Recipe: Naan (Indian Flat Bread)
For 8 Persons
Category: Ethnic, Bread, Biscuits &
2 c All-purpose flour
1/4 c Plain yogurt
1 Egg, slightly beaten
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Sugar
1/4 ts Salt
1/8 ts Baking soda
1/2 c Milk
Ghee or vegetable oil
Poppy seeds
Mix all ingredients except milk, ghee and poppy seeds. Stir in enough milk
to make a soft dough. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until
smooth, about 5 minutes. Place in greased bowl; turn greased side up.
Cover; let rest in warm place about 3 hours.
Divide dough in 8 equal parts. Flatten each part on lightly floured
surface, rolling it into a 6 X 4" leaf shape (round at one end, tapered at
the other) about 1/4" thick. Brush with ghee or oil; sprinkle with poppy
seeds.
Place 2 cookie sheets in oven; heat oven to 450F degrees. Remove cookie
sheets from oven; place breads on hot cookie sheets. Bake until firm, 6-8
minutes.
Serving Ideas : Pronounced: Non
NOTES : Humble Naan is an everyday bread, common in India, Pakistan and
central Asia.
Recipe by: New International Cookbook Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #665 by
Creedenite@aol.com on Jul 11, 1997
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