Ever heard the story of the pizza? It was a poor man's food at a time. One would take leftovers and bake them on bread to create a pizza. Forward to today, and you have one of the most popular dishes in the world. Indian food has something similar and equally famous - the legendary butter chicken. Story goes that in a restaurant in old Delhi, an innovative chef tossed some unsold tandoori (roasted) chicken into a spicy creamy tomato sauce he concocted, and created one of the India's most loved dish. Now I make a mean butter chicken, so it came naturally to me to merge the two greatest (IMHO) dishes originating from leftover food together!
Here's what you need -
Chicken topping -
6 oz boneless chicken thighs (dark meat goes better, but you can use breast)
1/2 tsp ginger (powder or fresh)
1/2 tsp garlic (powder or fresh)
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp black pepper (ground)
1/4 tsp cumin (ground)
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 lemon
Sauce/Gravy -
1 medium onion (1/2 diced, 1/2 julienne)
3 medium tomatoes (pureed)
1/2 cup finely chopped coriander (cilantro)
1/2 tsp garam masaala
1 bay leaf
1 tsp cumin
1 tbsp sour cream
1lb fresh pizza dough
2-3 oz grated mozzarella cheese
Cooking -
1) Slice the chicken into slivers (approx 1" x 1/4")
2) Mix the ingredients for the chicken topping. Add salt to taste and about 20 drops of lemon.
3) Let sit aside for 30 minutes.
4) Preheat the oven to 325 F
5) Spread the chicken onto a foil and place in the oven when heated for about 30 minutes.
6) Your topping is ready
7) In a pan, in 2 tbsp of butter (I use salted), crackle the cumin and the bay leaf.
8) Add the diced onion till dark brown.
9) Add the tomato and garam masaala. Cook till you have thick gravy, and you can see that the oil has separated. Remember not to overcook the tomatoes. They should retain their tangy favor.
10) Remove the bay leaf and add the cream and coriander to the sauce
11) Preheat oven to 475 F
12) Spread the pizza dough on a 13 inch plate
13) Evenly spread the sauce leaving about 1 inch on the rim
14) Place the cooked chicken pieces and baste them gently with butter
15) Sprinkle the jullienned onion between the chicken topping
16) Evenly sprinkle the mozzarella cheese
17) To give the rim a flavor, you can pat some ginger garlic paste mixed in butter/olive oil
18) Bake the pizza for 10-15 minutes till it has risen and the crust is golden
19) Take out of oven and let sit for 5 minutes before slicing into pieces
The pizza just went desi! Enjoy. Each bite will give you a taste of butter chicken with naan and the crunch and convenience of a pizza. It is definitely a MAKE!!
Here's what you need -
Chicken topping -
6 oz boneless chicken thighs (dark meat goes better, but you can use breast)
1/2 tsp ginger (powder or fresh)
1/2 tsp garlic (powder or fresh)
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp black pepper (ground)
1/4 tsp cumin (ground)
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 lemon
Sauce/Gravy -
1 medium onion (1/2 diced, 1/2 julienne)
3 medium tomatoes (pureed)
1/2 cup finely chopped coriander (cilantro)
1/2 tsp garam masaala
1 bay leaf
1 tsp cumin
1 tbsp sour cream
1lb fresh pizza dough
2-3 oz grated mozzarella cheese
Cooking -
1) Slice the chicken into slivers (approx 1" x 1/4")
2) Mix the ingredients for the chicken topping. Add salt to taste and about 20 drops of lemon.
3) Let sit aside for 30 minutes.4) Preheat the oven to 325 F
5) Spread the chicken onto a foil and place in the oven when heated for about 30 minutes.
6) Your topping is ready7) In a pan, in 2 tbsp of butter (I use salted), crackle the cumin and the bay leaf.
8) Add the diced onion till dark brown.
9) Add the tomato and garam masaala. Cook till you have thick gravy, and you can see that the oil has separated. Remember not to overcook the tomatoes. They should retain their tangy favor.
10) Remove the bay leaf and add the cream and coriander to the sauce
11) Preheat oven to 475 F12) Spread the pizza dough on a 13 inch plate
13) Evenly spread the sauce leaving about 1 inch on the rim
14) Place the cooked chicken pieces and baste them gently with butter
15) Sprinkle the jullienned onion between the chicken topping
16) Evenly sprinkle the mozzarella cheese
17) To give the rim a flavor, you can pat some ginger garlic paste mixed in butter/olive oil18) Bake the pizza for 10-15 minutes till it has risen and the crust is golden
19) Take out of oven and let sit for 5 minutes before slicing into pieces
The pizza just went desi! Enjoy. Each bite will give you a taste of butter chicken with naan and the crunch and convenience of a pizza. It is definitely a MAKE!!
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