Original Indian Naan Bread

Submitted by Artandkitchen

"Nann are eaten usally with curries. Naans comes in different flavors: plain naan, butter naan, garlic naan. Originally they are cooked in tandoor but you can prepare this in your chiken. For prepaetion and more information look at http://www.vahrehvah.com/Naan+:3094"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons fresh yeast
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
• 1 egg, lighly beaten
• 2 teaspoons salt, to taste
• 1 teaspoon nigella seeds, crushed (optional)
• 1 tablespoon oil

directions

1. Sieve the flour.
2. Add water, yogurt, egg yeast, nigella and salt to make a soft dough.
3. If dough sticks too much then use little bit of oil on hand and then punch into dough.
4. Top with oil.
5. Let rest covered 15-20 minutes.
6. Divide dough into 8-10 portion and form balls with little flour.
7. Let rest 20 minutes.
8. Now to make naan, set oven at broil.
9. Roll oval shape out of dough: flat your balls and toss to make them bigger.
10. Put 2 naans on the baking tray and place it into stove (make better naan on stove top) and flip it after about 2 min (you have to check!). On the other side they need now about 30-40 seconds (check!).
11. Repeat with the other naans.
12. Keep them covered with a towel and serve warm.
13. Note: If you like, after taking it out apply some butter on them. And they are ready to eat.

Reviews

[PKG178]

This is wonderful! I omitted nigella seeds simply because I don't have them. <br/><br/>Straight forward recipe with easily accessible ingredients on hand. I even used vanilla yogurt with no drastic changes in flavor (didn't have any plain yogurt). <br/><br/>I've rolled them no less than 1/4" thick. Any thinner and they turn into naan crackers! <br/><br/>I've noticed a heavy skillet/pan is crucial to getting the lovely crispy bits. I also use a lid and cover and do around 1 to 2 minutes a side, checking every so often to make sure the brown spots don't born. I used medium high heat to start, then adjusted the heat as necessary. <br/><br/>Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe! It makes chewy soft naan.

 

[Dienia B.]

I really liked this I made green onion flavored on top of the stove its very easy

 

[Nif_H]

These are delicious! As awalde suggested, I used 2 teaspoons of active yeast and replaced the nigella seeds with black sesame seeds. This was surprisingly easy and was enjoyed with awalde's Recipe #456789, oven baked chicken and veggies. Made for PRMR tag game. Thanks awalde!

 

[loof751]

Easy to make and delicious! Couldn't find nigella seeds so used sesame and poppy, crushed a bit. I cooked mine in the oven at 500 degrees, 2 minutes on one side and about 45 seconds on the other. Lovely with your recipe #457840 - thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[NoobsKitchen]

Just lovely! I had no nigella seeds, so I added a 1/2 tsp curry powder and it really popped! I also ran out of yogurt, so I substituted with low-fat sour cream with great results. Used the skillet method and served with <br/>http://www.food.com/recipe/chicken-makhani-indian-butter-chicken-234639. Winning combination!