Gluten-Free Naan / Roti (Indian Flat Bread) - Version #1

What's Cooking?'s Note:

I haven't tried this but it looks promising. This recipe is adapted from the original which was created by Arvinder Malhotra and published on Celiac.com. When I try it, I will probably post a new version with adjustments (and convert it into American measurement units).

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 150 ml tepid whole milk
• 275 g rice flour
• 60 g tapioca flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon gluten free baking powder
• 2 teaspoons caster sugar
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 150 ml plain yogurt
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• ghee (optional) or olive oil (optional)

Directions:

1. In a bowl mix tepid milk with 1 teaspoon sugar and the yeast, then sit bowl in warm place for 4-5 minutes.
2. Sift the flours, Xanthan gum, salt, baking powder into a bowl or food mixer. Add remaining sugar, oil, yogurt, egg and mix until smooth.
3. Preheat oven to the highest setting. Make dough into 6 equal sized balls. Roll out balls into a tear shape that is ¼ inch thick (use rice flour if necessary to prevent sticking).
4. Preheat a heavy baking tray in oven. Remove tray and put the naan on it. Return to the oven for 3 minutes or until the naan puffs up and turns light brown. Place tray under the broiler 30 seconds to 1 minute for extra browning.
5. Brush with ghee or olive oil before serving.

Reviews

[Chef #1118363]

I love this bread and am very happy to have it GF. One issue - I think the milk/sugar/yeast mixture was left out of the instructions once after the first paragraph. And, once I added it I had to add a lot more rice and tapioca flour to get the dough to the right consistency.

[LeslieW301]

This was surprisingly wonderful. I don't know if it's just me, but the dough was terrible to handle (maybe I did something wrong). I don't mention this as a negative, just to let others out there (like me) not to fear if it doesn't have a great consistancy. It turned out DELICIOUS and even my non-Celiac friends love it. Thanks for the great recipe!

[Chickee]

OMG! This was soooo good! Way better than the real naan I've had, LOL! I might try the recipe using wheat flour to compare. But I found it light and tasty... I brushed with garlic butter to make garlic naan and YUM. Thanks so much!