Ramadan recipe: Piri piri chicken wrap pizza

In the first of four weekly instalments, TikTok food star Michelle Lee whips up a spicy iftar treat

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Michelle Lee holds her piri piri chicken wrap pizza.
Michelle Lee’s piri piri chicken wrap pizza. Photograph courtesy of Michelle Lee

London-based Michelle Lee’s passion for Asian cuisine has earned her more than 200,000 followers on TikTok. Cook With Mi, Lee’s account, blends the bold flavours of her Malaysian roots with the homely comfort food of her upbringing in New Zealand. If you’re looking for easy, flavour-packed iftar options or a special suhoor treat, these mouthwatering weekly recipes are the perfect place to start.

Piri piri chicken wrap pizzas

Prep: 15 minutes 
Cook: 25 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients

4 flour tortilla wraps
250ml tomato passata
500g chicken breast, thinly sliced
1 tbsp olive oil
5 garlic cloves
2 tbsp piri piri seasoning
2 tsp ground cumin2 tsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp honey
400g grated cheddar and mozzarella cheese
½ red onion, thinly sliced
1 red pepper, thinly sliced

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In the first of our four weekly installments, @cookwithmi whips up an iftar treat – Piri Chicken Wrap Pizza. #RamadanwithHyphen Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 25 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 4 flour tortilla wraps 250ml tomato passata 500g chicken breast, thinly sliced 1 tbsp olive oil 5 garlic cloves 2 tbsp piri piri seasoning 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp salt 1 tsp honey 400g grated cheddar and mozzarella cheese ½ red onion, thinly sliced 1 red pepper, thinly sliced Method: Marinate the chicken breast with olive oil, crushed garlic, piri piri seasoning, ground cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and honey. (Set aside for at least an hour.) Heat a pan with cooking oil and fry the chicken for 5-6 minutes until cooked. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Place tortillas on a parchment paper-lined baking tray and spread the passata over the top of each one, leaving about 1cm around the edge. Sprinkle half the amount of cheese over the tortillas, then add the cooked chicken, red onion and red pepper. Add the remaining cheese on top and bake for 20-25 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Slice, serve and enjoy. ffyprrecipeppizzarramadaniiftarddinnereeasyrecipeffoodffoodtokffoodieuktiktok #muslimtiktok #iftarrecipe #foryoupage

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Method

1. Marinate the chicken breast with olive oil, crushed garlic, piri piri seasoning, ground cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and honey. (Set aside for at least an hour.)

2. Heat a pan with cooking oil and fry the chicken for 5-6 minutes until cooked.

3. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4.

4. Place tortillas on a parchment paper-lined baking tray and spread the passata over the top of each one, leaving about 1cm around the edge.

5. Sprinkle half the amount of cheese over the tortillas, then add the cooked chicken, red onion and red pepper. 

6. Add the remaining cheese on top and bake for 20-25 minutes, until the cheese is melted.

7. Slice, serve and enjoy.

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