Chicken Tikka Pizza / Homemade Chicken Pizza

Chicken Tikka Pizza is my recipe for the day; another fantastic recipe that you can trust. Baking perfect Homemade Pizzas is not a herculean task, it is quite simple and requires only simple ingredients. Kids would just love this Chicken Tikka Pizza and you can amaze your guests with your baking skills. Ask your kids to help you with grating cheese or arranging the toppings; you will get some enthusiastic assistants!

Everyone loves Chicken Tikka Pizza; the perfect blend of mild Indian Masalas and Italian herbs topped with cheese makes this Pizza exceptional. You can add fresh Coriander leaves to give it a distinctive Desi twist. You will love my Paneer PizzaWhole Wheat chicken Pizza and Vegetable Pizza as well. Turkish Pide or Turkish Pizza is also very tempting. Covered with extra cheese, the combination is so tempting. Soft, fluffy and airy Pizza Crust is another appealing factor. Check my youtube link for Paneer Pizza, for making that perfect base: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrzAwTmSYDE   I think, I have given you enough reasons to break your low carb diet! Well, I am sure you are not going to regret that, well, if you are still hesitant, call your friends for a quick gettogether and share the calories! You can happily indulge and get compliments too!

If you like continental dishes, do check my Special Roast chicken recipe, Chicken Burgers and Fish Fingers with tartar dip. Also, check Sausage Dinner Rolls, Egg Puffs, Paneer Puffs, Stuffed Garlic Bread and Crescent rolls. You would love those baked savoury delights or in case you have a sweet tooth, check my Pineapple Swiss roll and variety cakes. Grilled Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Tikka, Chicken Satay, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Momos and Chicken Kathi roll are other exciting savoury options.

For Chicken Tikka Pizza, I have Pan roasted the chicken pieces like i do for my special Butter chicken. You can bake or grill them too. I have not pre-baked the Pizza Base in this recipe. Instead, I have baked with all the toppings together and it came out very fluffy and soft. Just follow the steps below for a fantastic Homemade Chicken Tikka Pizza.

Ingredients for Pizza Base:

Plain Flour/ Maida: 400 gms (approx. 3 cups)
Milk Powder: 4 tbsp
Sugar: 2 tbsp
Yeast: 1 ½ tsp
Warm Milk: 1 cup
Butter / Olive oil: 1 tsp – 2 tsp
Baking powder: ¼ tsp
Warm Water: as required (approx. ½ cup)
Salt: as required (1 ½ tsp)


Ingredients for Chicken Tikka:

Chicken: 450 gms
Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 tsp
Red Chili Powder: 2 tsp
Cumin /Jeerah Powder: ½ tsp
Garam Masala: ¾ tsp
Kasoori Methi: ½ tsp
Thick Curd: 3 -4 tbsp
Lime Juice: 1 tbsp
Salt: 1 tsp
Red Color (optional): little
Oil: for grilling


For Toppings:

Tomato sauce: 4 tbsp
Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 tsp
Olive oil: 1 tsp
Oregano / Italian spice mix: 1 tsp
Paprika / chilli powder: 1 tsp
Capsicum/ Bell Pepper: 1 small
Onion (white Onion): 1 no.
Tomato: 1 no.
Oregano / Italian spices: for topping
Mozarella cheese: 1 ½ cups grated
Cheddar Cheese: 1 cup grated

Step by step Recipe for Chicken Pizza

  1. For making Chicken Tikka, marinate chicken with salt, Red chilli powder, Cumin powder, Garam Masala Powder, Curd, Kasoori Methi, Lime and Red color. Keep aside for 1 hour or more.
  2. Heat a pan and sprinkle some oil. Add chicken pieces and stir well.
  3. Cover and allow to slow roast on small flame till dry. Stir in between.
  4. Once all the chicken Tikka are roasted, drain and allow to cool.
  5. Cut into smaller pieces and keep aside.

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  1. Mix the flour, milk powder, 1 tbsp sugar, baking powder and salt very well.
  2. In a cup add yeast, 1 tbsp sugar and half of the luke warm milk and mix well. Keep aside.
  3. Make a well in the center of flour and pour the yeast mix and gently combine.
  4. Add more lukewarm milk and water to make a smooth dough. Knead for some time. The dough will be sticky.
  5. Rub little olive oil or butter in your hands and pat the top of the dough, knead again till you can feel that the dough is smooth and soft.
  6. Cover nicely and keep for 1 -2 hours, till the dough is double the size.

Chicken Tikka Pizza / HomeMade Chicken Pizza

  1. Meanwhile, cut the Capsicum (Bell Pepper), Onion, Tomatoes. Grate the cheese and keep aside.
  2. Once the Pizza dough becomes double in size, punch down and divide into two or three parts.
  3. Take one part and place on a parchment paper. With your palm gently press the dough starting from the centre to the sides to make a big round base of about ½ inch thickness (you can also dust and roll out with the help of Rolling Pin).
  4. Leave it covered to rise for 10 – 15 minutes.

Chicken Tikka Pizza / HomeMade Chicken Pizza

  1. Make Pizza sauce by mixing Tomato sauce, olive oil, ginger garlic paste and oregano spice.
  2. Poke the Pizza base with a fork to release bubbles.
  3. Gently brush the sides with little butter (optional) and put Pizza sauce generously on top.
  4. Add little grated Cheddar cheese and top with chicken pieces, chopped onion, capsicum and Tomatoes.
  5. Cover with Mozzarella cheese and sprinkle oregano/ Pizza spice mix.
  6. Keep covered for 10 more minutes and transfer to a baking tin (with the parchment paper).

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  1. Bake in a preheated oven at 180OC for 20 minutes or till the cheese melts and turn brown.
  2. Take out and cut into triangles with a Pizza cutter and enjoy the wonderful Chicken Tikka Pizza.

Tips:

  • Always use a good quality Mozzarella cheese.
  • Keep the yeast for rising in lukewarm milk or the texture will be spoiled.
  • You can use store brought Pizza sauce or make it at home instantly, like I have explained in the recipe.
  • Instead of stretching with hand, you can roll out the Pizza base with the help of rolling pin.
  • Only luke warm milk / water should be used for kneading. Make sure it is not too hot or cold.
  • White Onion provides a better taste, if it is not available, you can use normal Onions.
  • You can add little chilli flakes and or Cilantro/ Coriander leaves for topping, to give it more desi twist.
  • You can add your choice of toppings to the Pizza. If you are a vegetarian, substitute Chicken with Paneer and enjoy Paneer Pizza.

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