To give a little twist to these naans you can add garlic on the top when you are baking or cooking. Along with that you can add aniseeds, poppy seeds (khus-khus) or nigella seeds (kalonji) on the top. It gives good flavor and a nice texture to it and makes it look more like restaurant style.
Serves : 4-5 persons
Preparation : 5-10 minutes
Cooking time : 2-3 minutes
Ingredients :
All purpose flour (Maida) : 1/2 kg
Baking powder : 2 tsp
Salt : 1/4 tsp
Milk : 1/2 cup
Water : as required
For the topping :
Poppy seeds (Khus-Khus) : 1 tsp
Nigella seeds (Kalonji) : 1 tspButter : 2 tsp
Method :
1. In a deep mixing bowl or thali, take all purpose flour (maida).
2. Add salt and baking powder to it.3. Make a soft dough by adding milk and water little by little at a time.
4. Knead the dough with your hands to give it a smooth touch.
5. Rest this dough for about 2-3 hours. Keep it under a wet cloth.
6. When you are about to roll out the naan, knead it one more time to give it a smooth finish.
7. Take out a small portion of the dough and roll it into oval or round shape.
8. Sprinkle the topping of your choice.
9. Bake it in a tandoor or gas tandoor as I did.
10. Serve hot with butter on top.
11. You can serve these delicious naan with Daal Akhbari or Kasoori Methi Paneer or .Paneer Butter Masala.
Handy Notes :
# During making the dough you can add yogurt if you want.
# You can also add a little amount of oil while kneading the dough.# Instead of sprinkling the topping on the top, you can mix the toppings into the dough itself.