1602

Protein: 66.8

Carbohydrates: 233.6

Fat: 43.6

Other:

iron: 22.4mg

Ingredients for the healthy homemade pizza recipe

Whole wheat flour (Atta) – 11/2 cups
Tomatoes – 2 medium, cut into strip
Active dry yeast – 11/2 tsp
Soya flour – 2tbsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt – 1tsp
Wheat bran – 2tbsp
Olive oil – 1 tbsp

For sauce:

Olive oil – 2tbsp
Onion – 1 small, chopped
Garlic – 4-5 cloves, chopped
Tomatoes - 4 medium, finely chopped
Fresh basil leaves – a few
Whole dry red chillies – 2 tsp crushed
Salt to taste

For topping:

Onion – 1 medium sliced
Mushroom – 10-12 sliced
Green capsicum – 1 medium, cut into thick strips
Olive oil – 1 tsp
Dry oregano – ¼ tsp

Method:

Step 1:

For making the base of the pizza, mix yeast with sugar. Add one teaspoon of warm water. Ensure that the water is not too hot and not too cold too. It should be warm. Set it aside until it becomes frothy. Mix wheat flour and soya flour and add this frothy yeast to it. Add olive oil, salt and wheat bran.

Step 2:

Add a little water and make a soft dough. This is the most important part of getting a well-textured pizza base, as you should make sure the dough is not too hard or sticky. It should be perfect. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and leave it in a warm place for about 40 minutes. The dough will rise to the double of its actual volume due to yeast.

Step 3:

Now divide the dough into four and roll out each portion. The based should be medium and not too thin. You can make an approximate 8-inch disc with this part of the dough. Prick with a fork all over the rolled out dough. Now, preheat the oven to 220 degrees C.

Step 4:

For preparing the sauce, take a pan and heat olive oil in it. Add garlic, chopped onions and stir fry. Add chopped tomatoes.

Step 5:

Now add a cup of water and bring it boil. Stir in salt, crushed basil leaves and dried chillies. You need to make it a thick consistency liquid as that of the sauce and thus simmer it for some time on medium heat until it reaches the desired consistency.

Step 6:

On the rolled pizza base/ discs that you made with the dough, spread the sauce and top it with sliced onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and capsicum strips. Sprinkle same mozzarella cheese covering the pizza evenly and brush with some olive oil.

Step 7:

Place it in the preheated oven at 220 degrees C for about twenty minutes or until the base turns out crisp or the cheese starts melting. Make sure the tray is oven proof and greased too.