Naan Recipe

We all love NAAN .. and the best Naan is TANDOORI NAAN .. but most of us don’t have a tandoor at home and yet crave to make them at HOME ! … Here is my stove-top naan recipe loved by everyone who EVER I served it :).. You can make in oven too, but I always make the stove-top version as it is SUPER SOFT, FLUFFY, BUTTERY and always a SUPER-HIT among the tasters !! … now that these words were moist enough to salivate, let’s skip the words and begin kneading the dough 😉

Ingredients : ( For Naan Recipe              Makes  7 – 8 naans )

1.5 Cups – All Purpose Flour / plain flour / maida
1 tsp – Sugar
1/3 tsp – Baking powder
1 tsp – Yeast ( instant / dry )
1/4 cup – lukewarm water ( to ferment yeast )
1 Tbsp – Yogurt
1 Tbsp – Butter ( melted )
1/4 tsp – Salt
Water – as needed to make a soft dough
little Oil – to coat the dough

some butter to brush the naan..( use a small piece of butter to rub on top of the cooked naan)..

Method:

Step 1) In a big bowl, pour 1/4 cup lukewarm water and add the yeast. Cover and let the yeast ferment for 5 minutes..

Step 2) To the same yeast bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, yogurt, butter, salt and stir. Pour little water at a time and make a soft dough. Pour a tsp of oil and gently knead for a minute only. Coat the dough with some oil. Cover and let it rise for 3 – 4 hours. ( 3 hours minimum )

( note: the dough has to be soft. It should be soft and slightly sticky while kneading, coat with 2 – 3 tsp oil while kneading to prevent stickiness and keep the dough soft – this is my secret to a soft fluffy naan)

Step 3) Heat the tawa / griddle / pancake-pan on high for 2 minutes. Later, reduce the heat to medium on all induction cooktops (and on medium-low for gas cooktops)

Step 4) Take a small amount of dough and gently shape it into a ball. Dust and roll into a 1/4″ thick flatbread.

note: for a hand tossed naan, roll  / press the dough ball into a  5″ diameter, then toss the naan between your palms roughly 8 – 10 times until streched and elongated. then cook as in step 5..

Step 5) Cooking Naan:

• Place the naan / flatbread on the hot tawa/griddle.
• Cook one side on said temperature for 40 – 45 seconds  (  or until the bottom develops brown spots ).
• Once the bottom has brown spots, flip and cook the other side for 30 – 35 seconds (or until the bottom develops brown spots).
• Flip again, brush some butter on top and take out immediately.
  note: do not flip after brushing butter. Cook both sides only until brown spots develops. 2 flips only ( as highlighted in bold )
• Please watch my video for a clear idea..