Hen Tikka Masala Pizza

Completely spiced and creamy Hen Tikka Masala on a selfmade pizza crust? With cheese? Enable us to introduce you to the pizza that modified all pizzas for us. The mix 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 when 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 traditional 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’re feeling like try 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 Hen Tikka Masala Pizza may 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 clean 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.
Hen Breast: Reduce 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 shortly.
Cumin, Cinnamon, Ginger, Paprika: Add heat spices and flavors.
Cayenne Pepper: A solution to management the spice degree. Our recipe is gentle, however add slightly extra if you’d like extra warmth.
Garam Masala: A spice mix you’ll find in most grocery retailer’s spice aisles. If you happen to can’t discover it, we have now you coated 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 right pizza.
White Onion: A milder onion-y taste than yellow onions, and holds up beneath the warmth of cooking to take care of a refined crunch.
Cilantro: Compliments Tikka Masala, however you should 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 every thing mixed collectively will stop 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 advantageous. No curdling, only a mouthwateringly clean 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 inserting 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 inserting a slice within the air fryer basket. Set the temperature to 350 levels and air fry 2 minutes.