Grilled Chicken Pides

Ingredients For Grilled Chicken

3 Chicken breasts3 Tablespoons olive oil1 teaspoon ground garlicSalt and pepper to taste1⁄2 teaspoon sumac1 teaspoon red chilli powder1 teaspoon paprika2 teaspoon chicken peri peri spice2 Tablespoons Butter/olive oil for cooking2 tablespoons Mochachos sauce/any peri peri sauce)

Steps

Cut each chicken thigh in to two even pieces (buttflied). Drizzle olive oil and rub over the garlic. Sprinkle the spices on both sides and rub to coat evenly.Heat butter in a pan and sear the chicken on high heat on both sides. Lower the heat and cook till tender. Don’t let it dry out completely.Remove chicken from heat and transfer to a bowl. Spread using two forks and return back to the pan (to get all the left over juices from the chicken) add the peri peri sauce and mix till everything is well combined. Set aside.

Ingredients For The Dough

2 cups flour1 teaspoon yeast1 tablespoon sugar1⁄2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon oilWarm water to make dough

Steps

Mix together the dry ingredients in a bowl. Then add the oil followed by warm water. Mix until it forms a shaggy dough. Transfer to a clean work surface and knead till the dough is nice smooth and elastic. Cover and let it rest till double in size.Cut in to 4 equal pieces. Flatten and roll in to a long oval shape. Keep it slightly on the thinner side. Don’t roll too thick. Smear your favourite peri peri/pizza sauce keeping a one inch boarder all around empty (as showen in the video).Sprinkle a thin layer of grated cheese followed by the grilled chicken and favourite toppings like tomatoes, bell peppers Pickles etc. Top with more cheese. Fold over both the sides creating a boat like shape and pinch the ends together. Brush with egg wash. Sprinkle sesame seeds and herbs you may add olives and jalapeñosif desired. Bake on 180C for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.