Healthy Pizza - Second Day of Blogging Marathon

So......we are back on the Second Day of Blogging Marathon created by Srivalli.........

As blogged earlier, I have taken my theme as Special Choice (One dish from any of the below daily) -

Rice Dishes
Kid friendly Recipes
Starters
Sweets
Street Food
Specialty Regional Cuisine

From other blogs

Yesterday, I had chosen "Gajar Ka Halwa" under Sweets category.

Today, I have chosen Kid friendly Recipes - Healthy Pizza

When we think of Pizza, instinctively we think about cheese and everything that is fattening and arteries blogging... junk food....
But like so many Pizza lovers around the world I wondered if maybe the Pizza could be made healthier ... more nutritive..... so that the mothers out there will love making it for their kids??

Then suddenly one day Wheat Pizza bases caught my eye.....and I found my answer for a healthier version of the good old Pizza....
Replacing all purpose flour (maida) pizza base for wheat pizza base is an excellent substitution as intake of all purpose flour(maida) leads to digestion problems, water retention and nutrirional deficiency.

Generally people suffering from diabetes are told to cut down on maida intake as maida causes the blood sugar levels to increase fast.
Also people intending to reduce their weights are told to avoid maida.

This Pizza is healthy and easy to made... So the kids can say "Healthy bhi aur Tasty bhi"

Ingredients :

Wheat pizza base - 3
Tomatoes - 3
Onions - 3
Green Capsicum / Bell Pepper - 3
(Red and yellow bell pepper may also be added as they would make the dish colorful)
Pizza Topping Sauce - 2 tablespoons (more or less as per individual tastes and preferances)
Salt - as per taste
Olive oil
Black pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
Oregano - 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder- 1/2 teaspoon (alternatively red chilli flakes also be used)
Mozarella Cheese
Cheese

Method :

Cut and chop onions, tomatoes and green bell peppers in fine slices.
Take a heavy bottom pan/kadhai and add some olive oil.
Add the chopped vegetables and saute them for some time.
Do not cover the pan with lid.
Cook on low or middle flame.
Add salt to taste and red chilli powder.
Do not cook for a long time as the vegetables should remain crunchy.
Remove from heat .
Apply some olive oil to pizza base and heat the base on frying pan.
Take a frying pan with a lid and add olive oil.
Apply the pizza topping sauce generally on the pizza base.
Spread the sauteed vegetables on that.
Place this pizza on the frying pan.
Cover with a heavy lid and let it cook for 10 mins.
Grate normal cheese and Mozarella Cheese together and spread it on the pizza.
I use a combination of normal cheese and Mozarella Cheese
Cover with a lid again and let it cook till the crust is crispy and the cheese has melted and serve hot.
Top it with oregano and add red chilli flakes if not used red chilli powder.

I prefer to saute the vegetables slightly before so that slight crunchy taste remains.

The above pizza has been cooked on a frying pan with a lid on a stove top.

Alternatively, pizza can be cooked in microwave and oven.

Carrots, green peas, paneer, corn and mushrooms can be added to the pizza.

It is easy to made and does not require any preparation before hand.

This wheat based pizza cooked on stove top tastes as yummy as any other maida based pizza.

Do try the healthier version of the pizza........

Please take a look at what my fellow marathon bloggers are upto :

Azeema, Bhagi, Champa, Gayathri Anand, Gayathri Kumar, Harini, Jay, Meena, Minu, Padma,
Pavani, PJ, Priya Mahadevan, Priya Suresh, Priya Vasu, Santosh, Saraswathi, Savitha, Shanavi,
Smitha, Sowmya, Srivalli, Suma, Usha, Veena

Come back tomorrow for Day Three of the Blogging Marathon.........

Also sending this recipe to Priya Mahadevan of Now Serving.... for her blog event Fast Food Not Fat Food