Naan Recipe and its variety

 Naan Recipe and variety of Naan

 

Naan is one of the most ordered flatbreads in Indian restaurants & is eaten with a curry or dal (lentils). Restaurants typically serve many kinds of naans with varying thickness, textures & flavors. garlic butter naan made on stovetop.This article we know about how to make naan.

 

What is Naan ?

Naan is a leavened bread made using all purpose flour. It is extremely popular in the Indian subcontinent.

It is made with basic ingredients like flour, oil, yeast, milk. One can also make naan without yeast but I prefer the version with yeast.

You can either cook the naan in a tandoor (clay oven, often used by Indian restaurants) or bake them in the oven.

 

Naan is a leavened, oven-baked flatbread found in the cuisines mainly of West Asia, South Asia, Myanmar, Indonesia and the Caribbean.

 

Naan Vs bread?

  There's no doubt that both naan and pita bread taste great and can make a meal much better, but one of these breads is healthier than the other, meaning you can eat more of it! Pita bread is healthier than naan in general since it's lower in calories and fat.

 

 Difference between tandoori roti and naan?

 

You may wonder what's the difference between Tandoori Roti and Naan. ... Naan is made of only maida, while Tandoori Roti is made of both wheat flour and maida or just wheat flour. Naan is made out of leavened dough (fermented with yeast), while Tandoori Roti is made of plain dough.

 Naan Recipe

Ingredients Naan

Like I mentioned, naan requires basic pantry ingredients.

Flour: I use 100% all purpose flour, that’s what is traditionally used in making naan.

If you want to use whole wheat flour, I would recommend using 50% whole wheat and 50% all purpose.

Don’t replace the entire flour with whole wheat else the bread will be dense.

Yeast: it is very important to use a good quality yeast here. Trust me, it makes a difference.

My choice of yeast is always Red Star Yeast (not sponsored, just love them).

Oil: you can use any flavorless oil here. Avocado oil, canola oil, vegetable oil they all work.

Yogurt: I use plain milk yogurt here, I haven’t tested the recipe with almond milk yogurt but I think it should work.

Definitely going to try it out and update here.

Milk:  I used 1% milk here. Again I haven’t tested the recipe with non-dairy milk so I cannot comment if that would work or not.

Butter: and of course a good naan in my opinion has to be brushed with butter once done. I prefer using salted butter.

Method

1- In a bowl whisk together 3.25 cups (423 grams) of flour with 1 teaspoon (7 grams) salt and set aside.

2- Now, add 1 cup (8 oz) warm water to the steel bowl of your stand mixer or to any large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon (13 grams) sugar and 2 teaspoons (7 grams) of active dry yeast. Stir and let it bloom for 5 to 10 minutes.

3- After 10 minutes or so, the yeast mixture will be bubbly and froth on top. That’s how we know what the yeast is active. If the mixture isn’t bubbly and frothy, discard and start over again.

4- Now add 3 tablespoons (45 ml) of oil. I used avocado oil here.

5- Add 1/3 cup (80 ml) milk and 2 tablespoons (30 grams) plain yogurt and mix using the paddle attachment of the stand mixer or use a wire whisk if not using a stand mixer.

6- Start adding in the flour mix, little by little into the wet ingredients. Stir to combine.

7- Start adding the remaining 3-4 tablespoons of flour (24-32 grams). Add 1 tablespoon at a time and add more if the flour is too sticky.

 added around 3 to 4 tablespoons flour at this point. The dough will be sticky, so do not add more flour to make it dry. It just shouldn’t be very sticky.

Knead the dough using the dough hook attachment of your stand mixer for 2 minutes until the dough is smooth. You may also knead with your hands for around 7 to 8 minutes.

8- Transfer the kneaded dough to a large bowl which has been greased with oil.

9- Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and let the dough rise in a warm place for around 60 to 90 minutes.

If it is cold where you live, pre-heat your oven to 100 F degrees and then turn it off. Then place your dough inside the oven (remember the oven should be off!).

After around 90 minutes, the dough would have doubled in size.

10- Punch the dough to release the air.

11- Divide dough into 8 equal parts. You may have to grease your hands while rolling the dough balls as the dough is sticky.  I used a kitchen scale and each dough ball weighed around 100 grams. Cover the dough balls and rest for 15 minutes.

12- After 15 minutes, heat a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat. Then start rolling the naan.

Take one dough ball and with a rolling pin (grease the rolling pin with oil) first roll in length wise and then from the sides, around 10 to 12 inches long and 6 to 7 inches wide.

You can sprinkle some nigella seeds on top.

13- Transfer the rolled naan onto the heated skillet. Let it cook for couple of minutes until you see bubbles on top.

14- Then with the help of a tong, remove the naan from skillet, flip and transfer directly to the gas.

Cook the naan for 15-20 seconds (directly on gas) on one side.

15- Then flip and cook the other side until nicely golden brown from both the sides.

16- Transfer to a plate and brush with melted butter. Always use salted butter to brush the naan.

17. Serve naan with dal makhani or paneer butter masala

 

Types of Naan

 

Plain Naan

Naan is made up of Refined Flour and was originated from South Asia and Central. Naan can be Oven Baked, Tandoor baked, or Tawa Baked. Naan in India is a famous dish to have with Gravy dishes because it is not so heavy and delicious in taste. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose.

2Butter Naan

Butter Naan is the most loved naan of each and every person in India. This naan is so famous and is the only naan served in most of the weddings with gravy dishes. Butter over this naan makes it soft.

3Laccha Naan

Laccha Naan as name suggests have so many laccha in it which means this naan have so many layers. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose. There are so many layers in this naan.

4Garlic Naan

Garlic naan is not loved by everyone but yet the person who likes garlic can not resist to taste this naan with gravy dish. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose. Garlic is the key ingredient of this dish. You can easily cook this naan too.

5Paneer Naan

Paneer Naan is favorite naan of kds because kids love paneer and paneer is healthy too because it contains good amount of protein. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose. It has the stuffing of Paneer. Serve protein rich paneer naan with the gravy dish.

6Pudina Naan

Some Main Ingredients of this pudina naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose. Sprinkle Pudina over this naan to get minty taste. Pudina naan is stuffed with lots of pudina and have toppings of pudina as well which is also known as mint.

7Chilli Cheese naan

Chilli Cheese Naan is for the spicy dishes lover. In chilli cheese naan there are lots of chilli on the naan and cheese is used as the stuffing of naan. You can enjoy this naan with gravy. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose, Chilli, Cheese, etc.

8Nawabi Naan

Nawabi Naan, as name suggest this naan is for nawabs, because of the royal stuffings this naan have its named as nawab naan. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose, stuffing, etc.

9Amritsari Naan

Amritsari Naan is a very simple and common naan which is very thick and rubbery In structure with lots of butter over it. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose, and Amritsari Pinch. Coriander greens are sprinkled on the hot naan so that it get stick to the naan and increase the deliciousness of this naan.

10Aloo Matar Naan

Simplicity of this aloo matar naan can not be beaten by any other naan and taste of this naan is so delicious that you can eat this naan without any gravy or something. Punjabi’s prefer this naan the most to have with gravy dishes. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose, Stuffing of Aloo matar inside it.

11Oven Baked Naan

Naan can be Oven Baked, Tandoor baked, or Tawa Baked but this naan is the oven baked which adds the health factor in this naan because it does not have excess oil. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose. This naan is Oven Cooked and thus healthy.

12Onion Naan

Onion Naan as name indicates, this naan have something to do with onions. In this naan you will find the lots of finely chopped onions mixed with some spices and used as the stuffing or this naan. You can enjoy this naan with gravy dishes or chaps. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose. Have the stuffing of onion inside it.

6Egg Naan

Egg Naan as name suggest this naan have something to do with egg so that which makes it non-veg also. In this naan you can have a half fried egg on the top of the naan or you can have beaten egg as well. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose. Have the half fried egg over it.

17Keema Naan

Keema Naan can be non-veg or veg, so both person can enjoy the taste of this naan. In non-veg naan you can have the stuffing of keema of mutton or chicken, and in veg keema naan you can have keema of cauliflower in it as stuffing. Parsley gets sprinkled on the top of this naan which adds a good smell to this naan so that it can be served with any gravy dish.

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19Garlic Methi Naan

Garlic methi naan is a naan which can be served with any gravy dish like paneer, palak, etc. In this naan you will experience the taste of methi as well as of garlic, so they both gets influenced to make a delicious naan. Some Main Ingredients of this naan are Refined Flour, Baking Powder, Curd or Buttermilk for Yeast purpose, Garlic, Methi, etc.

20Amritsari Choor choor Naan

Amritsari Choor Choor Naan as name signifies is a naan originated or recipe of this naan was experimented in Amritsar. This naan gets served with lots of butter on it, and it is called choor choor because it is crushed with the palm before serving, which makes this naan more delicious as whole naan soaks the butter.