Sugar and Spice

Like many people, I also used to be intimidated by the thought of making yeast-doughs once. I will admit that making some yeasted doughs can be a little tricky, but pizza dough is one of the easiest ones out there. It has very simple ingredients and you don't even have to knead it too much. Sure, it will take a couple of hours for the dough to get ready, but it is so worth the wait. Homemade pizza is not only tastier than most store-bought pizzas, it is also healthier (or as healthy as you want it to be). This dough can also be stored easily in the freezer so that you can whip up a delicious pizza pie whenever you get a hankering for it.  This dough recipe from Susan's Cooking School is really straightforward, but yields amazing results. The recipe for the pizza sauce is my own making - it is a very flavorful sauce with an Indian touch. The spices give it a nice zing, but it is not overpowering at all. Also, if you're one of the people who want to make pizza but...

Video Recipe: Serves 2 Ingredients : 3 tomatoes, medium sized 1 onion, medium sized 3 cloves of garlic, medium sized 1 carrot, medium sized 1 inch sized cube of beetroot 1/2 tsp dried Italian herbs 1/2 tsp paprika (optional) 1.5 tsp dried chili flakes 3 tbsp oil 1/2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp milk or cream  2 tbsp parmesan, grated (optional) salt, as required pepper, as required Pasta of any kind, cooked Parsley, chopped (for garnish) Method : Cut vegetables into manageable pieces. Transfer cut vegetables onto an oven tray and drizzle 2 tbsp of oil over them. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Roast the vegetables at 210 C for 30 minutes. Alternatively, you can roast them on stovetop as well until the vegetables are slightly charred. Allow vegetables to cool before grinding to a fine paste. Keep aside. In a pan, heat the butter and 1 tbsp of oil. Add the ground vegetable paste and saute for a couple of minutes. Add the herb...