Pizza is love! Who doesn’t like Pizza? But with Pizza comes lots of calories. So unhealthy. This Pizza just can’t get healthier than this,Whole wheat and Ragi pizza with homemade sauce topped with lots of veggies.

This is a very easy to prepare recipe and you never know it might become your kids and family’s favorite pizza. Ragi (Finger-millet) is high in protein, minerals, reduces bad cholesterol and has many more benefits  and so is whole-wheat. 

Try this one of the most healthiest versions of pizza and get loaded with benefits and of-course PIZZA!

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Whole Wheat and Ragi (Finger-millet) Pizza

Course

Main Dish, Starters and Snacks

Cuisine

Indian, Italian, World

Prep Time

2 hours

Cook Time

35 minutes

Passive Time

2 hours 35 minutes

Servings

2 pizza

Ingredients

For the dough

• 1/2 cup Whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup ragi flour
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1.5 tsp dry active yeast
• 1/2 cup Water as required (warm)

For the sauce

• 1 small-medium onion (finely chopped)
• 3-4 medium-large tomatoes (blanched, de seeded, roughly chopped)
• 3-4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
• 4-5 basil leaves (roughly broken with hand)
• 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper
• 1 tsp mixed herbs
• 1/2 tsp dry chilli flakes
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt as per taste

For the topping

• 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper (chopped/sliced)
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper (chopped/sliced)
• 1/4 cup green capsicum (chopped/sliced)
• 1/2 cup mushrooms (sliced)
• 1 cup mozzerella cheese (grated)
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1 cup maize flour (for dusting)

Course Main Dish, Starters and Snacks Cuisine Indian, Italian, World Prep Time 2 hours Cook Time 35 minutes Passive Time 2 hours 35 minutes Servings 2 pizza Ingredients For the dough 1/2 cup Whole wheat flour 1/4 cup ragi flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1 tsp sugar 1.5 tsp dry active yeast 1/2 cup Water as required (warm) For the sauce 1 small-medium onion (finely chopped) 3-4 medium-large tomatoes (blanched, de seeded, roughly chopped) 3-4 cloves garlic (finely chopped) 4-5 basil leaves (roughly broken with hand) 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper 1 tsp mixed herbs 1/2 tsp dry chilli flakes 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp sugar Salt as per taste For the topping 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper (chopped/sliced) 1/2 cup red bell pepper (chopped/sliced) 1/4 cup green capsicum (chopped/sliced) 1/2 cup mushrooms (sliced) 1 cup mozzerella cheese (grated) 1/2 tsp chilli flakes 1/2 tsp oregano 1 cup maize flour (for dusting)

Instructions

For the dough

1. In a bowl, add warm water, sugar, salt and dry active yeast. Mix well, cover and leave it for 10 minutes to activate the yeast. When the yeast becomes frothy it means it has activated. Now in a bowl, add whole wheat flour, ragi flour and activated yeast. Knead the dough nicely with hand or with electric dough kneader. Knead the dough for at least 10 minutes.Apply some olive oil. Cover and keep aside for at least 2 hours to allow the dough to double up in size.

For the sauce

1. Heat some oil in a pan. Add chopped garlic and onions and saute it until the onions turns pink in color.
2. Add blanched tomatoes, basil leaves, crushed black pepper, mixed herbs, dry chilli flakes, salt and sugar. At this step along with all the ingredients you can also add 1tbsp tomato puree. Mix well and cook until all the water evaporates.
3. Cool down the mixture and blend it into a paste.

For assembling the pizza

1. Sprinkle some maize flour on the table top. Pinch a big ball of dough and place it on the table top.
2. Roll the dough into thick round by dusting some flour.
3. Prick all over the dough with a fork.
4. Apply some pizza sauce all over the dough generously.
5. Top it up veggies of your choice like onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, corn, paneer etc and mozzarella cheese.
6. Pre-heat the oven at 225 deg for 10 minutes. Place the pizza into the middle rack on a baking tray. Bake it for 20-25 minutes at 225 until done.
7. Sprinkle oregano and chilli flakes. Serve hot with ketchup.

Directions to prepare the recipe-

For the dough

1. In a bowl, add warm water, sugar, salt and dry active yeast. Mix well, cover and leave it for 10 minutes to activate the yeast. When the yeast becomes frothy it means it has activated. Now in a bowl, add whole wheat flour, ragi flour and activated yeast. Knead the dough nicely with hand or with electric dough kneader. Knead the dough for at least 10 minutes.Apply some olive oil. Cover and keep aside for at least 2 hours to allow the dough to double up in size.

   

    

   

For the sauce

1. Heat some oil in a pan. Add chopped garlic and onions and saute it until the onions turns pink in color.
   
2. Add blanched tomatoes, basil leaves, crushed black pepper, mixed herbs, dry chilli flakes, salt and sugar. At this step along with all the ingredients you can also add 1tbsp tomato puree. Mix well and cook until all the water evaporates.
   
3. Cool down the mixture and blend it into a paste.

Assembling the pizza-

1. Sprinkle some maize flour on the table top. Pinch a big ball of dough and place it on the table top.
   
2. Roll the dough into thick round by dusting some flour.
   
3. Prick all over the dough with a fork.
   
4. Apply some pizza sauce all over the dough generously.
   
5. Top it up veggies of your choice like onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, corn, paneer etc and mozzarella cheese.
   
6. Pre-heat the oven at 225 deg for 10 minutes. Place the pizza into the middle rack on a baking tray. Bake it for 20-25 minutes at 225 until done.
7. Sprinkle oregano and chilli flakes. Serve hot with ketchup.