Tandoori Spiced Chicken Pita Pizza With Greek Yogurt And Cilantro Recipes

TANDOORI SPICED CHICKEN PITA PIZZA WITH GREEK YOGURT AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• For sauce, mix 1/2 cup yogurt and cilantro. In a large bowl, mix spices and remaining yogurt; stir in chicken to coat., Place chicken on an oiled grill rack over medium heat; grill, covered, until no longer pink, 2-3 minutes per side. Grill pita breads until warmed, about 1 minute per side., Spread pitas with sauce. Top with chicken, cheese, tomato and parsley.

CHICKEN TANDOORI PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Line 2 baking sheets with foil. Combine 1/4 cup yogurt with the tandoori paste in a medium bowl. Add the chicken, season with salt and pepper and toss well. Set aside for 10 minutes. Toss the grated cucumber with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a colander; set aside to drain.
• Butter the naan on one side and sprinkle with the garam masala. Place on one of the baking sheets and broil until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Arrange the chicken on the other baking sheet and broil until cooked through and starting to brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let cool, then chop.
• While the chicken cooks, squeeze the cucumber with your hands to remove the excess moisture. Mix the cucumber with the herbs, lemon juice, remaining 3/4 cup yogurt and 1 tablespoon water; season with salt and pepper.
• Scatter the chicken, cheese and red onion evenly over the naan. Broil until lightly browned and the cheese softens, 1 to 2 minutes. Spoon the cucumber yogurt over the pizzas. Top with more herbs.

GREEK CHICKEN IN A PITA

Steps:

• In a blender combine juice, 1 tablespoon oil, garlic, coriander, cumin, salt and pepper and mint or cilantro leaves. Process until smooth and pour over chicken to marinate. Refrigerate chicken and allow to marinate for 30 minutes. In a small bowl stir together yogurt, cucumber and chopped mint.
• In a large skillet heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat. Add marinated chicken and cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Heat pitas under a broiler or in a toaster oven. Slice open pitas and stuff with chicken, tomatoes, lettuce and top with yogurt dressing. Serve immediately.

THAI CHICKEN PIZZA WITH CARROTS AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lowest position, and heat oven to 450 degrees. Place crust on a cookie sheet. Mix peanut sauce and peanut butter, then spread 2/3 of the sauce over the pizza crust; toss remaining 1/3 of the sauce with the shredded chicken. Spread chicken over pizza.
• Bake until the crust is crisp and golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven, and top with carrots, green onions, peanuts and cilantro. Cut into 6 slices and serve.

TANDOORI CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Tomato yogurt curry:.
• heat garlic in olive oil over medium heat till translucent, 1-2 minutes.
• add next 7 ingredients (through yogurt).
• reduce heat and boil the mixture till all excess liquid has evaporated, about 3 minutes.
• turn off burner and quickly blend in cilantro and butter; set aside.
• Tandoori chicken:.
• combine first 5 ingredients (through yogurt).
• coat the chicken breast with the resulting mixture (plastic gloves will keep your hands from turning red).
• pour the butter over the marinating chicken breasts and stir to coat well.
• prepare hot grill; grill the chicken for 5-7 minutes per side (discard marinade).
• remove from the grill and chill.
• slice chilled chicken into 1/8 inch thick slices and set aside in refrigerator.
• To make pizza:.
• preheat oven to 425.
• prepare pizza dough.
• use a large spoon to spread 1/4 cup tomato yogurt curry evenly over the surface of the prepared pizza dough within the rim.
• place slices of yellow squash and zucchini over the sauce; do not overlap.
• 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).
• 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.
• carefully remove the pizza from the oven and sprinkle 1 T chopped fresh cilantro over the top.
• Slice and serve with mango chutney.