Method
- Dry roast flour in a heavy pan, till aroma exudes, do not discolour.
- Remove, keep aside to cool.
- Put topping veggies, except capsicum, in boiling water to blanche for 2 minutes.
- Drain, run cold tap water over them, to keep colour bright.
- Drain well, keep refrigerated, till required.
- Coarsely grind together corn, chilli, ginger, garlic.
- Heat oil in same pan, add ground mixture.
- Stirfry and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Dissolve flour in half the cold milk
- Add remaining milk to cooking mixture.
- Add sugar, pepper, salt, stir and bring to a boil.
- Slowly add dissolved flour mixture in corn, stirring continuously.
- Bring back to a boil, taking care not to scald mixture at bottom.
- Cook till mixture is thick enough to hold on pizza base without running.
- Cool mixture to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 300C, before putting in pizzas.
To proceed:
- Apply butter on both sides of pizza base.
- Apply corn sauce thickly on top of base.
- Sprinkle parboiled veggies.
- Follow with onions and capsicums, then cheese.
- Sprinkle chilliflakes, herbs as desired.
- Grill in preheated oven till cheese melts or base is crisp.
- Serve hot and crisp with ketchup, or chilli garlic sauce.
Making time: 30 minutes (excluding cooling, grilling time)
Makes: 3 x 8” pizzas
Shelflife: Best fresh (freeze base and topping separately)
Ingredients: 3 - pizza bases (
readymade or as per recipe in cookbook)
¾ cup - plain or wheat flour
½ litre cold milk
2 tbsp - butter
1 cup - tender corn kernels
3 - green chillies
1” piece - ginger, peeled
3 to 4 flakes - garlic
½ tsp - sugar
¼ tsp - freshly ground pepper
salt to taste
For Topping:
1 - carrot, sliced thinly
10 - french beans, sliced thinly
1 - potato, sliced thinly
1 - stalk celery, sliced thinly (optional)
1 - capsicum, sliced thinly
2 - onions, sliced into thin rings
1 cup - cheese, grated
1 tsp - fresh dried herbs of choice (optional)
chilli flakes (optional)
butter to apply