Naan Bread

Based on a recipe from the BBC https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/naan-bread

What you need

• 300g strong white flour
• 7g dried yeast
• 125g water
• 150g natural yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 25g butter/ghee
• 2 teaspoons of caster sugar

For spices:

• 1 teaspoon nigella seeds
• a few fresh coriander leaves
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds

Might be worthwhile experimenting with other ingredients such as garlic, cumin etc.

Equipment

• mixing bowl
• kitchen towels
• frying pan (non-stick)
• a jar/glass
• oven - heated to ca 60-70C

How you do it

Yeast Dough

• in a jar/glass pour 7g yeast, 1 teaspoon of caster sugar and fill with 125g water. Mix well and let rest for 15 min
• in a bowl, add the flour, ghee, yogurt, 1 teaspoon of caster sugar, pinch of salt and spices except the coriander. Form a well in the bowl
• pour the yeast/water/sugar mix into the well.
• knead the dough in the bowl until it forms into a soft, slightly sticky ball. Dust the bowl a bit so it doesn't stick
• cover the bowl and let the dough rest for at least 1,1 1/2 hours.

After one hour 

• chop the coriander leaves and knead into the dough. Let it rest for another 30min
• stretch the dough and split it into 6 balls. Might be helpful to dust your hands with flour when doing it
• Take each ball and stretch it a bit so it forms a flat teardrop. Put the flattened dough pieces on a grease free paper and cover with a kitchen towel

Frying the Naan

• Get your non-stick frying pan and put on cooker. Get it hot. No oil!
• When the pan is hot put the first naan dough in. If enough space is available put 2 in.
• After ca 1-2 min turn the naan around.
• The naan is ready when the surface turns brown in places
• put the naans on an oven tray
• heat the oven to 60-70C and put the ready naan in there to keep warm