Veggie Pizza recipe, made with whole wheat dough and topped with homemade pizza sauce, vegetables and cheese. Few tricks for getting the perfect pizza crust is included in this recipe.
Veggie Pizza
Pizza is most popular and most loved dish around the world. It is so good because you can easily customise it as per your taste and liking. You can add any topping as you like for kids, adults. You can load it with all your favourite healthy vegetable choices, and it’s meatless so it’s great if you have vegetarians in your family!
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About Veggie Pizza
Delicious veggie pizza made with whole wheat base which taste super delicious and is pretty healthy too. I made this pizza in cast iron pan for crispy crust.
There are few tips and tricks to get a perfect pizza. First thing you need to know is getting the pizza crust right. You need a fool proof pizza dough for that.
If you ask kids their favourite food, their first answer would be Pizza. Pizza are a great hit with kids and they love it anytime of the week. But the pizza which you get from shops are not that much healthy, So make pizza at home because homemade are so much healthier and guilt free.
Looking for more meatless recipes, italian penne pasta, chinese style pasta, vegetarian lasagna.
You can check my Basic dough, whole wheat pizza dough, ready to cook pizza base or yeast free pizza dough.
Watch Veggie Pizza Video
check this margherita pizza, vegetable cheese pizza, or this mushroom pizza.
Topping Ideas on a Veggie Pizza
- roasted red peppers
- roasted broccoli or cauliflower
- minced garlic
- sliced button mushrooms
- thinly sliced tomatoes
- sliced red, yellow, orange, or green peppers
- chopped or sliced red, yellow, or green onions
- sliced olives
- sliced zucchini
- boiled sweet corn
- fresh basil leaves
- grilled pineapples
How to Make Veggie Pizza at Home
Pizza Dough
Start by making the dough, mix yeast and sugar in warm water. set aside for 5 mins. Take flour, salt and olive oil in a bowl. Add in the yeast water and make it into a soft dough. Cover and let the dough rise for 1 to 2 hours till it is doubled in size.
Preheating Oven & Pan for Pizza
preheat oven to 220 degree c. Heat only the bottom heating element mode in oven. Take half of the dough and spread it evenly in an oiled surface till it is circle in shape. Make sure the sides are little thicker than the centre. Heat a cast iron pan on stove till it is very hot. Turn off the heat. Add in little olive oil.
Assembling Pizza
Place the spread pizza base in the pan and spread pizza sauce on top generously. Now sprinkle your topping. I used onions, both colour capsicum. Transfer the cast iron pan into the oven, place it in the lowest rack of the oven. Cook this for 10 to 12 mins till the base is crispy.
Baking Pizza
Now remove the pizza from the oven, spread cheese all over it. Arrange some black olives on top. Drizzle little extra olive oil. Pop the pan back into the oven. Now place the oven rack close to the grill on top. Set the oven to grill mode and cook till the cheese is bubbly and golden it will take around 2 mins.
Serving
Remove the pan from oven and sprinkle some oregano seasoning. Carefully remove the pizza from the pan, slice into triangles. Serve.
How to Make Veggie Pizza (Stepwise Pictures)
1)Start by making pizza dough. Take warm water in a bowl.
2)Add in sugar
3)Add in dry yeast and set aside for 5 mins.
4)Take wheat flour in a bowl.
5)Add salt.
6)Add in the yeast mixture.
7)Add olive oil.
8)Knead to a soft dough.
9)Add little oil in the dough.
10)Cover with kitchen towel and let it rise for 1 to 2 hours.
11)Dough is well risen.
12)Take small portion of dough, spread it using your hands in a oiled board.
13)Spread it evenly.
14)Make sure you create a rim on the pizza.
15)Heat cast iron pan.
16)Add in little olive oil.
17)Place the rolled dough.
18)Spread some pizza sauce.
19)Sprinkle onions, capsicum on top.
20)Pop it in to the bottom rack of the oven. Make sure you set only the bottom heating element.
21)Pop the pan into the oven and cook for 10 to 12 mins.
22)Now it is baked. the bottom must have got super crispy.
23)make sure you put the pan back on heat. Sprinkle cheese on top.
24)Arrange olives on top.
25)Place it back into the oven. Now use the top heating element. Grill the pizza for 2 mins or so.
26)Now pizza is cooked.
27)Look how crispy the pizza crust is.
28)Enjoy
Tips & Tricks
- Make sure you use cast iron pan to bake your pizza.
- Keep your cast iron pan hot when transferring the dough into the pan.
- Cook in the bottom rack of the oven during the first bake to ensure the base of the pizza gets crispy.
- Whenever you remove the pan from oven, put the cast iron pan on gas flame to ensure that it doesn't loses its heat.
- Drizzle olive oil in the cast iron pan before putting the dough, olive oil helps in getting crisp texture.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to not make pizza crust soggy?
Using cast iron pan is very important in getting the perfect crispy crust.
How to reheat a pizza?
You can reheat pizza in oven.Just pop it into a 180 degree c preheated oven and cook for 5 to 6 mins.
You can reheat it in microwave for just 30 seconds. I suggest to line a paper towel in a place and then put the pizza on it and cook.
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Ingredients
For Whole Wheat Pizza Base
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp dry yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 3 tbsp olive oil
For Toppings
- 1 onion chopped finely
- 1 capsicum chopped finely
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 5 black olives chopped
- 1 cup homemade pizza sauce
- oregano as needed
Instructions
- Start by making the dough, mix yeast and sugar in warm water. set aside for 5 mins.
- Take flour, salt and olive oil in a bowl. Add in the yeast water and make it into a soft dough.
- Cover and let the dough rise for 1 to 2 hours till it is doubled in size.
- preheat oven to 220 degree c. Heat only the bottom heating element mode in oven.
- Take half of the dough and spread it evenly in a oiled surface till it is circle in shape. Make sure the sides are little thicker than the center.
- Heat a cast iron pan on stove till it is very hot.
- Turn off the heat. Add in little olive oil.
- Place the spread pizza base in the pan and spread pizza sauce on top generously.
- Now sprinkle your topping. I used onions, both colour capsicum.
- Transfer the cast iron pan into the oven, place it in the lowest rack of the oven.
- Cook this for 10 to 12 mins till the base is crispy.
- Now remove the pizza from the oven, spread cheese all over it. Arrange some black olives on top.
- Drizzle little extra olive oil. Pop the pan back into the oven. Now place the oven rack close to the grill on top.
- Set the oven to grill mode and cook till the cheese is bubbly and golden it will take around 2 mins.
- Remove the pan from oven and sprinkle some oregano seasoning.
- Carefully remove the pizza from the pan, slice into triangles.
- Serve.
Video
Notes
Tips for Crispy Pizza Crust
- Make sure you use cast iron pan to bake your pizza.
- Keep your cast iron pan hot when transferring the dough into the pan.
- Cook in the bottom rack of the oven during the first bake to ensure the base of the pizza gets crispy.
- Whenever you remove the pan from oven, put the cast iron pan on gas flame to ensure that it doesn't loses its heat.
- Drizzle olive oil in the cast iron pan before putting the dough, olive oil helps in getting crisp texture.
Toppings Ideas
- Pineapples, Chicken pepperoni, sausages, cooked chicken, cooked paneer, baby corn, sweetcorn, mushrooms, spinach, figs are some of the pizza toppings you can use.
Nutrition
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PJ
Reminds me of my aunt who used to make pizzas on the tawa with readymade pizza bases.Whole wheat version sounds healthy...
Srivalli
That's really one delicious looking pizza, had I not read that it's made with wheat flour, one would surely not know..:)
Gayathri Anand
WOW Pizza on stove top ..and No yeast , No eggs , No Oven ...Perfect recipe for me ...will try for sure and sure it will be a surprise for my son ...Thanks a lot for sharing this dear
Sharmilee! :)
Healthy and yummy pizza....
veena krishnakumar
wow!!No yeast and no oven!!!Looks great and very nice pictorial
meena
awesome yaar
i had tried on my pan but somehow i cudnt get it right at all.
wd love to try the way you showed
one of my bhabi told me to heat a tawa and put it upside down on the pan
btw i wud be buying microwave soon so can anyone tell me which microwave wud be better.
rekhas kitchen
Wooow that's just fantastic pan fried piza looks great...
Nupur
Thats truely a unique idea Aarthi, from where did you get it gal ?
It will enable those to make Pizza who dont have an Oven at home yet.. I am highly impressed 🙂
Kanan
nice stove top pizza recipe. thank you
Preeti Garg
awesome and love this pizza
Archana
Aarti I have seen pizza but never one made in the fry pan. Thanks.
Daksha
Wow! yummmmm and its healthy too:-).
Daksha
Wow! pizza looks so yummmm...and it's healthy too.
Mina Joshi
Looks fantastic. Great way of making kids eat their roti and subji!!
Deeksha
Home made wheat pizza looks fabulous. Well made. Thanks for sharing.
maha
new wayto try to pizza.awesome....
Maha
Jayanthi
I should first commend your patience in taking step by step pictures. Love the pizza and its the healthy version too. Love it!!!
Rajani
Never thought of a quick bread recipe for the base - really innovative!
Suja Manoj
Wow super cool idea,looks awesome..healthy one
Suby
recipe looks very easy ...............today I was thinking to make pizza in night ...............sure will try this & give u the result ................great work
Viki's Kitchen
Wow..so nice idea...healthy pizza. love it dear.
anishathefoodie
Hello Arthi
How very smart.
I love the idea of making a pizza without an oven.
You are certainly innovative.
Great going.
Anisha Kuruvilla
Santosh Bangar
wonderful recipe u make it so easy that make any time
Priya Yallapantula
wow, you truely rock !!! What an innovative idea. I never thought we could pizza like this. I got to try it out 🙂
Smitha
very easy one....u made it perfectly!...Kids will surely be happy!
Degchi
This is a healthy and quick version of pizza. I liked your idea of making it in a pan.
Hema
Pizza in a pan, awesome..
Biny Anoop
Aarthi you make things so so simple.u know i hate the smell of yeast in pizzas...and u have the answer
Jayasri Ravi
lovely idea, Arathi.., looks yummy.., nice twist...
Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi
Very interesting. I am sure pizza fans without the oven would be really glad to get this recipe!
Mélange
Superb and healthy Aarthi...You can't ask for more from a Pizza.
Suma Gandlur
Healthy and innovative idea.
The Yogi Vegetarian
I am really enjoying your kids' food theme. Mine are older now, and these recipes would be perfect for them to try cooking themselves! Thanks 🙂
PriyaVaasu
Pizza on tava-top, never tried them this way!!!looks filling n yum!!!
The Pumpkin Farm
this is how my mom used to make pizzas when i was younger. I made a similar one recently to relive that taste, lovely step by step captures as always
Sudha
I made this last night & it was yummy! Though the base did not turn up soft like yours, was worth all the effort. This is surely a part of our weekly dinner menu!
sheen siddique
reallly very very nice ,,,,,na koi microwave/tandoor/ over ka jhanjhat ! really nice i will try this in breakfast for sure ! awsme !
sheen siddique
really very very nice ! awsem method !
na koi oven.microwave ka jhanjhat !! nd moreover the most important thing its healthy made from wheat flour nt frm refined flour !!!! 🙂
surely gonna try this in brkfast 🙂
Anonymous
Wow...I was searchin for tis receipe for long time....perfect for me..
cheers
suganya
Mona
Awesome idea to get kids eat healthy! Kudos to you Arthi!
Anonymous
wow awesome idea.great and thnx
Anonymous
Thank you very much ma 'am for ur wonderful and delicious recipes. U hav made cooking a lot easier for me.
Loner-thelonelyblogger
will definitely give this a try! thank u again, Aarthi!
Aparna
Hi aarthi...I have used this recipe twice for my daughter's pizza party at school. She loved it so much. Thank for sharing such a easy n wonderful recipe. Keep up the best work 🙂 as u r doing.
Anonymous
Nice recipe. But what is the purpose of using baking powder?
Anonymous
Hi aarthy you mentioned u used to cook on tawa and also in microwave and then in oven. Can you give me link of microwave
radha
XOXO thank you so much
Anonymous
Hi Arthi, love your yummy recipes. I tried this pizza by following your receipe...it tastes well but the base became so hard to cut even with the knife. What was the reason in your view?
Aarthi
@AnonymousI think u have crisped it too much..cook on low heat till the cheese melts
Aarthi
@AnonymousI din share that yet..will do it soon.
Aarthi
@AnonymousIt makes it soft
Rose
I tried ur pizza last night...i used homemade tomato sauce instead of tomato ketchup...it was very tasty...and super cool easy to make...thanks aarthi...
Anonymous
I tried this yesterday. My daughters loved it and said it is better than shop one. Thanks Aarthi. Also please post different type of Pizzas on Tawa. It will be really useful.
Vasantha
Senorita
Hello Aarthi , I love all ur recipes . I have a question . will the base cook inside as well , ? The base will not get black if we cook for 5 min .. On tawa . I jus asking my doubts . no hard feelings . I love all ur recipes.
Aarthi
@Senoritayes it will be cooked, u have to cook this on low heat
Anonymous
Can I use maida as substitute of wheat flour... Will it work good on tawa ???
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use maida
Anonymous
Hi, can't wait to try this. Can I use milk instead of water to make the dough ? Also, as soon as you flip the base, we must take it off the stove, right? Then put the toppings ?
Thanks
Aarthi
@Anonymouswater is traditionally used. And topping can be done over stove as well. but heat has to be low
karishma
So nice Arti.thanks a lot for such beautiful recipes.
Anonymous
Hi.. how many days can I store the floor in fridge... ??
Aarthi
@Anonymous you can keep it for 3 days or so
Unknown
Arathi...tanks for sharing the recipie.. I tried this, but my base got very hard.please let me know were did I go wrong..followed the same steps u mentioned.
Aarthi
You must have cooked it on high heat. Cook on medium heat.
Kichi
Hi Aarthi is it possible to make cheese used for pizza at home?
Aarthi
i will try to do it
Kichi
I cooked in Low flame,but my pizza didnot rise properly and was little hard.Why is it so?
Aarthi
baking powder is not enough. add more
Kichi
is there any method by which we can know if we have added correct amount of baking powder before cooking?
Christina mary
Made it today. It is simply superb. Made it with paneer. Slicing only bit difficult