Tandoori Paneer Naan Pizza
Naan pizza topped with marinated tandoori paneer, crunchy veggies and cheese along with generous amount of spicy yogurt sauce.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Tandoori Paneer Ingredients
- 28 oz Tiny Cubes of Paneer You can also use tofu for this recipe if you prefer, or any choice of protein that absorbs flavors easily
- ½ cup Full Fat Greek Plain Yogurt
- 2 tbsp Tandoori Masala used Shaan or National Chicken Tandoori Masala (the spice mix is vegetarian!
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
- 1 tbsp Kasuri Methi
- ¼ cup Fresh Mint or 1 tbsp dry mint
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Lime Juice
- 1 tbsp Oil preferably mustard oil
- 1½ tsp Minced Garlic
- 1½ tsp Grated Ginger
Other Ingredients
- 8 Large Naan
- 1 cup Finely Chopped Sweet Onions
- 1 cup Finely Chopped Peppers
- 2 Finely Chopped Jalapeños optional
- ¼ cup Cream Cheese
- 1 tbsp TJ's Bomba Peppers
- 1 cup Pizza Sauce or any pasta sauce of choice
- 2 cup Shredded Amul Cheese or White Chadder Cheese
- 1 tsp Chaat Masala
- ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder cayenne pepper works too!
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
- ½ cup Finely Chopped Cilantro
- ¼ cup Finely Chopped Scallions
Yogurt Sauce
- ½ cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- ½ cup Sour Cream
- 1 Serrano Pepper
- 2 clove Garlic
- ½ cup Cilantro
- ¼ cup Mint
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cumin Powder
Instructions
Marinade Paneer
- Mix everything but paneer in a big wide bowl. Do not add any water to the marinade.
- Cut paneer in small cubes and mix with the marinade. Use your hand to coat each cube evenly without breaking it.
- Refrigerate it for 1-2 hours. The longer it marinates, the better it tastes! I like to marinate it over night.
Make yogurt sauce
- Blend all ingredients listed under yogurt sauce to make a grainy paste. Keep it refrigerated if making it ahead of time.
Make cream cheese spread
- Mix ¼ cup of plain cream cheese and 1 tbsp of TJ's Italian bomba peppers. Keep it refrigerated if making it ahead of time.
Prepare veggie mix
- Mix finely chopped onions, peppers, jalapeno, cilantro and scallions with chaat masala, red chili powder and black pepper.
Assembly
- Preheat oven on 450°F. Warm up naan for 3-4 minutes and take it out.
- Spread spicy cream cheese mix on each naan.
- Spread some pizza sauce on each naan.
- Sprinkle decent amount of shredded cheese on sauce layer.
- Top it with marinated paneer and then chopped veggies and on cheese layer. Sprinkle some more shredded cheese on top.
- Bake it on 450°F for 6-8 minutes or until the bottom of the naan is crispy.
- Once baked, take it out and drizzle some yogurt sauce on the pizza and serve it hot!
