Naan bread

Serves 8
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Directions

  1. 1Add flour to a bowl.
  2. 2Add sugar to the bowl.
  3. 3Add active dry yeast to the bowl.
  4. 4Pour warm water into the bowl.
  5. 5Add plain yogurt to the bowl.
  6. 6Add oil to the bowl.
  7. 7Mix the ingredients in the bowl.
  8. 8Knead the dough on a bench until smooth.
  9. 9Place the dough in a bowl and cover to let it double in size.
  10. 10Grease the bench with oil and turn out the dough.
  11. 11Cut the dough into 8 even balls.
  12. 12Roll out the dough balls with a rolling pin.
  13. 13Add garlic and coriander to one side of the rolled dough.
  14. 14Roll the dough again to embed the garlic and coriander.
  15. 15Cook the naan on a barbecue hot plate with the lid down for 2-3 minutes per side.
  16. 16Cook the naan in a pizza oven for 1 minute per side.
  17. 17Cook the naan in an oven preheated to 220°C with a pan inside for about 3 minutes per side.
  18. 18Brush the cooked naan with melted butter.

Ingredients

  • 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 0.5 cup warm water
  • 7 g active dry yeast
  • 3 heaped tbsp plain yoghurt
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • some for greasing oil
  • 3 tbsp melted butter
  • 2 cloves crushed garlic
  • small handful sliced thin coriander

Equipment

bowlbenchrolling pinbarbecue hot platepizza ovenovenpantongsspatulabrushknife

Tips

  • The pizza oven method yields the best result, with the pan in the oven being a close second.