Naan ( Indian Flat Bread)
Ingredients :
- All-purpose flour – 300 gms
- Warm water – 150 ml at room temperature( the water should not be hot as it would kill the yeast)
- Dry Active Yeast – 12 gms
- Baking Powder – 1/2 Tsp
- Salt – for taste.
- Sugar – 1 Tsp.
Method:
1. Take a big bowl and add warm water. Add dry yeast, sugar, and salt. Mix it very well.
2. Now add the Flour and Baking Powder.
3. Mix it up with the wooden spatula as the dough is extremely sticky. Cover the bowl with a thin plastic wrapper or wet kitchen towel.
4. Leave it in a warm place for 5 hours.
5. Now dust flour in the kitchen workplace. Drop the dough in the kitchen workplace with a spatula. Sprinkle generously some flour on top of the dough and pat it.
6. Now divide the dough into small pieces. Roll into the 3mm thickness and bake it in the preheated oven.
7. Cook for 5 min at max temp in the oven. check frequently for the first few batches.
Tip: 1. Add little minced garlic and butter, to have Garlic naan.
2. It can be served with Yellow Dhal, Butter Chicken, Vegetable gravy. Goes very well most of the Indian gravies.
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