Naan bread

Naan is the leavened bread of the north-west of the subcontinent. Its home can equally be said to be Afghanistan, Pakistan and the adjacent portion of India. In the days when I was in India, this could be translated into the North-west Frontier Province and the Punjab, as well as the land of the Pathans and Afghans. It is a delicious, puffy, crusty bread and the ingredients vary slightly from area to area. The Afghans’ version uses wholewheat flour and a sourdough starter instead of