Chicken Tikka Pizza
A short home-style guide to Chicken Tikka Pizza, with steps for the usual way and for the air fryer. Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- Plain flour (maida)No plain flour (maida)? Use atta, sifted (the result is denser).
- Yeast (Khameer (yeast))No yeast? Use baking powder dough (not as fluffy).
- Chicken (Murghi)No chicken? Use mutton or beef (cook longer), or soya chunks.
- CheeseNo cheese? Use skip it, or use cheese spread.
- Onion (Pyaz)No onion? Use spring onions, or a little onion powder (less depth).
- Tomato (Tamatar)No tomato? Use 1 tbsp tomato paste per tomato, or 2 tbsp yogurt for tang.
In the oven
- Top pizza dough with tomato sauce, tikka chicken, onion and cheese and bake until golden.
In the air fryer (about 90 min)
- Roll pizza dough into small rounds that fit the basket.
- Air fry the base at 200°C for 3 minutes, top with tomato sauce, tikka chicken, onion and cheese, and air fry 6 to 8 minutes more until golden.
Air fryer tip: Make small pizzas that fit the basket and cook one at a time on a paper liner.
Air fryer basics: Heat the air fryer for 3 to 5 minutes first. Don't fill the basket more than halfway. Brush or spray a little oil. Turn or shake halfway. Use paper liners with holes. Air fryers vary, so check a few minutes early the first time.