Instructions

Making Pizza Dough Prep Time – 6 minute
We have collected all ingredients for making Pizza Dough.
Pizza ingredients for dough
Pizza ingredients for dough
Soak the Yeast in 30 ml of warm water. Mix it well to help it completely dissolve with water.
Pizza – Soak the Yeast
Pizza - Soak the Yeast
Now sieve the All-Purpose-Flour (Maida) in a big bowl. Add Salt, Oil and Yeast mixture in the flour.
Mix yeast with Maida
Mix yeast with Maida
For making a smooth dough, we need to add water gradually and keep kneading it continuously. It will take about 4-5 minutes of kneading to get a good smooth dough.
Pizza – add water gradually to knead dough
Pizza - add water gradually to knead dough
Dough is now ready, lets move on to fermentation.
Fermentation of Dough Prep Time - 1 Hour
Take another bowl and add grease it with 1/2 Tbsp of Oil. Now add dough.
Pizza dough ready for fermentation
Pizza dough ready for fermentation
Roll it over once to make sure that the dough ball is covered with the greased Oil completely.
Cover the lid of the bowl and keep it aside for 1 hour for fermentation under room temperature. You may have to keep it aside a bit longer if you are making in in winter season. The normal room temperature that we are talking about here is around 30° C (86° F).
The rule of thumb is to increase the fermentation time proportionally if the temperature is below 30° C and reduce, if it is greater than 30°. The more hotter the place, the better it is for faster fermentation.
This does not mean that you keep it on burning stove to achieve the F1 speed.
Rolling the Pizza Base Prep Time - 8 minutes
After 1 hour, open the lid and you will see that the dough has doubled in volume. This means that fermentation (Called Khameer Uthna in Hindi) has happened.
Fermented pizza dough
Fermented pizza dough
We are targeting to make a medium size (about 9 Inch diameter) Pizza with 1/2 inch thickness. So, roll it in round shape with the help of a rolling pin.
Roll pizza flat bread
Roll pizza flat bread
Add 1/2 Tbsp of Oil in a baking dish and grease it completely. I assume that you already have round shaped baking dish.
Place pizza flat bread in baking tray
Place pizza flat bread in baking tray
We are using a Microwave with a convection mode. As a matter of fact, the Microwave with convection mode are good for baking as well.
Once done rolling the Pizza, carefully place it into the greased baking dish.
Mark Small cuts on the Pizza surface using a knife. This will help cheese melt and reach the inner part of the Pizza bread.
Mark cuts on pizza surface
Mark cuts on pizza surface
The stage is set and the only part remaining is the decoration of our Pizza with toppings.
Pre Heat microwave convection for Baking
Pre Heat microwave convection for Baking
Before we start decorating, lets do some multi-tasking and put on the microwave on pre-heat to save time.
Pre-heating is an important part of baking. It is done normally to bring the Microwave Oven to a pre-defined temperature even before we put anything to bake. This helps in getting the best results and bake the bread (any bread for the sake of understanding) at the right temperature throughout the baking time.
We want to pre-heat it on 200° C (392° F). Most of the Microwave/Oven come with a pre-defined options for doing this activity. Ours is no different. We are only required to specify the temperature and then just press the pre-heat button.
That's it and it beeps once it reaches the specified temperature. It takes about 5 minute to reach this temperature.
Decorating a Veg Pizza - Add toppings Prep Time - 2 minutes
You should now have the Pizza topping ingredients ready with you.
Pizza ingredients for Toppings
Pizza ingredients for Toppings
This is not a difficult job at all. Anybody can do it with ease. The best part is that you just have to throw whatever you want on top of it and Pizza will never complain! Please note that there are two (2) ways of decorating the Pizza.
One is to place vegetables first and then top it up with Cheese.
Second is to place Cheese and then top it up with vegetables. Which one you choose is your choice. I personally like to go with the first option as it helps reduce the chances of veggies getting a burnt face (normally due to high temperature in the Oven).
We will now work on the best part of the Pizza making (one of my favorite) i.e. Pizza Decoration. Spread the Tomato sauce all over the pizza base except corners (as shown in the image) with the help of a spoon.
Sauce spread all over pizza surface
Sauce spread all over pizza surface
Now, place the Tomato rings, Capsicum and Baby corn.
Pizza toppings
Pizza toppings
Sprinkle a pinch of Salt (approx. 1/4 Tsp or to taste) all over the Pizza.
Grate the cheese all over the pizza.
Add cheese on pizza
Add cheese on pizza
We are using Mozzarella; You can use any like Cheddar or Parmesan or a mix of all. I have tried the one at Domino's which is a mix of ALL (Mozzarella, Parmesan and Cheddar) and it tastes really good. It is up to you how much you want to eat just drop in the quantity as per your liking.
Pour 1/2 Tbsp of Oil all over the pizza topping. This is not recommended for the faint heart and the diet conscious super models. You can skip this step if you want.
Baking Pizza in Microwave Convection Oven Cook time - 20 minutes
By this time, your Microwave/Oven should have reached the pre-heat 200° C stage. Wear the Microwave/Oven safe gloves and dig in the pizza in a pre-heated microwave.
Bake pizza microwave convection
Bake pizza microwave convection
Again, We are using our Microwave in convection mode (actually works like an oven).
You would need to check your Microwave-convection manual to know more about how to activate the convection mode.
Close the door of your Oven/Microwave and put it on 200° C (392° F) baking for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, Switch Off the Microwave/Oven and take out the Pizza. Remember to keep your Microwave safe gloves on. The hot Pizza is ready to serve.
Pizza baked in microwave convection
Pizza baked in microwave convection
Look at the delicious Mozzarella cheese flowing all through the Pizza. We are just not able to control myself to grab a piece of this. What are you waiting for? Just wear your baking hat and give yourself a treat.
I hope that you will make it at home with fresh ingredients available at home. Keep watching and cooking.