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Deep Dish Pizza

Deep Dish Pizza

  • 45 min
  • mild
  • Serves 4

Prep 20 min · Cook 25 min

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6 steps, each one filmed. A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

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Also known as chicago-style pizza · Veg · Burgers, Sandwiches, Wraps & Pizza

Deep dish pizza baked in a skillet with yeasted dough, fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella, paneer and baby corn. Mild, serves 4, 45 minutes plus rising, video.

You’ll need: Oven, Air Fryer

Good for: Party, Rainy Day

Ingredients

20 items

4 people
  • Maida250 grams
  • Instant Dry Yeast1 tsp
  • Salt1¾ tsp
  • Sugar¾ tsp
  • Olive Oil25 ml
  • Water120 ml
  • Tomato8
  • WaterFor boiling
  • Oil2 tbsp
  • Garlic, Chopped1 tbsp
  • Basil Leaves, Shredded2 tbsp
  • Oregano2 tbsp
  • Tomato Puree1 cup
  • Mozzarella Cheese¾ cup
  • Baby Corn6
  • Green Capsicum, Diced¼ cup
  • Onion, Diced½
  • Black Olives, Slices½
  • Black Olives½ cup
  • Paneer10

Contains: milk, wheat.

Nutrition

Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

NutrientPer 1 personAll 4 people
Energy524kcal2096kcal
Protein15g60g
Carbohydrate68g270g
Fat22g88g
Fibre7.1g28g
Sugar11g42g

Cookd masalas for mozzarella cheese

Method

  1. 1

    Mix the dry ingredients for the dough, add water and knead it to a soft and elastic dough. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it ferment for an hour, till the dough rises.

    MaidaInstant Dry YeastSaltSugarOlive OilWater

  2. 2

    In the meantime, blanch the tomatoes in boiling water for 10-15 seconds and put them in a bowl of cold water. Peel off the tomato skin, cut it into wedges, take off the seeds and chop the pulp nice and fine.

    TomatoSaltWater

  3. 3

    Heat oil in a pan, add garlic and saute for a few seconds. Add the herbs and saute for a few seconds.

    OilGarlicBasil LeavesOregano

  4. 4

    Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato puree and cook it well till the raw flavour of the tomatoes is gone. Let the sauce cool down.

    Tomato PureeSaltSugar

  5. 5

    Take a part of the dough sheet and spread it into a thin sheet. Cook the rolled sheet on a tawa for a minute on each side.

  6. 6

    Grease a skillet with oil, place the dough and spread it using your hands. Add the tomato sauce, spread it evenly. Add mozzarella cheese evenly all around. Place the ingredients required for the topping.Bake the pizza in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 25 minutes. Slice and serve it hot

    Mozzarella CheeseBaby CornGreen CapsicumOnionBlack OlivesBlack OlivesPaneer

Before you start

How long does Deep Dish Pizza take?
45 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Deep Dish Pizza serve?
4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Deep Dish Pizza vegetarian?
Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Deep Dish Pizza spicy?
It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
What do I need to make Deep Dish Pizza?
¾ cup Mozzarella Cheese, 250 grams Maida, 1 cup Tomato Puree, 1 tsp Instant Dry Yeast, ¼ cup Green Capsicum, 25 ml Olive Oil, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Deep Dish Pizza?
No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Deep Dish Pizza?
About 524 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

Tips from other cooks

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    A Cookd cookJuly 2023

    tried this with cooked chicken and it came out really well. the pizza dough is so good. thank u for this recipe.

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