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Why you’ll love this recipe
Oven-baked naan bread is an alternative to making naan on a stovetop or classic tandoori oven. Based on the size of your baking sheet, you can cook 4 to 6 naan at a time instead of 1 naan in a skillet. So, your task becomes easier to serve for a large crowd. The recipe is customizable. Feel free to add spices, herbs, and cheese of your choice. Serve naan with any North Indian gravy or curry, tikka, kebab, soup, or even with salads. You can also use it as a base for your pizza.
Ingredients
Active dry yeast: Helps the dough rise and makes naan fluffy.Flour: Use only all-purpose flour or a combination of flour and wheat flour.Yogurt: Makes the bread soft.Milk: For rich naan, use milk and water. Else, simply skip it.Spices: Coriander leaves, mint leaves, garlic, ginger and green chilies ra eadded to enhance the flavor and is totally optional. Check out the recipe card for the full list of the ingredients.
Step-by-step instructions
Activate the yeast
Add sugar and warm water (milk and water) in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle yeast and leave it undisturbed for 10 minutes. Let the yeast activate.
Make the naan dough
To the activated yeast, add flour, salt, yogurt, ghee, and optional ingredients like coriander leaves, mint, garlic, ginger, green chilies, and pepper flakes. Mix this using a wooden spoon to form a soft dough. Transfer the dough to a working surface and knead to form a smooth dough. Place it in a greased bowl. Cover it, and let it rest for 1 hour or until it doubles in size.
Oven bake naan
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Divide the dough into 8 or 16 portions based on the size of naan desired. Roll each ball into a round or oval shape of desired thickness. Place these rolled naans on the baking tray on a single layer without touching each other. Switch the oven to broil mode. Bake the flatbread for 1 to 2 minutes or until it puffs and becomes light golden. Then flip it over and bake for a few seconds. Remove and brush it nicely with butter. Serve hot and enjoy.
For tava or griddle
Once the tava / griddle is hot, Add one naan at a time and cook on one side for a minute, When the bottom becomes golden brown and it puffs, flip and cook on other side. Brush immediately with butter or ghee.
Tips
Leftover naan can be stored in a ziplock bag at room temperature for 2 days. It can also be frozen for up to 2 months. Reheat in an oven at 400 degrees F until heated through. Add more flour if the dough becomes sticky. The dough should be soft and tacky. Adding herbs, garlic, ginger, and chilies is optional; It makes your bread more flavorful. Instead of using whole wheat and all-purpose flour, you can make classic naan with only all-purpose flour if needed. Adding milk makes it rich; You can skip and use only water to activate the yeast.
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