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Naan Bread Recipe
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Thursday, 19 March 2009 Average user rating vote imagevote imagevote image / 4 1 Users Voted
Description Rotis and breads from India are nutritious and tasty. Naan is very popular indian bread all over the world.
Ingredients
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Course / Dish
# 3 cups self-raising flour (maida)
# 1 tbsp oil
# 2 tbsp butter
# 1/2 cup curds fresh
# lt to taste
# 2 tsp baking soda (soda - bicarb)
# warm milk for kneading (oil or water can also be used)
Methods/steps
  1. Sieve together dry ingredients into a large rimmed plate.
  2. Add butter curds, oil and crumble with fingers.
  3. When does is like course crumbs, add milk a little at a time, till a soft pliable dough is formed.
  4. Cover with wet muslin cloth.
  5. Cover with another plate and keep aside for 5 - 6 hours.
  6. Knead dough lightly.
  7. Break of piece, the size of a medium potato and roll into a thick triangle, using dry dough if required.
  8. Place on a pre-warmed griddle (tawa).
  9. Apply water on the top part with hands.
  10. Invert naan and stick to griddle.
  11. Invert griddle and roast over the gas flame directly.
  12. Serve hot with a drop of butter on it.
Additional Tips
Tandoor is usually an earthen oven used in Rural India which gives rotis its fluffy and soft texture.
Reviews
Review by bigsuggy , Saturday, 12 December 2009 vote imagevote imagevote image
A superb recipe. Made authentic because no yeast is used.

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