How to make Naan (like they do in India!)

Name: How to make Naan (like they do in India!)
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 min
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour (or a combo of ½ wheat and ½ unbleached white bread flour is nice); 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, more for sprinkling; 1 teaspoon instant yeast or rapid-rise yeast (see notes for Active Dry Yeast); 1 teaspoon sugar; ¾ cup warm water; ¼ cup plain yogurt (or sub vegan yogurt); 1 tablespoon olive oil; ½-1 teaspoon whole seeds: nigella, cumin, fennel, caraway, anise, or sesame seeds– or a combo; finely chopped garlic ( 2 tablespoons) or finely chopped onion or shallot (2 tablespoons)

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Prep Time: 1 hours, 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total: 1 hours, 15 minutes

Servings: 6

Author : Sylvia Fountaine

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How to make Naan (like they do in India!)

Ingredients

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2 cups all-purpose flour (or a combo of ½ wheat and ½ unbleached white bread flour is nice)1 1/2 teaspoons salt, more for sprinkling1 teaspoon instant yeast or rapid-rise yeast (see notes for Active Dry Yeast)1 teaspoon sugar¾ cup warm water¼ cup plain yogurt (or sub vegan yogurt)1 tablespoon olive oil½-1 teaspoon whole seeds: nigella, cumin, fennel, caraway, anise, or sesame seeds– or a combofinely chopped garlic (2 tablespoons) or finely chopped onion or shallot (2 tablespoons)

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Instructions

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Step 1

In a large bowl, whisk flours, sugar, yeast and salt together. If adding whole spices, add them now.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, stir ¾ cup warm ( 100F) water with olive oil and yogurt.

Step 3

Pour the yogurt mixture into the flour mixture and combine with a fork, and with a floured hand, knead the dough for 1-2 minutes. The dough should feel soft, but not sticky. If sticky add a little more flour. Form a ball. Drizzle with a little olive oil to coat all sides of the ball and place it back in the same bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place the bowl in a warm spot in the kitchen (the warmer the spot, the faster it will rise) and let rise until it almost doubles in size 45-60 minutes. (TIP: I’ll often place rising dough on the top of my stove with my oven set to the lowest setting.)

Step 4

When dough has risen, place it on a well-floured surface, and roll into a 10 inch log, then divide the log into 10 pieces.

Step 5

Roll each piece out into a ⅛-¼ inch thick oval, about 4 by 7 inches long. They don’t have to be perfect and can be any shape, just make sure thickness is uniform and it is not more than ¼ inch thick. If adding garlic or onion, press some of the finely minced garlic into the dough on one side, just using your fingers and you can actually do this in the pan if you want. You can also roll the garlic into the dough, when it rolling out.

Step 6

Heat a DRY cast iron skillet over medium to med-high heat. Cooking one naan at a time, place it in the hot skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface, and bottoms are golden ( check after a couple minutes) then flip. Cook for a few more minutes on the other side until the bubbles are deeply golden. If you have a gas stove, you could place these cooked naan, directly over the gas flame, to get them to puff up even more. Set each one aside and cover with a towel or foil to keep warm.

Step 7

Cook all the naan, then brush each one with ghee, and a light sprinkling of salt, stacking. (You can keep them stacked, wrapped in foil in a warm oven until ready to serve.)

Step 8

Right before serving, sprinkle with chopped cilantro, parsley, or scallions.