Onion Stuffed Naan

Total Time: 2 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water, 100 f to 110 f
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup yogurt
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup all-wheat flour
• 1/4 cup ghee or 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• flour, for dusting and rolling
• 2 tablespoons ghee or 2 tablespoons shortening
• 2 cups red onions, chopped very fine
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro

Recipe

• 1 dough:.
• 2 add sugar and yeast to warm water. let stand 10 minutes. add yogurt, ghee, and egg. mix. we will call this yeast water.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix salt and flours.
• 4 add yeast water, and knead about 12 minutes. cover with a damp cloth, and let stand for about an hour till it doubles in size. ideal room temperature for dough to work will be around 80ºf.
• 5 punch down dough. knead again and let it stand another hour till double in size.
• 6 divide dough in 8 equal size balls. each ball will make one naan. if you wish, you may put these balls in a freezer zip-lock bag and freeze away. to thaw, put them in the refrigerator section over night.
• 7 onion mixture:.
• 8 melt the ghee in a large frying pan. add the onion and cook 5 minutes or until softened. remove from the heat and add the seasoning and chopped cilantro. set aside.
• 9 baking naan:.
• 10 preheat oven to 450 ºf.
• 11 divide the dough ball into two smaller but equal balls.
• 12 roll out one dough ball by hand to about 5" diameter set aside.
• 13 roll out the second dough ball by hand to about 5" diameter. sprinkle about one tablespoon of onion evenly on the top.
• 14 put the saved 5" diameter dough on top of the onions. press and roll out to 6" round, oval or triangular shape.
• 15 wet you hand and lightly brush the top of the naan. sprinkle some cilantro evenly on the surface as garnish. press the chopped cilantro leafs onto the surface.
• 16 brush the top of the rolled naan with melted ghee.
• 17 grease a baking sheet. put the naan on the baking sheet. bake 6 to 8 minutes.
• 18 repeat until all the naan have been baked.