Peshwari Nan Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 teaspoons dried yeast
• 4 teaspoons caster sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 lb plain flour
• 1 beaten egg
• 8 tablespoons natural yoghurt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 4 teaspoons anise seed
• 4 tablespoons crushed pistachio nuts
• 4 tablespoons crushed almonds

Recipe

• 1 warm the milk until it is just hot to the hand. stir in the sugar and yeast and leave for 10 minutes.
• 2 sift the flour and add the salt and baking powder to the milk.
• 3 slowly stir in the yeast mixture and the rest of the ingredients and mix to a dough. knead the dough for approximately 10 minutes and place it in a covered bowl for an hour and a half in a warm place. it should double in size.
• 4 preheat the oven to the highest heat with a heavy baking tray.
• 5 knead the dough gently and divide into 4 portions and roll into a tear shape.
• 6 grease the baking tray, lay out the bread, place in the oven.
• 7 cook for 10 minutes and then place the nans under a hot grill for a further minute or so until brown.
• 8 lightly dust the breads with extra vegetable oil before serving.