Naan

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups plain low-fat yogurt

Recipe

• 1 mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
• 2 stir in the yogurt till the dough is too stiff for a spoon, then knead it in the bowl till it holds together well, adding more flour if necessary.
• 3 turn it out on a floured surface and continue kneading for about 5 minutes till the dough feels smooth and elastic.
• 4 form the dough into a ball and put it in an oiled bowl, covered with a towel, to rest for an hour or longer.
• 5 take the dough out and cut it into 10 equal pieces. form each into a ball and press the balls flat into round discs.
• 6 heat a large frying pan or griddle, either seasoned cast iron or a good non-stick finish.
• 7 heat your oven to about 500 and have the broiler on (this is how the original recipe states it - i know with my oven it's either 500 degree oven or the broiler, but you get the idea.
• 8 take 1 piece of dough at a time and roll it out on a floured surface till it is about 8-10 inches across and less than 1/4 inch thick.
• 9 lay it on the hot griddle and cook it over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes (i don't think mine took that long).
• 10 it will puff up in places or all over, and there will be some blackish-brown spots on the bottom.
• 11 slide a spatula under the naan and transfer it to the oven, directly onto the rack, for a minute or two, just till it finishes puffing up into a balloon and begins to color lightly on top.
• 12 remove naan from the oven and brush it lightly with melted butter if you like.
• 13 continue this way with all the dough, stacking the breads into a napkin-lined basket.
• 14 serve the breads hot, fresh from the oven, or let them cool and wrap them up.
• 15 to reheat, wrap them in aluminum foil, in packets of 4 or 5 breads and put them in a 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes.