Naan is a very popular Indian flatbread. It is typically a pillowy soft flatbread made using yeast and traditionally baked in a tandoor or oven. Naan is so popular that it is mostly available in the menu of every Indian restaurant all over the world.
To make the naan fluffy, in many recipes, an egg or yogurt are used. I have used lime juice ,baking powder and baking soda combination to make it soft and fluffy. Sugar is used to balance the taste and it gives a nice color to naan.
Traditional recipes use all purpose flour which contributes to milky white color and softness of naan. I always try to make the recipe healthier, and hence I have used whole wheat flour. These naan taste so good and stay soft for hours.
This recipe is a quick recipe of making naan and does not need any fermentation process. There is no need to use an oven. It can be made on a griddle. The best part is you can make naan with easily available ingredients.
I will be posting a naan recipe using yeast soon.
Ingredients:
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Whole wheat flour | 2 ½ Cups |
| Warm water | 1 Cup |
| Lime juice | 2 tbsp |
| Baking powder | 1 tsp |
| Baking soda | 1 tsp |
| Salt | ½ tsp |
| Finely chopped Garlic | 2 tbsp |
| Finely chopped Cilantro | 2 tbsp |
| Sesame seeds | 2 tbsp |
| Olive oil | 1 tbsp |
| Vegan butter(Optional) | 2 tbsp |
Recipe:
- In a mixing bowl, add whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar.
- Mix all the dry ingredients and add lime juice
- Add about a half cup of warm water
- Start kneading the dough
- Add water as needed
- The dough should be soft
- Cover the dough with a damp kitchen towel
- Let it sit for 15 min
- Divide the dough in equal sized balls
- Heat a tava or griddle on a low to medium flame
- Start rolling the balls in elongated shape
- Sprinkle sesame seeds
- For making garlic naan, add finely chopped garlic and cilantro
- Roll the rolling pin again so that the garlic and sesame seeds will stick to the dough
- Take the naan on your palm with sesame side down
- Apply a thin layer of water on the plain of the naan
- Place the naan on tawa with sesame seeds side up
- Let it cook till it forms bubbles on top
- Hold the tawa with naan facing the flame
- On a high flame, cook the naan till it becomes golden in color
- Remove the naan from tawa and apply vegan butter or olive oil which is completely optional
- Serve hot with your favorite curry
Tips:
- We can also make naan on tawa without flipping tawa, as we make roti.
- To make it spicy, add finely chopped green chilies while adding sesame seeds
And It's Vegan Too! 