Naan

Name: Naan
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tsp caster (superfine) sugar; 150 ml (⅔ cup) warm milk; 1 tsp nigella seeds; 15 g (1 tbsp) butter, melted; 75 g (6 tbsp) softened butter; 1 tsp salt; ¼ tsp baking powder; 125 ml (½ cup) plain yoghurt; 500 g (5 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 2 tsp instant (active) dry yeast

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Curry Lovers Cookbook

By Roopa Gulati

Published 2007

About

My mother would make her own naan bread, leaving the dough to rise in the airing cupboard - covered with her least-loved tea towel. They tasted as good as the ones you find in downtown Delhi.

Ingredients

500 g (5 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
1 tsp salt

Asia
India
Delhi
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder into a bowl and stir in the yeast and sugar. Rub the butter in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Combine the milk and yoghurt in a jug and gradually add to the flour. Using your hands, bring everything together into a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.