Naan

Authorazu
Yields1 Serving
Total Time4 hrs 15 minsPrep Time4 hrsCook Time15 mins

Ingredients

 2 cups white flour
 2 tbsp dried yeast
 6 tbsp plain yogurt
 2 tbsp ghee or melted butter
 1 tsp salt
 1 tsp sugar
 ¾ cup warm water
 oil or ghee to coat

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 230˚C (gas mark 8 / 450 ˚F)

2

Dissolve sugar in warm water.

3

Add yeast. Yeast should froth, if it doesn’t, start over with fresh yeast.

4

In a separate bowl, sift salt with flour.

5

Make a well in the centre and add yoghurt, ghee and yeast mixture.

6

Knead well until it forms a dry, soft dough. Shape into a ball. If dough is sticky, add more flour until elastic.

7

Coat a separate bowl with oil or ghee and roll dough into it until fully coated.

8

Shake off excess oil and cover with damp tea-towel or cloth.

9

After 2 or 3 hours, dough should have doubled in size.

10

Knead the dough and divide into around 6 equal portions.

11

Flatten and mould into typical ‘pear’ shaped naan.

12

Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven.

13

Brush with ghee or butter and serve.

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Ingredients

 2 cups white flour
 2 tbsp dried yeast
 6 tbsp plain yogurt
 2 tbsp ghee or melted butter
 1 tsp salt
 1 tsp sugar
 ¾ cup warm water
 oil or ghee to coat

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 230˚C (gas mark 8 / 450 ˚F)

2

Dissolve sugar in warm water.

3

Add yeast. Yeast should froth, if it doesn’t, start over with fresh yeast.

4

In a separate bowl, sift salt with flour.

5

Make a well in the centre and add yoghurt, ghee and yeast mixture.

6

Knead well until it forms a dry, soft dough. Shape into a ball. If dough is sticky, add more flour until elastic.

7

Coat a separate bowl with oil or ghee and roll dough into it until fully coated.

8

Shake off excess oil and cover with damp tea-towel or cloth.

9

After 2 or 3 hours, dough should have doubled in size.

10

Knead the dough and divide into around 6 equal portions.

11

Flatten and mould into typical ‘pear’ shaped naan.

12

Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven.

13

Brush with ghee or butter and serve.

Naan

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