Recipe: Yummy Naan bread

Naan bread. Naan is a traditional flat bread from India, while pita bread is eaten in the Mediterranean and Middle East. Pita is made with a very simple dough, using just flour, salt, yeast, and olive oil. Simple naan breads, flavoured with garlic and fresh coriander, are quick and easy to make.

Soft, puffy, with beautiful brown blisters just like Indian restaurants. This is the best recipe you'll find online! Nothing is better than homemade bread and that applies to this Indian-style Naan Bread, so simple to make, yet so delicious! You can cook Naan bread using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Naan bread

1. You need 1 tsp of dry yeast.
2. It's 1 tsp of sugar.
3. It's 160 ml of warm water.
4. You need 300 g of plain flour.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
6. It's 2 tbsp of melted butter (or ghee if you have it).
7. Prepare 2 tbsp of yoghurt.

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Naan bread instructions

1. Mix water, yeast and sugar together on a bowl and stand in a warm place for 10 minutes.
2. Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Add yoghurt, yeast mixture and butter (ghee).
3. Mix well together until it forms a dough.
4. Remove from bowl and knead on a floured board for approx. 5 minutes. The dough should be smooth and elastic..
5. Put the dough in a bowl and cover. Stand in a warm place for about 90 minutes or until it is doubled in size..
6. Punch down the dough and knead again for 5 minutes. Divide into 2 large or 4 small pieces..
7. Roll each piece into a naan shape..
8. Heat the grill to a medium/hot setting. Line a grill pan with foil and lightly grease. Place the naan on the grill pan and cook under the hot grill until it is puffs up and becomes browned. Turn over and repeat on the other side. This should take approx 5 minutes per side but could be less depending on the grill heat so keep a close eye on it..
9. Serve with your favourite curry!!.

In Indian cuisine, naan bread is often served with a curry or a dal (lentils). The curry can be of paneer (cottage cheese) or a mix of vegetables. The dal that pairs exceptionally well with naan is dal makhani. Khusrow documented naan-e-tanuk, and naan-e-tanuri which were both served at the imperial court in Delhi. He described the former as a light bread or thin bread that was probably baked on a large iron.

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