Naan Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 egg
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon nigella seeds

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour, salt, nigella seeds and baking powder into a bowl. make a well in the centre.
• 2 in another bowl, mix together the sugar, milk, eggs, and half of the oil.
• 3 add this mixture into the bowl of flour, making sure that you pour into the centre. now knead well to form a soft dough. you can add a little water while kneading.
• 4 next, tip in the remaining oil and knead again. once the oil has been absorbed by the dough, cover it with a damp cloth and let it stand.
• 5 knead the dough once again after about 20 minutes. cover it and let it stand for about 3 hours. preheat the oven at high, about 30 minutes ahead of actually making the naan.
• 6 make 8 balls out of the dough and leave them aside for a few minutes. now use your plams to shape each ball of dough into an oval patty.
• 7 bake the naan bread on higheee until puffed up and golden brown. serve hot with chicken korma or chicken tikka masala.
• 8 tips:
• 9 nigella seeds are nothing but seeds of the onion plant and are readily available at indian stores. they may also be called ‘kalaunji’.