Indian Naan Bread
by Sally
Prep time: 0:30
Overall time: 1:20
Servings: 6 servings
INGREDIENTS
2/3 cup warm milk/water
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 teaspoon white sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
2 tablespoons yogurt
2 teaspoons kalonji (also known as black onion seeds or nigella or black cumin seeds - those are optional, I made naan without them)
INSTRUCTIONS
Whisk the warm milk/water with the yeast and sugar until the yeast is dissolved. Cover and let stand in a warm place for 10 minutes. Sift flour and salt three times into a large bowl add the yeast mixture, half of the ghee and the yogurt. Mix into a soft dough then knead on a floured surface for about 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a large greased bowl, cover and let stand in a warm place for 1-1/2 hours or until the dough is doubled in size.
Punch down dough then knead for 5 minutes. Divide dough into 6 pieces. Roll each piece out into 8 inch round naans. Cover an oven tray with foil and grease the foil. Brush the bread with a little of the remaining ghee and sprinkle with some of the kalonji. Cook naan one at a time under a very hot grill for about 2 minutes on each side or until puffed and just browned.
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4 Recipe Reviews
jojo
reviewed Indian Naan Bread
very good finished product, perhaps the best naan i've ever eaten, but the dough needs a few extra handfuls of flour to be workable when kneeding, as i've never in my life worked a stickier dough....and i used melted butter in place of ghee and omitted the seeds, but it was an epicurian paradise, once finally made...
mansigilley
reviewed Indian Naan Bread
My husband and I made this for the first time, and honestly we followed the directions to a tee. It came out wonderfully, tho we did have a difference of opinion on how it should be cooked. I love it when it was cooked on the stove just flipping it over couple of minutes, and he liked it when it was cooked in the oven.
chanda
reviewed Indian Naan Bread
i made naan and its very nice. i always make naan when i make nehari and paya, then it is the best!
biggsdf
reviewed Indian Naan Bread
This is an easy recipe that gives authentic tasting bread! I substituted unsalted butter for ghee. I cooked the bread on a hot gas barbecue, about 1 min per side gives great bread; this works well and is very simple to do.
