Chicken Tikka Masala Pizza

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Completely spiced and creamy Rooster Tikka Masala on a selfmade pizza crust? With cheese? Enable us to introduce you to the pizza that modified all pizzas for us. The mixture of flavors on this crust is so insanely scrumptious that you could be by no means eat common pepperoni pizza once more. We love Indian meals, and in case you’ve by no means tried it then permit us to introduce you to one of many tastiest recipes you’ll ever put in your mouth.

Proceed immersing your self in Indian delicacies with our Homemade Naan, Indian Butter Chicken, and naturally, the basic Chicken Tikka Masala.

Why Our Recipe

The flavors of tikka masala wrapped up in a slice of pie.
A fast 30-minute pizza that may make you are feeling like you have to be opening up a pizza restaurant. Resist the urge.

A close up of a slice of chicken tikka masala chicken being lifted and pulled from the whole pie.

Have you ever ever tasted a pizza that makes your eyes roll again and shut involuntarily as a result of it’s that good? Our Rooster Tikka Masala Pizza could have you making all of the yummy sounds as you style the nice and cozy and smokey taste of rooster tikka and melty cheese over the velvety easy tomato sauce, topped with diced onion and cilantro. Taste. Explosion.

Ingredient Notes

An overhead shot of raw pizza dough rolled out, next to a plate of raw chicken breasts, surrounded by measuring spoons and cups filled with ingredients and raw vegetables.

Crust: Use your favourite crust or use our refrigerator pizza dough, easy pizza dough, or Italian-style pizza dough.
Rooster Breast: Minimize into bite-size items earlier than including the yogurt and spices.
Greek Yogurt: The thickness makes a superb base for marinades, but additionally has an acidity that tenderizes the rooster. Substitute with the identical quantity of bitter cream or buttermilk (the tang of those is vital). Plain yogurt is okay to make use of, however one of many others is preferable.
Lemon Juice: Helps tenderize the rooster rapidly.
Cumin, Cinnamon, Ginger, Paprika: Add heat spices and flavors.
Cayenne Pepper: A technique to management the spice stage. Our recipe is delicate, however add slightly extra in order for you extra warmth.
Garam Masala: A spice mix yow will discover in most grocery retailer’s spice aisles. In case you can’t discover it, we’ve you lined with our mix of Garam Masala.
Tomato Sauce: Bought in a can, be at liberty to decide on a low-sodium possibility to reduce the salt content material.
Heavy Cream: Wanted for the thickness.
Cheese: Freshly shredded mozzarella for the proper pizza.
White Onion: A milder onion-y taste than yellow onions, and holds up underneath the warmth of cooking to keep up a refined crunch.
Cilantro: Compliments Tikka Masala, however you need to use chopped parsley for many who don’t look after cilantro.

Doesn’t yogurt & lemon juice curdle?

Sure and no. Don’t stress any curdling on this recipe. Simply observe the recipe and all the pieces mixed collectively will forestall any curdling.

Yogurt and lemon juice can curdle if mixed and heated very quickly at a really excessive warmth, however we don’t do both of those in our recipe, so that you’ll be completely nice. No curdling, only a mouthwateringly easy taste.

A picture of a sliced chicken tikka masala pizza.

Storage and Reheating Directions

Refrigerate leftovers in an hermetic container for as much as 3 days.

Reheat on the stovetop by putting a slice in a skillet on medium-low (no oil), cowl with a lid or aluminum foil, and wait till the cheese is freshly melted.

Reheat within the air fryer by putting a slice within the air fryer basket. Set the temperature to 350 levels and air fry 2 minutes.