Naan - Making Butter and Garlic Naan

          Naan is one of the famous and delicious Indian bread which can be had as butter naan with butter smeared on top or can be flavored with garlic. The simple procedure for making naan without the use of tandoor is given here...

Ingredients:

• All purpose flour -  2 1/2 cups
• Yeast - 1/2 tsp
• Sugar - 3/4 tsp
• Curd / yogurt - 4 tsp
• Milk - 1/2 cup
• Water - as required
• Garlic - Few pods, finely chopped (For garlic naan)
• Coriander leaves / cilantro - little (For garlic naan)
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Butter - A few tsp
• Salt - to taste

Method:

• Take 2 1/2 tbs water, add 1/4 tsp sugar and dissolve.

• Add active yeast to the sugar solution, mix well and allow it to sit for 10 minutes.

• If mixture turns frothy, its indication of the yeast being active.

Preparing Dough:

• Take all purpose flour, salt, 1/2 tsp sugar and mix well.

• Add curd, yeast solution, milk and mix

• Prepare dough by adding around 1/4 cup of water little by little to get the consistency of chapati dough. Do not rush in a hurry to add the water all at once, as little excess of water can make the dough soggy.

• Pour 1 tsp oil and smear it  around the surface of the dough to prevent drying. Cover with a damp cloth or place it inside an air tight container with enough space for it to raise and keep aside in a warm place for around 4 to 6 hrs, much better if kept overnight. 

• The dough becomes aerated and doubles in size due to the activity of yeast.

• Make dough balls, take one of them and dust it with the plain flour, roll it into tear drop shaped sheets thicker than normal chapati.

• Transfer it on to a hot tawa (skillet), When blisters starts appearing on the top and the bottom surface in contact with the tawa is roasted to the desired extent, flip the side.

• When the other side is roasted nicely, apply some butter on the surface and takeout the delicious butter naan off the tawa. Repeat the process with rest of the dough balls.

• For making the garlic naan, after rolling the dough ball sprinkle few chopped garlic pieces and little cilantro on it. Roll it once or twice lightly just to make them stick to the dough.

• Carry on the process of cooking as explained for the butter naan.

• Enjoy the naan with any of the curries of choice and dal. Check out the recipe for palak paneer which excellently goes well with naans...

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