4 Healthy Pizza Recipes You Can Try During Lockdown

Have you been craving for a delicious slice of pizza during lockdown? While indulging in this forbidden treat can be a sin for those who are on their way to being healthy and fit, there are some who just can’t resist. Now that there’s no possible way you can cheat on your diet, let’s try some awesome healthy pizza recipes you can make at home!

1. Healthy Whole Wheat Pizza Base

(Recipe by Azra Faisan)

You can’t possibly go wrong when your foundation is this strong! Try this Healthy Whole Wheat Pizza Base for starters:

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups of Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 Cup of All-Purpose Flour
• 1 Cup of Grounded Oats
• 1 tbsp Yeast
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 Cup of Lukewarm Water
• 1/2 a Cup of Milk
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 3 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder
• 1 tsp Oregano (optional)
• 1 tsp Dried Basil (optional)

Method:

1. Dissolve the sugar in lukewarm water
2. Mix the yeast and keep it for 15 – 20 minutes in a warm place
3. Mix all the dry ingredients (grounded oats, pepper powder, etc.)
4. Add the wet ingredients, including the yeast mixture
5. Mix them with a spoon and bring them together with your hands (You may have to wet your hands a bit).
6. Keep them in a dry place for 2 hours for proving. By this time, the dough will have expanded to twice it’s volume or more
7. Punch it down and carefully shape it into balls
8. Roll each ball and flatten them to make a thin pizza base
9. In a pre-heated oven, pre-bake the base at 200°C for 8 minutes (only if you want a pre-baked base)
10. If you want to skip pre-baking the base, then add your choice of ingredients (choose a few veggies and add only a little cheese to make it even more healthy!)
11. Bake at 200°C for 10-15 minutes

2. Roti Pizza Recipe 

(Recipe by Urvi Gohil)

One of the easiest healthy pizza recipes ever made!

• Prepare a Wheat Roti
• Apply pasta sauce or you can even mix ketchup with chilli sauce
• Add chopped onions, tomatoes, olives, lettuce, or any veggies you have at hand
• Top it off with cheese, paneer and condiments such as oregano, mixed herbs or chilli flakes
• Bake them in the oven or you can pan fry it for a healthy and delicious treat!

3. Cauliflower Pizza

(Recipe by Shraddha Shetty)
This might seem like a bad idea until you taste it! A must try recipe for anyone who loves their veggies!

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups of Riced Cauliflower Florets
• 1 Cup of Parmesan or Mozzarella Cheese
• 1 Egg
• Salt to Taste
• Mixed Herbs

For Topings:

• Tomato Sauce (Tomato puree, fresh garlic, mixed herbs, black pepper powder, salt)
• Your Choice of Vegetables
• A Little Cheese

Method:

1. Clean the Cauliflower Florets by washing and drying them well
2. Pulse the florets in a food processor or grate them into rice-like granular consistency
3. Take the riced cauliflower and transfer it to a non-stick pan. Keep stirring on low flame till most of the moisture is gone (ensure that it does not turn brown) and let it cool
4. Beat 1 egg in a bowl, add cheese and mix them well
5. Add the riced cauliflower and mix well with salt and herbs
6. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and transfer this mixture onto it to make a pizza base
7. Gently pat the mixture to make a base of your desired shape with a thickness of a quarter inch. Ensure that you keep the edges slightly thick to avoid burning
8. Place it in a pre-heated oven at 200°C for 20 mins
9. Remove and let it cool
10. Once cooled, spread the tomato sauce, add any topping of your choice with a little cheese and bake it again at 200°C for 10 minutes
11. Serve hot!

4. Buckwheat Flour Bread Pizza

(Recipe by Shilpi Agarwal)

Ingredients:

• 4 Slices of Whole Wheat Bread
• 100 gm Buckwheat Flour
• 1 Chopped Onion
• 1 Chopped Tomato
• Grated Carrot
• Finely Chopped Green Chillies
• Salt to Taste
• 4 tsp Oil

Method:

1. Mix the Buckwheat Flour and chopped vegetables
2. Adding salt and water, make a batter of thick consistency
3. Pour 2 tbsp of this batter on one slice of bread and spread well to cover the whole surface of the bread
4. Heat a non-stick pan and grease it with oil
5. When the pan is heated, put the bread coated with batter in the pan upside down
6. Add ½ tsp oil and let it cook for a minute
7. Turn it, add ½ tsp oil again and let the other side get cooked
8. Take the bread slice off the pan when both sides turn golden brown
9. Serve hot with tomato ketchup or tamarind chutney or a little bit of cheese

We hope you try these healthy pizza recipes at home and level up your health. Do leave your thoughts in the comments below! For more healthy recipes, check out the GOQii Blog or tune in to LIVE cooking sessions on GOQii Play.

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