Butter Naan

Butter Naan

Butter Naan is simply made with all purpose flour (maida), cooked in a unique style and then served with lots of butter on it. It is one of the most extremely delicious dish of Indian breads which is must for an awesome meal. Butter naan easily goes with any veg or non-veg gravy recipe.

Ingredients:::

• 400 gms all purpose flour (maida)
• 1/2 tsp baking soda or yeast
• 2 cups hung curd
• 1/2 tsp roasted cumin crushed
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp puree ghee
• Fresh chopped cilantro
• Chaat masala to sprinkle
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• Salt to taste

Method:::

1. Sieve the flour thoroughly with your fingers.
2. Add salt, soda, curd, roasted cumin, fresh cilantro and ghee.
3. Add little little amount of water to make a soft dough.
4. Knead the dough well by pressurizing with your fingers.
5. Cover the dough with the muslin cloth and keep aside for 30 minutes.
6. Take a deep U shaped pan or kadhai, which do not have handles..
7. Turn on the gas and heat the pot upside down.
8. Apply little bit of oil or water only on one side of the naan and place that wet side down.
9. Leave to cook until you observe the brown spots.
10. Naan is ready, you just need to take it out and apply butter as much as you want, sprinkle some chaat masala and serve hot with Paneer Butter Masala (http://darothi.blogspot.in/2013/08/paneer-butter-masala.html) or any dish you want.

Tips:::

•  If you are using yeast then soak it first in the lukewarm water until yeast gets dissolved and then mix in the dough.
• Some people like to add spices like green chillies in the naan. You may even try this.
• You may also use pressure cooker to make butter naan, for that you need to remove the lid and heat it by keeping upside down.