Naan Recipe with Yeast

Naan Recipe with Yeast

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups plain white refined flour (Maida)
2. 2 tsp. dry yeast
3. 1 tbsp. sugar
4. 3 tbsp. butter
5. 1/2 cup warm milk
6. 2 tbsp. yogurt
7. 2 tbsp. milk
8. 1 tbsp. poppy seeds
9. 1/4 tsp. saffron strands

Instructions:

• Warm the milk, Add yeast and sugar in the milk.
• Leave it undisturbed for about half any hour until it froths a bit.
• Mix some saffron into remaining 1 tbsp. milk. Keep aside.
• Mix flour and salt in large plate. Form well in centre. Add the Yeast solution you made ( as in Step 3) and Saffron Solution (as in step 4)
• Add yogurt in the flour now and knead.
• Cover the dough with wet cloth and and keep aside covered for overnight.
• Make small balls from the dough.
• Place the ball on a flat surface and pat it to make a big tear shaped .( Do not use the rolling pin)
• Place it into a greased baking tray and spread it more to make a big tear shape.
• Keep centre slightly thinner than edges.
• Preheat oven at 350 C ( if you have a grill section then you can use that at full heat instead)
• Sprinkle some poppy seeds on the top of the Naan.
• Bake for 4-5 minutes or till done.
• Serve hot with any curry.
• You can smear some garlic paste on the Naan before cooking to make a Garlic Naan.

Note:

If you pat and spread the Naan by hand then it gives a better result ( similar to the Tandoori Naans which they cooks in the restaurants). Spreading with Rolling pin will not give that effect.