Thin crust flaky paratha (Indian bread) pizza topped with melted mozzarella cheese, homemade pizza sauce, black olives and basil leaves. Placed on a brown parchment paper.

Delicious paratha (puffed up Indian bread) pizza made with yummy homemade pizza sauce using tomatoes, oregano, garlic and butter.

Really simple, quick and easy paratha pizza that is so flaky (almost like puff pastry) topped with the easiest homemade pizza sauce that is so full of simple flavours. Best part? The homemade pizza sauce is made with simple pantry ingredients that I am sure are already in your kitchen.

Lets talk about the paratha...

Paratha (or Indian flaky bread/ roti) is my best choice to make a pizza. Yes please, skip your regular pizza dough or pizza base and give this flaky, buttery paratha a try; which in my opinion should be your best buy for the freezer - so handy and so good. What I used for this recipe? These puff parathas by SWITZ, that were great for this recipe. Click here to buy.

Why is a puff paratha my best choice?

so flaky
so buttery
these frozen puff parathas by SWITZ do not require any thaw time - read this again 😀
4 minutes cook time on the tawa (Indian fry pan)
super delicious

What about the homemade pizza sauce?

Luscious, rich, thick and chunky homemade pizza sauce that is going to be your favourite sauce - not just for pizzas, but also to be used for pastas and spreads. Made with fresh tomatoes, this homemade pizza sauce is so yummy and easy.

Red homemade pizza sauce in a white bowl placed on a white tile.

How to make homemade pizza sauce?

What you need?

tomatoes. I used fresh tomatoes for this recipe, please do that - that is what makes it so special.
garlic. finely chopped garlic for simple flavour
butter. regular salted butter instead of olive oil - love using butter wherever I can 😉
parsley. I used dried parsley for this recipe, but you can of course use fresh parsley.
oregano. I used dried parsley for this recipe.
chilli flakes. upto you - I like using dried red chilli flakes in my sauces.
sugar. just a little bit, to balance out the flavour
salt & pepper

Steps?

Start by heating butter in a pan. Add chopped garlic to it.

butter and garlic in a pan to make homemade pizza sauce.

add freshly pureed tomatoes, parsley, oregano, chilli flakes, salt, pepper and sugar.

tomatoes, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper, sugar, butter and garlic in a pan to make homemade pizza sauce.

cook on medium heat for 5-6 minutes (stirring consistently) until the tomatoes are fully cooked.

transfer this mixture to a blender and blend for a few seconds until a chunky tomato sauce is formed. If you like, you can blend for longer period of time to have a smooth pizza sauce.

How to make paratha pizza?

cook the switz puff paratha on tawa (Indian fry pan for breads) for four minutes and transfer to a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

add the homemade pizza sauce, cheese (shredded mozzarella) and toppings: you can use anything, I like a simple topping of basil leaves and olives, keeping it minimal. You can add whatever vegetables you like, some grilled corn too? Or chicken as well.

bake for 20-25 minutes at 180 degree celsius until the cheese has melted and is nice and bubbly. Sprinkle some parmesan cheese and serve hot.

Serve this with?

a fresh arugula chickpea salad
homemade garlic breadsticks
after a delicious carrot and pumpkin soup
or before a sinful 4-ingredient chocolate tart

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