Indian Recipes Diary

Naan roti is a Punjabi flat bread cooked in traditional clay oven known as Tandoor. This is a no yeast vegan recipe that can be easily made at home.

Prep time: 6 hours
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1 cups self-raising flour (maida)
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup fresh curds
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp baking soda (soda - bicarb)
• warm milk for kneading.

METHOD

1. Sieve together dry ingredients into a large rimmed plate. 
2. Add butter curds, oil and crumble with fingers. When flour is like coarse crumbs, add milk a little at a time, till a soft pliable dough is formed. 
3. Cover with wet muslin cloth. Cover with another plate and keep aside for 5 - 6 hours.
4. Knead dough lightly. Break of piece, the size of a medium potato and roll into a thick triangle, using dry flour if required.
5. Place on a pre-warmed griddle (tawa). Apply water on the top part with hands .Invert naan and stick to griddle. Invert griddle and roast over the gas flame direct (or nothing like toasting over barbeque coals). 
6. Serve hot with a blob of butter on it.