Tandoori Chicken Pizza

Submitted by patti k.

"From the California Pizza Kitchen Cookbook. This is a very interesting, non-traditional pizza. I made it very spicy by using more jalapeno than called for. Next time, I may briefly saute the zucchini before putting it on the pizza. The chutney is optional, but it is a nice addition."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 24
• Yields: 1 pizza

ingredients

• tomato-yogurt curry

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1⁄2 cup diced tomato
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1⁄4 teaspoon minced jalapeno
• 1⁄4 cup chicken stock
• 1⁄4 cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon butter

• Tandoori Chicken

• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1⁄2 teaspoon minced jalapeno
• 2 tablespoons tandoori paste
• 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 2 boneless chicken breasts

• For the pizza

• 1 recipe pizza dough
• 1⁄2 small zucchini
• 1⁄2 small yellow squash, sliced into 1/8 inch pieces
• 1 1⁄2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1⁄2 cup major grey's chutney

directions

1. Tomato yogurt curry:

2. heat garlic in olive oil over medium heat till translucent, 1-2 minutes.
3. add next 7 ingredients (through yogurt).
4. reduce heat and boil the mixture till all excess liquid has evaporated, about 3 minutes.
5. turn off burner and quickly blend in cilantro and butter; set aside.

6. Tandoori chicken:

7. combine first 5 ingredients (through yogurt).
8. coat the chicken breast with the resulting mixture (plastic gloves will keep your hands from turning red).
9. pour the butter over the marinating chicken breasts and stir to coat well.
10. prepare hot grill; grill the chicken for 5-7 minutes per side (discard marinade).
11. remove from the grill and chill.
12. slice chilled chicken into 1/8 inch thick slices and set aside in refrigerator.

13. To make pizza:

14. preheat oven to 425.
15. prepare pizza dough.
16. use a large spoon to spread 1/4 cup tomato yogurt curry evenly over the surface of the prepared pizza dough within the rim.
17. place slices of yellow squash and zucchini over the sauce; do not overlap.
18. cover the sauced area with the mozzarella and distribute the sliced tandoori chicken evenly over the cheese (or you can put the chicken on first and top with the cheese - whichever you prefer).
19. transfer the pizza to the oven; bake till crust is crisp and golden and the cheese is bubbly at the center, about 10-15 minutes.
20. carefully remove the pizza from the oven and sprinkle 1 T chopped fresh cilantro over the top.
21. Slice and serve with mango chutney.

Reviews

[lalongue40]

So delicious! Did it exactly as indicated (ok, maybe some extra garlic ginger and jalapeno...) and it awesome!

 

[Scarlett516]

I made this for our weekly pizza night. My boyfriend is a huge fan of curry and he thought this was a delicious pizza. He said he would like to actually have this as just a curry too. He feels it's not the type of pizza to eat weekly, since it is a different taste, but it's a treat pizza. It was pretty easy to make, but it did take me about an hour for prep. I could cut down on the prep time by having the chicken cook while the curry sauce is being made. I don't have a grill, so I sliced up the chicken into cubes and sauteed it with Tandoori sauce. I then took out the chicken to cool, and sauteed the zucchini and squash for a few minutes. I'll definitely make this again.