Pizza Pockets
Made with simple ingredients, packed with flavor, and are perfect for not only iftaar but also perfect for lunchboxes or a fun family dinner.
Prep Time 2 hours hrs
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American, Italian
For Pizza Dough
- 2.5 cups flour
- 4 tbsp Oil
- 1.5 tsp Yeast
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup Fine Cornmeal
Pizza sauce
- 2 cup Crushed tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- ½ tsp Minced Garlic
- 2 Tbsp Oil
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Thyme
For Filling
- 250 gm Minced chicken
- 2 tbsp Oil
- ½ cup Diced Onion
- 1 tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Oregano
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 2-3 Cups Mozzarella Cheese Shredded
For Topping
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 2 tbsp. Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Parmesan Cheese
- ½ tsp Chilli flakes Optional
Make Dough
Knead all the dough ingredients (Except cornmeal) with lukewarm water.
Keep covered in an oiled bowl in a warm place for few hrs or until doubled and well risen
Apply oil on your hands and knead the dough lightly to decrease it again to its original size.
Now divide it in two portions and let it rest for 5 more minutes.
Make Chicken Filling.
Add oil in a pan, add onion, fry till they turn in to transparent, add minced meat and fry for 5-7 minutes (Until the water evaporates)
Now add all the spices and tomato paste with ½ cup of water
Let it simmer on low heat until all the water is gone.
Let it cool
Assemble
Roll out the dough onto a surface sprinkled with cornmeal and line a baking tray with it.
Make small holes with the help of a fork on the dough.
Spread pizza sauce in small portions on the rolled out pizza dough.
Top it up with cooked chicken and cheese.
Roll out the second layer of the dough onto a surface sprinkled with cornmeal and place the second layer on top of the first one.
Press the edges of each portion with a wooden spatula, then prick the edges with a fork.
In a bowl add all the ingredients of the topping and brush it on the top of the pockets.
Bake at 400 Degree Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes in a preheated oven
Keyword Homemade Pizza, Pizza dough, pizza pockets