World Pizza Day: Chefs Share Recipes To Make At Home
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Just imagine a crispy base topped with a rich tomato sauce and your favourite toppings. Be it cheese burst, thin crust, or even a tiny slice, pizza in all its forms has become one of the favourite snacks across the globe. The versatility and deliciousness of the Italian staple is celebrated as World Pizza Day every year on the 9th of February.

Even though you might enjoy the wood-fired pizza at your favourite cafe, nothing beats the warmth of a pizza made with love at home. To help you try some easy recipes, Slurrp has got you covered. With this compiled list of chef-special recipes explained step-by-step, you can make a cheesy pizza at home to celebrate at home.

Mexican Pizza By Chef Siyaram Kumar, Deltin

Ingredients:

  • 500 grams of ground chicken 
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1/2 tsp salt and pepper
  • 2 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp each cumin and dried cilantro
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • Small Fajita size flour tortillas
  • 1 can of refried beans
  • Taco Sauce
  • 2 cups of shredded Colby Jack cheese
  • Diced tomatoes
  • Chopped green onions
  • Vegetable oil

Instructions:

  1. To start making this recipe, start with frying the tortillas and browning the ground chicken.
  2. Brown one pound of ground chicken in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add a chopped onion. Once the chicken is fully cooked, drain any extra grease.
  3. Season with salt, pepper, chilli powder, cumin, dried cilantro, and cayenne. I like using this blend of seasonings for Taco seasoning, but you could use a Taco seasoning packet instead of these if you prefer. Next, add the minced garlic and stir well.
  4. While the chicken is cooking, lightly fry flour tortillas in a separate skillet. Add just enough vegetable oil to cover the bottom of the skillet. 
  5. Fry the tortillas over medium heat on both sides until golden brown. The tortillas only cook for 1-2 minutes on each side. 
  6. Once tortillas are fried, place them on paper towels to absorb any extra grease.

Shivsukh Pizza By Chef Ajay Thakur, Hitchki & Bayroute

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 pizza bases
  • Butter as required

For The Toppings:

  • 25 grams bell pepper juliennes
  • 10 grams onion slices
  • 20 grams of cheese spread
  • 15 grams Mozzarella cheese
  • 5 grams of pizza seasoning
  • 2 grams chat masala
  • 30 grams of tomato ketchup

For Pizza Sauce:

  • 200 grams fresh coriander
  • 15 grams green chilli
  • 20 grams garlic
  • 20 grams salt
  • 5 grams of black pepper
  • 100 grams tomato ketchup

Instructions:

  1. Clean the fresh coriander. Mix all the ingredients for the sauce in a mixer grinder.
  2. Blend it till it forms a thick mixture. Take it out and adjust the seasoning.
  3. Pan-sear the pizza base with butter at a medium temperature till a crispy-brown crust forms.
  4. Apply pizza sauce on the pizza base, add toppings, cheese spread, and Mozzarella cheese.
  5. Bake the pizza at 180*c for 6-8 minutes.
  6. Take it out of the oven and sprinkle pizza seasoning, fresh coriander, and chat masala on top.
  7. Serve with tomato ketchup on the side.