Pulse Pizza

1 pizza base

½ cup pulse filling

2 tbsp tomato puree

100 gm grated pizza cheese

50 gm kashmiri rajma/kidney bean

50 gm lobiya/black eyed bean

1 Tbsp of finely chopped onion

1 Tbsp of finely chopped capsicum

1 Tbsp of refined oil

Salt to taste

1. Wash and soak the 2 beans separately for about 4 hours. 
2. Add ¼ tsp of salt to both the beans and cook them separately till soft. (They are cooked separately, so that the red colour of the kidney bean does not stain the white bean.) 
3. Strain them.

4. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. 

5. Saute the chopped onion and capsicum well. 

6. Add the beans and stir fry for few seconds.  Check the salt.

7. Switch off the heat and set it aside.

250 gm tomato

4 flakes of crushed garlic,

2 chopped green chilli

2 tsp of refined oil

Salt and sugar to taste

1. Wash and chop the tomatoes.  Discard the seeds if any. 
2. Add 2 chopped green chillies. 
3. Grind them in the grinder.

4. Heat 1 Tblsp of refined oil over medium heat. 

5. Add the crushed garlic and sauté for few seconds. 

6. Add the fresh tomato puree. 

7. Add salt to taste and ½ tsp of sugar to it. 

8. Stir and cook till the puree thickens.

9. Remove it from the heat and keep it aside.

120 gm flour

25 gm butter

¼ cup milk

½ tsp sugar

¼ tsp salt

1 tsp instant yeast

1. In a pan melt the butter over low heat. 
2. Switch off the heat and add milk, sugar and salt. 
3. Stir well till sugar dissolves and the mixture cools down completely. 
4. Sprinkle the yeast and set it aside till it froths.

5. Add flour little at a time to the yeast mixture and form the dough. 

6. Cover it with a cling film or damp cloth for an hour to double its size.

7. When it is doubled in size, turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead well and make a big ball. 

8. Line a baking tray with buttered paper and place the ball at the centre.

9. Roll it out the dough to about 10 cm in diameter round.

10. Place the plate of 8 cm in diameter at the centre, leaving 1 cm all around the plate as shown in the picture. 

11. With a sharp knife cut the edge all around the circle.

12. Remove the plate and take one cut strip and place it slightly to the right on the round. 

13. Take the next piece and place it on the first piece forming a cross. 

14. Repeat this till all the pieces done and the circle is complete.  15. Tuck in the crosses gently so that they remain in place and shape while baking. 

16.Leave it in a warm place for about 10 -15 minutes.

Here we are, all ready with the four items.

1. Prick the base of the pizza with a fork in several places. 
2. Spread the tomato puree generously over the base. 
3. Top it with the pulse filling. 
4. Sprinkle the grated cheese over it. 
5. Preheat the oven to 180 degree C and bake the pizza for 25 – 30 minutes. 

6. Cut the pizza into wedges and serve hot.