Best Indian Pizza | Pav Bhaji Pizza
Pav Bhaji Pizza is one of the best Indian pizza recipes. The spicy and delicious pav bhaji masala is spread on fresh homemade pizza dough base as a sauce and topped with cheese and toppings—a perfect savoy fusion recipe to try.
Servings: 8
Calories: 216kcal
Equipment
- Pizza pan or Tawa
Ingredients
Homemade Pizza Dough
- 1 packet Active dry yeast (2 ¼ tsp)
- ¾ cup Warm Water
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- ¾ teaspoon Salt
- 2 tablespoon Olive oil
- 2 to 2 ⅓ cups All-purpose flour
Pizza Sauce and Toppings
- Pav Bhaji masala
- 4 oz Fresh Mozzarella or grated
- 2 tablespoon Cilantro or Coriander leaves (for garnish)
- 1 medium Red onion ,chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
Homemade Pizza dough (skip this if using a readymade pizza base or naan )
- Add warm water & sugar to a bowl. Sprinkle yeast, and leave it undisturbed for 10 minutes. Let the yeast activate.1 packet Active dry yeast, ¾ cup Warm Water, 1 teaspoon Sugar
- Add salt, olive oil, and flour in increments and knead to get a smooth yet slightly tacky dough.¾ teaspoon Salt, 2 tablespoon Olive oil, 2 to 2 ⅓ cups All-purpose flour
- Transfer the pizza dough to a greased bowl, cover, and let it rest in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Make pav bhaji masala
- Use your favorite pav bhaji recipe or follow my easy pav bhaji masala and prepare a semi-dry version. The only thing I have changed for this recipe is that I have made the curry almost semi-dry and not added water. This ensures that your pizza won't be soggy.Pav Bhaji masala
Bake Indian pizza
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Grease the pizza pan with olive oil or butter.
- Transfer the risen dough to the floured surface and roll it out to a 14-inch or 16-inch circle of desired thickness. Transfer this to the prepared pizza pan.
- Evenly spread the pav bhaji masala on top of the base. Add dollops of fresh mozzarella cheese. Top it with some cilantro (coriander leaves).4 oz Fresh Mozzarella, 2 tablespoon Cilantro
- Bake pizza for about 8 to 12 minutes or until the bottom becomes light golden and the cheese is melted. Garnish it with red onions and more coriander leaves to get that traditional pav bhaji taste.1 medium Red onion
- Cut into slices, serve, and enjoy with a cup of Indian coffee or Indian tea.
Indian Pizza on tawa
- Heat a cast-iron skillet or nonstick tawa pan on medium-low flame. Grease the pan.
- Once hot, place the rolled pizza base on the pan or tawa and spread the pav bhaji masala, cheese, and coriander leaves.
- Cover this with the lid and let the pizza cook on low flame until the cheese is melted and the bottom becomes golden brown.
- Garnish with more coriander leaves and pepper flakes and enjoy.
Notes
- The time to bake pav bhaji pizza may vary depending on the oven temperature and settings and the thickness of the crust. Bake till the cheese melts and the crust becomes golden from the bottom.
- Adjust the amount of all ingredients to taste.
More Indian pizza flavors
- Add tandoori paneer or tandoori chicken tikka for a smoky and spicy flavor to your pizza.
- You can sprinkle cumin, coriander powder, and garam masala powder into your pizza sauce to get that Indian flavor.
- Instead of pizza sauce, like pav bhaji masala, you can use tikka masala gravy or butter masala curry for a rich flavor.
- Like balsamic vinegar or pesto in margherita and Bianca pizza, you can drizzle mint chutney and sweet tamarind chutney to get street-style pizza flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 310mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 104IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2mg