Sunday, February 28, 2016
Naan
Naan
Naan is a soft Indian-style flat-bread traditionally made in a tandoor. Naan is definitely the most popular bread in Indian restaurants. naan Bread is made from very simple ingredients. Making naan at home isn't complicated as you think. It's very easy to make it at home. Just follow these steps and you can make super delicious naan at home. Naan Goes well with chole, palak paneer, paneer butter masala or any gravy based dish.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Fermentation time: 1 hour
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serve: 3
Ingredients:
- All purpose flour(Maida) - 2½ cup or 250 grams + for Rolling
- Dry yeast-1 tbsp
- Salt-1 tsp
- Sugar-1 tbsp
- Baking soda - a pinch
- Warm water - as needed
- Warm milk - as needed
- Olive oil -1 tbsp
- Butter - for brushing on top
Method:
1. In a bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. Keep aside for 10 minutes.
2. In a mixing bowl add flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and yeast mixture together.
3. Pour warm milk as needed and knead the dough until its soft and smooth. Apply some olive oil on it and cover with a damp cloth.
4. Let it rise for 40-60 minutes or until nearly double in volume.
5. Preheat the oven to 500°F for 15 minutes, until it's hot.
6. Next turn the oven to high broil.
7. Divide the dough into 6 equal parts and Roll each piece of dough, into oval shape. Dust the surface lightly with dry flour to help with the rolling and put this into a baking tray or foil tray.
8. Put the tray into the oven in broil mode and cook for 2-3 min till it gets golden brown on top and puffed up. Once the top of the naan is cooked, turn them over to cook on the other side. (For one side cooking it will take around 1 to 1 and 1/2 minutes, depending upon your oven)
9. Take it out of the oven and brush with some butter.
10. Wait two to three minutes before baking the next naan to give oven a chance to regain lost heat.
11. Serve hot with paneer butter masala, paneer tikka masala, palak paneer or any curry.
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