The first time I made this Keema Naan pizza, I was in food heaven. After all, I had just combined two of my all-time favorites, Pizza and Indian food! Naan Pizza is one of my family’s favorite TGIF dinners. It’s easy, delicious and everyone gets to customize their own pizza.
When my kids were younger, we used to make pizza from scratch. Kids would love to help in kneading the dough, sprinkling the pizza board with flour, roll out the pizza dough into ‘anything but round’ shapes:-). And then top it with their favorite toppings, with extra cheese of course! With time, as we all grew busier, this little hack came in very handy. Now I buy store-bought Naan or Pita bread, and we do an ‘International Pizza night’ at home once a week. We mostly use a whole-wheat version, but this pizza can be made with other bread-bases too, like Pita breads, Tortillas, baguette and Naan.
Personalize Your Fusion Pizza
When we started making Fusion Pizzas at home, sky was the limit. After a gazillion flavor experiments, we now have a few favorites, that include Mediterranean Pizza, Taco Pizza, Thai-delight Pizza, Tandoori Chicken Pizza, Paneer Tikka Pizza and so on. Indian Naan Pizza is one of our favorite combinations to do. It’s Pizza with an Indian food twist! I’ll update this post as I upload all of these recipes.
Great Way to Use Leftovers
This is a great way to revamp any leftovers too. I use paneer leftovers, grilled chicken, shredded pork-rib meat, slice up some peppers and onions, throw everything on the Naan, bake it till toasted and serve it with a side of a salad. It makes for a real delicious meal.
Fun Time with your Kids in the Kitchen
This is an excellent way to get your kids involved in the kitchen. When my kids were younger, they used to have a great sense of pride that they helped make dinner. Now, as they are growing up, it’s a great way for us to catch-up and spend some quality time together. Kitchen time is when the school stories come out, we find out more about their friends, what joke Mr.T cracked in the class that week, how they tacked the giant assignment. We all get to share our highs and lows from the week while cooking.
Indian Pizza Bites as Appetizer
Keema Naan Pizza makes for a great appetizer too. I cut it in 2-inch pieces and serve it as appetizers. They’re easy to grab with one hand, especially if you’re holding a drink in another, and they make for great conversation starters! You can make this pizza with any kind of ground meat like chicken, turkey, lamb or beef. You can make this into a vegetarian naan pizza by switching the ground meat with finely diced mushrooms or a minced paneer preparation (Paneer Bhurjee).
Keema (Indian Spiced Ground or Minced Meat) for Naan Pizza
So this curry recipe is great for a weeknight dinner, where you can prepare your Keema over the weekend. For a detailed recipe, including a stove top recipe and video for Keema curry, click here. You can then simply assemble this Curry Pizza and pop it in the oven for 8 minutes! This comes together in 15-20 minutes with very little effort. Here’s how simple it is:
📖 Recipe
