Naan

:: Ingredients for Naan


4 c Flour, all purpose

450 g 5/8 c Milk or warm water

2 tb Poppy seeds

1 tb Sesame seeds

150 ml 2 tb Yogurt

1 tb Yeast,dried

1 ts Sugar

3 tb Ghee or butter



:: How to make Naan

Sprinkle yeast and sugar into the hot milk or water, leave

it for 20 minutes. Sift

together flour, dalt in a large bowl, and make a well in

the centre. Put yogurt and

2 tbsp butter in the yeast mixture. Knead well and leave

it aside for 3-4 hours, in

a warm place until doubled in size.

Punch down dough and divide into 8 balls. Let it rest for

10 minutes. Roll out each

ball in the shape of triangles or make a round disk. then

pull on one side to make

a teardrop shape. Mix together 1 tsp ghi or butter, poppy

seeds and sesame

seeds. Spread a little of the above mixture on each naan.

Place them on a baking

tray. Cook in a preheated oven (375F/ 190C/ gas mark 5)

for 4-5 minutes until

brown specks appear. If the naan is not brown enough then

put under a

preheated grill for a minute or two