Tandoori Chicken Tray Pizza with Mint Raita Drizzle

Method

1. Cut the chicken into 2 cm pieces. In a bowl mix the yogurt, chilli powder, garam masala, cumin, finely grated garlic and ginger, lemon juice, salt and part of the oil, toss in the chicken and refrigerate for 30 min. Take the dough out of the fridge now so it comes to room temperature.

   Add in this stepBoneless chicken thighs 240 gGreek yogurt (for the marinade) 80 gKashmiri chilli powder 1 tspGaram masala ¾ tspGround cumin ½ tspGarlic cloves 2Fresh ginger 5 gLemon juice 1 tbspSalt ½ tspVegetable oil ½ tbsp

2. Put a shelf on the second-lowest level and preheat the oven (oven) to 250 °C for 20 min. Pizza needs a short, very hot bake for a crisp base.

   oven

3. Heat part of the oil in a 24 cm pan on medium-high heat and spread out the chicken. Cook for 6 min without stirring too often so it gets charred spots, until it is white all the way through and reaches 75 °C. Don't crowd the pan, or the chicken steams instead of browning.

   Add in this stepVegetable oil 0.6 tbsp

   medium-high heat

4. Brush a 35×25 cm baking tray with the remaining oil, add the dough and press it out to the corners with your fingertips; if it keeps shrinking back, let it rest 5 minutes and try again. Rub the kasuri methi into the passata and spread it thinly, leaving a 1 cm border.

   Add in this stepPizza dough (shop-bought or homemade) 340 gTomato passata 110 mlKasuri methi ½ tspVegetable oil ½ tbsp

5. Scatter over the mozzarella, then the chicken, thinly sliced red onion, bite-size pieces of pepper and sliced green chilli. Don't overload it or the middle turns soggy.

   Add in this stepGrated mozzarella 140 gRed onion ½Bell pepper ½Green chilli 1

6. Bake (oven) for 13 min, until the edges are deep golden, the cheese is bubbling and the underside is browned when you lift a corner. With two trays, bake them one at a time (1×).

   oven

7. Meanwhile chop the mint finely and stir it into the plain yogurt (thin with a little water if thick). Drizzle it over the hot pizza, scatter with coriander, slice and serve.

   Add in this stepFresh coriander (cilantro) 5 gMint leaves 8 gPlain yogurt (for the drizzle) 70 g