Chicken Pizza

Chicken Pizzzzaaaa with home made base :)

 

For the Dough:

 

• Maida - 2 cups
• Instant dry yeast  - 1 tsp
• Warm water- 1 cup
• Sugar - half tsp
• Salt - half tsp
• Olive oil - 3 tbsp
• Water - as required

1. Mix yeast, 2 tsp of olive oil and sugar in warm water and keep aside until frothy.
2. In a wide bowl add maida, salt, olive oil and mix, make a well in the center and add water and yeast mixture and make a soft dough. Knead well, apply some olive oil to the dough and cover it up with a damp cloth and keep it aside until the dough doubles in size.

For the chicken:

• Boneless chicken chunks - 500 gms
• Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Red chili powder -  1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - half tsp
• Kabab masala - 1 tsp
• Water - 1 cup
• Salt - 1 tsp

1. Add all the above ingredients in a pressure cooker and cook it until the chicken is cooked completely.
2. Make sure the chicken is dry and does not have any gravy.

For the toppings

• Toppings of your choice, i used capsicum, onion and corn 
• Grated mozzarella cheese
  
• Del monte Pizza sauce
• Oregano / Mixed herbs
• Chili flakes

Method:

1. Take the dough out of the bowl, put it on a clean surface and knock out all the air from it and knead it with the heels of your hand pushing it forward, knead this for about 5 minutes. 
2. Divide it in to 2 portions, put it back in the bowl and cover it, let it double in size again for 10 minutes.
3. Dust the surface with some flour , take one portion of the dough, knock it knead it and roll it into a circle ( as big as a medium sized pizza) with 6mm thickness.
4. Place this on a oven plate, now spread the pizza sauce evenly on the base, sprinkle some cheese then layer it with veggies, chicken, more cheese, oregano or mixed herbs, chili flakes and drizzle some olive oil, place it on a high rack and voila its ready to get into the oven at 200 degree Celsius for 15 minutes or until the cheese melts.