Chicken Tikka Pizza (Easy Version) | Chicken Pizza

Chicken Tikka Pizza,is a modified version of pizza in Indian style.This means a pizza with the full flavor of spices in Indian touch.And that's the greatest and tastiest thing about this pizza.We just loved each bite of this pizza and the aroma wafted all around here.Though chicken tikka in itself is a lengthy process and then making the pizza base from scratch,adding chicken tikka to the base is another tedious effort but I made a shortcut to the above tikka recipe and prepared with the same flavors in a different way.I just avoided the baking step and used stove top method.I added the same juices of the spices and added to the pizza base as sauce.You will surely love this pizza if you love Chicken tikka !!
Check out other Pizza recipes posted earlier- Apple Pizza, Tofu-Mushroom Pizza(whole wheat base)

Ingredients
for pizza base
Whole wheat flour 21/2 cups
All purpose flour 1 cup
Yeast 4 tsp(refer notes)
Salt 1 tsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Olive oil 1 tbsp
warm water 1 1/2 cup

for tikka masala
chicken boneless 300gms(refer notes)
Yogurt 2tbsp
Lime juice half of a lime
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder 1 tsp
coriander powder 3/4 tsp
Pepper powder 1 tsp
Garam masala 1/2 tsp
oil 1tsp
Butter 1 tbsp

Fenugreek leaves
pizza sauce 3tbsp

for topping
Chilly flakes 2 tsp(optional)
black pepper 1/2 tsp(optional)
Italian seasoning 2 tsp
Mozarella cheese  shredded  as required
black olives 10-12
Onion 1/2 sliced
Red bell pepper 1/2 sliced thin

Method
PREPARE THE TIKKA MASALA-
-Wash and cut the chicken in bite size pieces.Prepare a marinade using the yogurt,lime juice,chilly powder,cumin powder,garam masala,pepper powder,coriander powder and salt.Add 1tsp of oil at the end.Keep aside for 1 hour.
- Heat butter in a pan and add the chicken pieces along with marinade.Toss it well for 10 minutes on medium flame.
-The chicken masala boils and the chicken cooks half way changing color.Add the pizza sauce in it and mix well.
-Crush the fenugreek leaves in palm and add,put off flame.(There should be enough sauce to line the pizza base,don't dry it much).Cool the masala(sauce) before spreading on the base.

PREPARE THE DOUGH-
-In the mean time,sift the flours,add salt.
-Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1 cup of water,wait till it starts frothing.
-Add this mixture into the flours and knead.Add more water if required.
-Add the oil and knead to a sticky dough.Leave aside covered to rise for 1 hour.
-After an hour,punch down the air and knead again,Leave for 45 minutes.

PREPARING PIZZA-
-Punch down the air and divide the dough into 2 equal portions.
-Dust the surface with little flour and roll out the dough in a circle of 9-10" diameter and 1/4'' thick.
-Preheat oven top 425 degrees F and grease a tray with spraying oil and spread half a tsp of bread crumbs(to prevent sticking to the tray)
-Immediately transfer the pizza base to the tray and shape it with hands if at all irregular at any place.Prick with a fork in the base to avoid rising.
-Spread half sauce or masala as a thin layer leaving 1" space at the outer border.Add a thin layer of shredded mozarella cheese.
-Then add half of the sliced bell peppers,onions and the chicken pieces.
-Add the sliced olives and top it with some italian seasoning,pepper powder, chilly flakes and finish off with shredded mozarella cheese.
-Apply a thin layer of olive oil on the outer border,gives a nice crust color.
-Bake in the oven for 16-20 minutes.
-Repeat the same steps to bake another pizza and use up the remaining toppings.
-Remove from oven,cool slightly and serve warm in slices !!

Servings ~2 pizzas of 9"size 

NOTES
* I used active dry yeast .
* I have used boneless chicken thighs.
* The listed ingredients of both pizza base and topping makes 2 medium size (9") pizza.(So,divide accordingly or use half of the quantity mentioned to bake one)
* Adding pepper powder ,chilly flakes on the topping is optional if you wish to have a moderate spicy one.Otherwise you can omit that.
* You can even prepare the dough using all purpose flour alone or you can just prepare the masala and top the store brought pizza base.
* You can replace chicken in place of paneer and repeat the same steps to get a Paneer Tikka pizza.