The mouthwatering flavors of spiced curry on a garlic & herb pizza crusted.
The Paneer Tikka Masala Pizza is a fun fusion of pizza and chicken tikka masala. The pizza is generously topped with chunks of chicken, roasted paneer, gooey mozzarella, along with peppers, garlic and onions that simmer in a pool of spicy and creamy tikka masala sauce. For me, it was the paneer that really that really stood out. These squeaky cubes complement the chicken and soak up the tikka masala simmer sauce, adding great flavor and a filling mouthful with each bite of pizza.
For the crust, I wanted to get something similar to naan, especially garlic herb naan, which is my favorite when eating tikka masala. So the crust calls for a nice layer of garlic paste and parsley rub after it’s been preheated to evoke that flavor. The end result of this pizza is that it’s the perfect combination of pizza and tikka masala. Each bite is like eating garlic naan dipped in a heart dish of tikka masala.
Recipe Notes: You can consider swapping the chicken for chickpeas for a healthier alternative. Or using chickpea flour as the base for your pizza crust. Alternatively, skip the pizza and bake the ingredients over naan for a true take on tikka masala. For an extra savory oven-roasted paneer, consider salting with garlic salt and garlic powder before adding to the pizza.
Time You Need
- 10 minutes prep
- ~25 minutes cooking
- Yields: 1 large pizza
What You Need
- ~1 pound of pizza dough
- ~ 2 cups of cooked chicken breast, cubed
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp. minced garlic
- ~1 tbsp garlic stir in paste
- 1 bell pepper, seeded and diced
- ~2 cups of Tikka Masala simmer sauce of choice
- 1 tbsp of Huy Fong Chili Garlic Sauce
- 2/3 cup of mozzarella pearls or diced mozzarella log
- 1 cup diced paneer
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tbsp parsley flakes
- Olive oil
What You Do
- Preheat oven to 450. Roll out pizza dough into a nice flat circle.
- In a skillet, add some olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add onions and pepper and cook for 3 minutes, then add in garlic. Cook for another 4 minutes. Then remove from heat and set to the side.
- Once oven has preheated, place dough on a greased pizza pan. Precook the dough for about 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and rub two tablespoons of stir-in garlic paste evenly over the dough.
- Next, in a mixing bowl, add two cups of the simmer sauce and mix with chili garlic sauce. Then spread sauce over the top of the pizza dough. Then top with parsley, and the cooked garlic, onion, and peppers.
- Add an even layer of the cooked, diced chicken over the pizza.
- Repeat with diced panner and mozzarella.
- Season the top of the pizza with a few dashes of garlic salt.
- Place the pizza back in the oven and cook for 15 minutes, or until the cheese is a nice golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool before serving.