Indian “Puff Pastry”

Naan (Indian flatbread) was the first food cooked in a tandoor, and to this day, it accompanies any Indian barbecued meat, fish, or vegetarian dish. Basic naan starts as a yeast, flour, and water dough enriched with milk or yogurt, sugar, and sometimes an egg. Here’s a twist (literally) on naan—a flaky, buttery, multilayered flatbread that, thanks to an ingenious folding technique, recalls French puff pastry. The recipe was inspired by the bread of the baker at the Moti Mahal restaurant in