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Thursday 2 July 2020

Recipe : Naan Bread




Indian cuisine in one of the many different cuisines I tasted and love here in the UK.

And because I love it so much, I learnt how to make some dishes, and this time I'll share with you this recipe of naan bread, that every time I make it, people love it ! 

Ingredients :

1 Sachet of dried yeast
1 tbs of white sugar
1 tbs of salt
1 tbsp of Greek yogurt
1 cup of warm water
3 cups of plain flour ( extra for dusting )
  or 1 1/2 of plain and 1 1/2 of strong flour

4 tbsp of oil or ghee
1 tbsp of melted butter + 1 tbsp chopped parsley


Start by placing the sachet of dry yeast into a bowl, to the yeast add 1 tea spoon of sugar, 1 tea spoon of salt, 1 table spoon of greek yogurt, then add one cup of warm water.

Mix it all together and dissolve it. If you are using instant yeast you don't have to wait for the yeast to activate :)

Then we add to 2 cups of flour, then using our fingers we stir and mix , once its mixed we add half of cup of flour and then stir and mix again and then add the other half of cup of flour.

Once the dough starts to come together, take out onto the surface / table and sprinkle some flour and knead for about 5 to 10 minutes.

After kneading for about 10 minutes sprinkle some flour on a bowl and place the dough in it, the flour will prevent it from sticking to the bowl.

Cover it with clean film and place it a warm place to rise ( this will take about 45 minute to an hour)

When the dough has risen, add some flour on your working surface and place the dough, then divide it into about five or six pieces, depending on the size you want them and also depending on the size of your frying pan, where its going to be cooked.

then flatten a piece of your dough, you can do it by hand or with a rolling pin, it could be round or oval shape.

Place a little oil on the frying pan, once the oil is hot , turn the heat down and place your dough,  and when coking it should puff up by the sides, and bubbles start to form, that's the result that you want.

After around 5 minutes carefully flip it over. It should take about 5 minutes to cook on each side. It still has to be soft and fluffy in the middle, as the bread, once cooked, should be able to fold.

When its golden brown on each side, take it out. And repeat the process with the remaining dough.

Once the bread its cooked, add the chopped parsley to the melted butter, mix and brush it on top of your bread ( this is optional )

And its ready to serve !;)

Thank you for visiting ! and hope you enjoy this recipe ! xx

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