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Tandoori Paneer Pizza Recipe

The familiar base of tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese is complemented by the smoky tandoori flavors of marinated paneer, vegetables, and aromatic spices.pen_spark
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Baking Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 2 pizzas

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 2 pizza bases [200 mm. 8 inches]
  • ¼ cup tomato ketchup
  • 2 tbsp tomato chilli sauce
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • Butter for greasing and glazing

For the tandoori paneer topping

  • 1 cup Paneer cottage cheese cubes
  • ¼ cup capsicum cubes
  • ¼ cup tomatoes desseeded and cubed
  • ¼ cup onion cubes
  • 1 tablespoon Fresh cream

Other ingredients

  • 2 coals koyla
  • 1 teaspoon Oil

To be mixed into a marinade

  • 1/3 cup Curds
  • 1 teaspoon Chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves / Kasuri Methi kasuri methi, roasted and powdered
  • 2 teaspoons ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
  • 2 teaspoon Butter
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

For the tandoori paneer topping

  • Marinate the paneer, capsicum and tomato cubes in the prepared marinade for about 30 minutes.
    1 cup Paneer, ¼ cup capsicum cubes, ¼ cup tomatoes
  • Heat the butter in a saucepan, add the onion cubes and saute for sometime.
    2 teaspoon Butter, ¼ cup onion cubes
  • Add the marinated paneer, capsicum and tomatoes and fresh cream and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
    1 cup Paneer, ¼ cup capsicum cubes, ¼ cup tomatoes, 1 tablespoon Fresh cream
  • Remove from the fire and transfer to a bowl. Keep aside.
  • Meanwhile, heat the coals on an open flame to ignite them.
    2 coals
  • Transfer to a small katori (bowl) with the help of a pair of tongs.
  • Place this katori (bowl) in the bowl containing the topping mixture.
  • Pour oil on the ignited coal and cover the bigger bowl with a lid.
  • Keep aside for about five minutes and then remove the lid and discard the small katori. this process is called smoking and it imparts the typical tandoori taste to the dish.
  • Divide into 2 equal portions. Keep aside.

How to proceed

  • Place one pizza base on a greased baking tray.
    2 pizza bases
  • Spread some tomato sauce and tomato chilli sauce on it.
    ¼ cup tomato ketchup, 2 tbsp tomato chilli sauce
  • Spread half the tandoori paneer filling over the base.
  • Sprinkle half of the cheese on top.
    1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 10 to 15 minutes or till the base is evenly browned and the chese melts.
  • Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make another pizza.
  • Serve hot.