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A popular leavened Indian bread.

Preparation Time : 51-60 minutes

Cooking time : 6-10 minutes

Servings : 4

Ingredients

• Refined flour (maida)
  4 cups
• Baking powder
  1 teaspoon
• Soda bicarbonate
  1 teaspoon
• Salt
  1 tablespoon
• Sugar
  2 teaspoons
• Egg
  1
• Milk
  1 cup
• Yogurt
  2 tablespoons
• Oil
  2 tablespoons
• Onion seeds (kalonji)
  2 teaspoons
• Butter
  2 teaspoons

• Method

  Step 1

  Sieve flour with baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add sugar, egg, milk, yogurt and water. Knead well into a medium soft dough. Apply a little oil and keep it under wet cloth for one hour.

  Step 2

  Make eight equal sized balls. Apply a little oil and put onion seeds on top. Press sides first and then centre of the dough ball.

  Step 3

  Give a round flat shape. Pick in hand and pat to give it a round shape of about six inches diameter. Stretch it from one side to give a triangular shape.

  Step 4

  Put it on a cloth pad and put it on a preheated tandoor wall or cook in a preheated oven at 200C.

  Step 5

  Remove using skewers when it is crisp and lightly browned on both sides. Serve hot topped with butter.

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• Garlic naan

• North Indian baked flat bread infused with a nice garlic flavour.

  This is an exclusive website recipe.

  Preparation Time : 3.30-4 hour

  Cooking time : 6-10 minutes

  Servings : 4

  
  

• Ingredients

  • Refined flour (maida)
    4 cups
  • Garlic peeled
    25 cloves
  • Baking powder
    teaspoon
  • Soda bicarbonate
    1/2 teaspoon
  • Salt
    to taste
  • Sugar
    2 teaspoons
  • Milk
    1 1/2 cups
  • Yogurt
    2 tablespoons
  • Fresh coriander leaves chopped
    2 tablespoons
  • Oil
    2 tablespoons
  • Butter
    6 tablespoons

  • Method

    Step 1

    Sieve flour, leaving some aside for dusting, with baking powder, soda bicarbonate and salt.Grind twenty garlic cloves to a fine paste.

    Step 2

    Chop the remaining finely.Add sugar, milk, garlic paste, yogurt, chopped garlic, chopped coriander leaves to the flour mixture and mix. Add water as required and knead into a medium soft dough.

    Step 3

    Apply a little oil, cover with a damp cloth and set aside for at least an hour.

    Step 4

    Punch dough with your hands to make it soft and pliable.

    Step 5

    Divide dough into twelve to sixteen equal portions, cover and let it rest for an hour more. Melt butter.

    Step 6

    Flatten each dough ball between your palms, apply melted butter and dust with flour.

    Step 7

    Roll into a ball again and keep it covered for fifteen minutes.Preheat oven to 250C.

    Step 8

    Roll each dough ball on a floured surface into a five to six inch diameter disc.

    Step 9

    Pull it from one end to get the elongated shape of a naan.

    Step 10

    Cook in the preheated oven at 250C for seven minutes.

    Step 11

    You can also cook in a tandoor till brown spots appear on the surface.Remove and serve hot drizzled with melted butter

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