Basic Pizza Base Without Oven Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups maida (plain flour)
• 1 tsp instant dry yeast
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp sugar
• salt (namak) to taste
• maida (plain flour) for rolling

Steps

1. Combine 2 tbsp of lukewarm water and dry yeast in a small bowl and mix well.
2. Cover with a lid and keep aside for 5 minutes.
3. Combine the plain flour, yeast-sugar mixture, olive oil and salt in a deep bowl and knead into a soft dough using enough water.
4. Cover the dough with a damp muslin cloth and keep aside for 1 hour.
5. Press the dough lightly to remove the air and divide the dough into 3 equal portions.
6. Roll each portion into a 175 mm. (7”) diameter circle with the help of plain flour and prick each circle evenly using a fork.
7. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and put the rolled circle over it, the pricked side facing upwards. Cover it with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
8. Turnover and again cover it with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
9. Use as required.
10. At step 6, while rolling a portion of the dough, keep the other 2 portions covered with damp muslin cloth so that they do not dry up.