Amongst the various breads within the Indian delicacies, just like the roti, phulka, paratha, kulcha, poori, bhatura, one other one is the naan. Naan is an Indian bread, that’s made with the addition of yeast within the dough, that’s flattened by hand , normally elongated in form, cooked in a tandoor. ‘Naan’ is a persian phrase which suggests ‘bread”.
Most of our Indian breads are flat breads, the place a dough is made, normally with complete wheat flour and water, however generally additionally with all function flour, milk, curd and even consuming soda. The dough is then made into medium sized balls, which are flattened into discs, by patting them between the palms, or rolling it flat utilizing a rolling pin after which cooked both on a scorching griddle, or tawa as everyone knows it, or in a cylindrical clay/steel oven often called the tandoor.
The naan dough is ideally made with the all function flour or maida, however a more healthy method, of utilizing half and half of all function flour and wheat flour is an equally good concept.
Naans are normally served as is, scorching simply out of the tandoor, slathered with butter. Many a instances, the naan is flavoured with garlic and filled with cheese. The naans are additionally filled with potatoes generally, or topped with cranberries and nuts to make them richer.
Serve these naans with scrumptious and creamy dals or gravies both vegetarian or non vegetarian.
So go forward and resolve the sort of naan you wish to serve to your loved ones.
