Paneer Tikka Pizza

Ingredients

• Wheat flour

  White, cake, enriched

  3 cup unsifted, dipped or 411g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 cup or 237g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Yeast

  Leavening agents, baker's, active dry

  2 tsp or 8g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Paneer Saag

  Sainsbury's

  138g

• Greek yogurt

  Plain, whole fat

  4 tbsp or 60g

• Yellow Hothouse Bell Pepper

  Freshdirect

  1 medium or 148g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Tomatoes

  Green, raw

  1 medium or 123g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  1 tsp or 2g

• Coriander leaf

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp or 0.3g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Turmeric

  Spices, ground

  ¼ tsp or 0.6g

• Curry Paste, Garam Masala

  Patak's

  ³⁄₁₆ tablespoons or 8g

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, dried

  ¼ tsp or 0.8g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  ⅜ tsp or 2g

• Smart Soup, Indian Bean Masala

  50g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Tomato puree

  Canned, without salt added

  200g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Basil Leaf calif

  Castella

  100g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, leaves or 1g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  100g

• Olives

  Pickled, canned or bottled, green

  8 olive or 22g

Directions

1. Preparing the pizza bread base
2. Warm 1 cup water in a bowl.
3. Stir and dissolve the 1/2 teaspoon sugar in it. Sprinkle the yeast and stir to mix.
4. Cover and keep this mixture for 10 to 12 minutes at room temperature.
5. After 10 to 12 minutes when the yeast mixture bubbles and froths, then add 1 cup flour, salt and olive oil.
6. Stir the mixture well.
7. Then add another cup of flour and stir to mix again.
8. The flour mixture would begin to leave the sides of the flour.
9. Add the last cup of flour and begin to knead the dough.
10. Working with your hands, knead the mixture, till you get a soft, smooth and elastic dough.
11. If the dough appears dry, then add some water.
12. If the dough is little sticky, its alright. But if it is too sticky then sprinkle some flour and continue to knead.
13. Rub some water all over the pizza bread dough and keep in a covered bowl for 1:30 to 2 hours for the dough to leaven.
14. Preparing tikka
15. Whisk the yogurt in a bowl till smooth and creamy.
16. Add all the ginger-garlic paste, carom seeds, salt, lemon juice and all the spice powders mentioned above.
17. Check the taste of the marination and add more salt or lemon juice or the spice powders if required.
18. Chop the paneer into cubes.
19. Dice the onions, bell pepper and tomatoes.
20. Add the paneer cubes and the diced veggies to the yogurt marinade.
21. Fold in gently so that the paneer and veggies are evenly coated with the marinade.
22. Cover and set aside for minimum of 30 minutes at room temperature or for 1 hour to 2 hours in the fridge.
23. Preparing the pizza tomato sauce
24. Rinse and then chop the tomatoes.
25. Puree the tomatoes to a fine consistency in a blender.
26. Heat olive oil in a small frying pan or skillet
27. Then add finely chopped garlic and saute for 10 to 12 seconds.
28. Add the tomato puree and saute for 3 to 4 mins.
29. When the tomatoes are cooked, add the chopped basil, dry oregano, salt and pepper.
30. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes more or until the sauce thickens.
31. Keep the sauce aside.
32. Assembling paneer tikka pizza
33. When the dough has doubled up and nicely leavened, then divide the dough into 2 to 3 parts. Note that 2 parts of the pizza dough will give you a medium-sized pizza 3 parts will give you a small pizza.
34. You can refrigerate the remaining dough if not using it immediately.
35. Grease the baking pan with olive oil and sprinkle some flour on it.
36. Preheat your oven to 250 degrees Celsius at least 20 minutes before you begin baking.
37. Roll the dough on a dusted work flour surface to about 1/4 inch thickness all over.
38. Place the rolled dough on the greased baking pan or tray.
39. Brush some olive oil on the pizza base.
40. Next spread the tomato pizza sauce evenly.
41. Now top the pizza evenly with the marinated paneer cubes, bell pepper, onions and tomatoes.
42. Arrange the olive slices if using.
43. Sprinkle grated or shredded mozzarella cheese on the top as needed.
44. Bake the pizza in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or more till the cheese has melted, the pizza base is cooked and browned, and the veggies have a golden brown edges. The paneer will also be cooked by then.
45. Remove and serve the paneer tikka pizza hot with tomato sauce or your preferred dip and seasonings.
46. Source: www.vegrecipesofindia.com/paneer-tikka-pizza-recipe/