Friday, January 11, 2008

NO OVEN PIZZA OR FRIED PIZZA

Yes, u read it right. Pizza without any oven. Just the same italian taste but without the traditional wood fire pizza ovens. All u need is a non stick pan. Thats all. Heat olive oil in the pan till its hot. then put the rolled pizza dough on it. Let it brown on the bottom. Then turn it and put hot toppings on the brown side, like tomato sauce. Put the grated cheese also. Then brown the other side. And while the bottom is browning, the toppings will also melt and get cooked at the same time. But if u want to put lots of cheese then u need to cover the pan.
The result is a very crispy pizza like u've never eaten before.
Try it n let me know how it is.

BASIC PIZZA DOUGH

Ingredients-

Flour-31/2 cup
Salt-2 tsp
Warm water-1 cup
Yeast-2 tbsp
Sugar-2 tbsp
Olive oil-1/2 cup

Method-

* Pour warm water into a bowl. Test it with your hand. It should feel very warm, but comfortable.
* Add the sugar and salt. Mix until well blended.
* Add the yeast and mix. Let this mixture sit for about 5 minutes.
* Add 1 cup of flour and the olive oil and mix until well blended.
* Add the rest of the flour and mix well.
* The dough should turn into a ball. If the dough does not ball up because it's too dry, add water one tablespoon at a time until it does. If your mixture is more like a batter, add flour one tablespoon at a time. Adding water or flour as needed to get the right consistency will assure you always get a perfect dough.
* Once the dough is balled up, place the ball on a floured board and knead for about a minute. This builds the gluten which helps the dough to rise and become fluffy when cooked.
* Place the dough in a covered bowl and store in a warm, dry area to rise.
* After about 45 minutes the dough should have about doubled in size. Give it a good smack so it deflates.
* Let it rise for another hour to an hour and a half.
* The dough is now ready to be rolled out.

NO OVEN CREME CARAMEL

Ingredients-

2/3 cup sugar- for caramel
1/2 cup sugar
5 eggs
3 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
6 small steel bowls

Method-

* Make caramel using sugar and 1/2 cup water.
* Put it in the bowls equally.
* Warm the milk slightly and mix in the sugar.
* Beat the eggs lightly.
* Mix the eggs into the milk.
* Portion equally into the bowls.
* In a pressure cooker, place the bowls and fill with water upto 2/3 of the bowls.
* Cook on a slow flame for 15 min with the lid just placed on top, n not closed tightly.
* Check if its cooked, by putting a knife into it. If it comes out clean, its cooked.
* Chill and serve turned out on a plate.

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