Final day under Make your own Pizza . Well the last two days I have been posting variations of Pizza , where I posted a Watermelon Pizza , Pizza Soup , but today I decided to give you guys an actual pizza , no not a Italian pizza but a Turkish Pizza .

I remember Pavani posting one long back , and ever since I have been wanting to make one . This is a boat shaped stuffed pizza where mostly non veg stuffing is added , sometimes topped with eggs . Since we are vegetarians I decided on a corn stuffing along with some pizza purée. You could choose your own stuffing . The boat shape ripped open from one side but it tasted amazing . Yes I did cheat for once ! I had just one slice , to know what exactly I had made .

Turkish Pide

Ingredients

Dough

11/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp instant yeast
1 ¼ tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup warm water

Tomato Puree’

4 tomatoes
2 bay leaves
1 onion , finely chopped
1 tsp garlic , finely chopped
2 tbsp ready tomato puree’
¼ cup tomato ketchup
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt to taste

Other ingredients

1 cup boiled corn kernels
Basil leaves
Chilly oil

Method

Dough

Mix both the flours, yeast, salt, sugar and 2 tbsp olive oil.
Add warm water and knead a soft dough.
Sprinkle some all purpose flour and knead the dough for about 10 minutes.
Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover it.
Leave it to rise for an hour.

Purée

Blanch the tomatoes.
Peel and finely chop the tomatoes.
Heat olive oil.
Add bay leaf .
Add onions and garlic. Saute’.
Add tomato and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Add ready puree’ and ketchup.
Add salt.
Let cool.
Grind to a paste.

Assembling

Roll the dough into a oval shape .
Apply the puree’, make sure to leave the edges.
Add the corn kernels.
Sprinkle a lavish layer of cheese .
Now lift the edges to form a rim , pinch at ends to form a boat shape .
Cover and keep aside for 15 minutes .Preheat the oven and place the pide to bake at 180 deg C for 15 minutes .
Add torn basil and drizzle chilly oil .

Turkish Pide

Pide is a boat shaped Turkish pizza, one can stuff anything in this boat, from meat to vegetables. I added tomato and corn with a generous layer of cheese.
Course Snack
Cuisine Middle East
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 11 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

Dough

  • 11/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 tsp ¼salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup warm water

Tomato Puree’

  • 4 tomatoes
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 tsp garlic finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp ready tomato puree’
  • cup ¼tomato ketchup
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt to taste

Other ingredients

  • 1 cup boiled corn kernels
  • basil leaves
  • Chilly oil

Instructions

Dough

  • Mix both the flours, yeast, salt, sugar and 2 tbsp olive oil.
  • Add warm water and knead a soft dough.
  • Sprinkle some all purpose flour and knead the dough for about 10 minutes.
  • Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover it.
  • Leave it to rise for an hour.

Purée

  • Blanch the tomatoes.
  • Peel and finely chop the tomatoes.
  • Heat olive oil.
  • Add bay leaf .
  • Add onions and garlic. Saute’.
  • Add tomato and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  • Add ready puree’ and ketchup.
  • Add salt.
  • Let cool.
  • Grind to a paste.

Assembling

  • Roll the dough into a oval shape .
  • Apply the puree’, make sure to leave the edges.
  • Add the corn kernels.
  • Sprinkle a lavish layer of cheese .
  • Now lift the edges to form a rim , pinch at ends to form a boat shape .
  • Cover and keep aside for 15 minutes .Preheat the oven and place the pide to bake at 180 deg C for 15 minutes .
  • Add torn basil and drizzle chilly oil .

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