A delicious homemade Chicken Tikka Pizza recipe, including instructions for making the pizza dough from scratch, a flavorful pizza sauce, spicy grilled chicken tikka, and assembly.
Homemade Pizza Dough:
1. In a large bowl, mix bread flour, cold water (under 60°F), active dry yeast, salt, sugar, and olive oil for about 10 minutes until the dough comes together.
2. Knead the dough into a smooth ball and let it rest at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours.
3. Divide the dough into 2 equal balls, shape them tightly, and refrigerate for at least 3 days (up to 1 week) before use.
Pizza Sauce:
1. Cook garlic, tomatoes, onion, peanuts, and chili in a pan until softened.
2. Add turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, and salt, and cook for another minute, stirring constantly.
3. Transfer the cooked mixture to a blender and blend until smooth.
4. Stir in cream and kasuri methi into the blended sauce.
Chicken Tikka:
1. Cut chicken breast into cubes.
2. Coat the chicken cubes thoroughly with oil and butter chicken seasoning.
3. Thread the seasoned chicken onto skewers and grill until cooked through.
4. Remove the cooked chicken from the skewers.
Assemble Chicken Tikka Pizza:
1. Preheat your oven to 500°F (or as high as your oven goes if using a pizza steel).
2. Stretch one pizza dough ball to your desired thickness and shape.
3. Spread an even layer of the prepared pizza sauce over the dough.
4. Evenly top the sauce with mozzarella cheese, grilled chicken tikka pieces, and sliced green bell pepper.
5. Bake the pizza on a pizza steel (or preheated pizza stone/tray) at 500°F for about 7 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly and slightly browned.
6. Once baked, finish the pizza with dollops of ricotta cheese, slice, and serve immediately.
