Light and Puffy Homemade Naan Bread in a Pan. Great recipe for Light and Puffy Homemade Naan Bread in a Pan. I wanted to make naan that not only went well with curry, but could be enjoyed for breakfast if any were left over. Since they can be cooked in a frying pan and will puff up nicely, they might be easier than regular rolls or loaves of.
You can have Light and Puffy Homemade Naan Bread in a Pan using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Light and Puffy Homemade Naan Bread in a Pan
- Prepare 300 grams of Bread (strong) flour.
- You need 3 grams of Dry yeast (the type that doesn't need to be proofed beforehand).
- Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of Sugar.
- You need 1 tsp of Salt.
- It’s 1 of Egg.
- It’s 100 ml of Milk.
- It’s 50 ml of Plain yogurt.
- It’s 1 tbsp of Olive oil.
- It’s 1 of Bread flour for dusting.
Naan is a leavened Indian flatbread traditionally cooked in a tandoor, a cylindrical clay or metal oven also used to make tandoori chicken. Plain yogurt gives the dough a pillowy, stretchy crumb, and cooking it over high heat gives naan bread its signature glossy, blistered surface, which is finished by brushing with ghee or butter. Place the naan / flatbread on the hot tawa/griddle. Flip again, brush some butter on top and take out immediately.
Light and Puffy Homemade Naan Bread in a Pan step by step
Mix the milk and yogurt together, and microwave for 1 minute at 500 W. (If you don't have any yogurt, the naan will also taste good made with 150 ml of milk.).
Put the rest of the ingredients except for the dusting flour in a bowl and mix with a spatula until it forms a ball of dough. Take it out of the bowl onto a floured work surface and knead with your hands..
Keep kneading for 5 to 10 minutes until the dough is stretchy and shiny..
Put the dough in a heatproof bowl, cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 1 minute at 200 W. Leave the bowl in a warm place for 20 minutes..
When the dough had doubled in volume, take it out of the bowl and divide into 4 portions. Round off each portion, cover with plastic wrap and rest for 5 minutes..
Use your palms to form each piece of dough into a naan shape. Place on a plate, cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 1 minute at 200 W. Leave for 10 minutes..
Heat up a frying pan, and cook each piece of naan over low heat. Press down with your fingers to neaten out the dough, cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes. Be careful not to let it burn!.
When one side is browned turn it over, put the lid back on and cook for another 1-2 minutes. When both sides are nicely browned it's done!.
Here's how it looks from the side. It's light and puffy. It goes well with curry of course. I also recommend eating it simply with butter and honey..
Here I made 2 large and 4 small naan with the same amount of dough. The small ones are for eating at breakfast or as snacks spread with jam or honey, or can be used for hamburgers too..
How to Make Naan Bread You start by making a basic yeast dough. Combine warm water, yeast and sugar in a large bowl and let it sit for a few minutes. Then add oil, yogurt, egg, salt, and enough flour to form a soft dough. If it has, use a pair of tongs and take it off the pan and cook the uncooked side over direct flames until it starts to char. Alternatively, flip and cook the pan until it starts to brown.
