Tomato Cheese Pizza Video by Tarla Dalal

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A quick and easy pizza that you can put into the oven minutes after you get back from office! Made of all-fresh ingredients, without requiring any pre-packaged pizza sauce, this Tomato Cheese Pizza has a nice tangy-spicy-herby taste and juicy-cheesy mouth-feel, which you are sure to enjoy. Basically, most of the ingredients that usually go into the pizza sauce are all layered on the pizza itself along with toppings like tomatoes and olives, all of which gives out an intense aroma and rich taste on baking. Enjoy this fresh and hot out of the oven.

Recipe Description for Tomato and Cheese Pizza

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Baking Time: 17 to 20 minutes.
Baking Temperature: 200°C (400°F).
Makes 2 pizzas.
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Ingredients

20 thinly sliced tomatoes
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese or processed cheese
2 pizza base (7” each)
butter for brushing
3 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
4 tsp dried oregano
4 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
2 tbsp sliced black olives
salt to taste
2 tbsp roughly chopped basil

Method

Place a pizza base on a clean, dry surface and brush some butter over it.
Sprinkle 1½ tsp of garlic evenly over it.
Sprinkle ¾ cup of cheese evenly over it.
Arrange 10 tomato slices evenly over the cheese.
Sprinkle 1 tsp oregano and 1 tsp chilli flakes over the tomato slices.
Sprinkle more ¼ cup of cheese evenly over it.
Sprinkle 1 tbsp olives, salt and 1 tbsp basil, 1 tsp oregano and 1 tsp chilli flakes evenly over it.
Repeat steps 1 to 7 to make 1 more pizza.
Place the pizzas over a greased baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 12 to 15 minutes or till the cheese melts and the pizza turns crisp.
Cut into equal wedges and serve immediately.