Sunday 28 August 2011

Chicken Tikka Pizza



I know, i'm posting after 5 days, i was going through a cooking block or something. I had recipes in my head, i wanted to make stuff but just couldnt get myself to do it (i know, i dont understand it either)
Anyways, we decided to have pizza for Sehri last night :D
I will just tell you the amount of ingredients that i used, you can adjust accordingly.
This recipe makes 2 large thin crust pizzas or 2 regular deep pan pizzas

Ingredients :
(For the Dough)
Flour : 28 tbsp
Milk : 6 tbsp
Oil : 3 tbsp
Salt : 1/4 tsp
Yeast : 4 tsp
Sugar : 4 tsp

(For the Sauce)
Tomatoes : 2-3 large
Onion : 1 diced
Garlic : 3-4 cloves
Tomato ketchup : 3-4 tbsp
Salt : to taste
Red chili flakes : 1 tbsp
Oregano : 1 tsp
Thyme : 1 tsp
Sugar : 1 tbsp
(For the Topping)
Chicken : 1 breast fillet cubed
Yogurt : 3 tbsp
Shan tikka masala : 1 tbsp
Salt : to adjust
Red chili powder : 1 tsp to kick up the heat !

Capsicum : 1 large or 2 medium
Onion : 1 large
Cheddar Cheese : to your own preference
Mozzarella Cheese : to your own preference

Method :
(For the Dough)
Mix yeast and sugar with 4-5 tbsp of lukewarm water. Place it in a hot water bath (boil water, turn off the heat and place this glass in the water) Leave to 2-3 minutes to froth.

 Mix everything with the flour, knead with warm water to make a soft dough.

Leave to rise for 1-1.5 hour

(For the Sauce)

Blend tomatoes with a small amount of water. Keep aside.
Heat a little oil in a pan, Add onion. Cook till transparent.

Add crushed garlic. Cook till fragrant.

Add pureed tomatoes,

...tomato ketchup, salt, red chili flakes, sugar, oregano..

..Thyme. And a little water. 

Cook on low flame till thick. Leave to cool.

(For the Topping)

Slice onions and capsicum. Keep aside.

Marinate chicken with yogurt, Shan tikka masala, red chili powder, salt.

Stir fry in 2-3 tbsp of oil.

Meanwhile heat a piece of coal.

When the chicken is done place the coal in the middle on a piece of bread or onion skin. Pour 2 drops of oil on the coal and cover.

(To Assemble)

Flatten the dough on a greased pizza pan. Spread the sauce.

Mozzarella...

..chicken, capsicum, onions and cheddar cheese. Sprinkle with oregano.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180 for 20-25 minutes.

Enjoy!









2 comments:

  1. How can i replace the yeast u used with instant yeast ?

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  2. I never found a recipe so gooooood. Crust is soft and lovely textured. Overall its yummy

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