Shamsa's Kitchen

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Make delicious, soft naan bread in the comfort of your own home. Perfect with curries and as wraps for kebabs.

Makes 12-14 | Preparation Time: 1-2 hours | Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients Required:

• 2 teaspoons Dried Active Yeast
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 2 teaspoons Sugar
• 400ml Lukewarm Water
• 5 cups Plain Flour
• 1/4 cup Olive Oil
• 1/2 cup Yoghurt

Method:

• Add the yeast, salt and sugar to a small bowl.
• Stir in the water and leave aside for 5 minutes (or until a layer of foam appears on the mixture).
• Add the flour, yeast mixture, oil and yoghurt to a large bowl, knead together to form a smooth dough. If the mixture is too sticky, add more flour.
• Transfer the dough to a well-oiled bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave for 1-2 hours in a warm room (or until the dough has at least doubled in size.
• To make the naan bread, flour a surface and the palms of your hands, and roll the dough into balls in your palms.
• Press the naan dough ball into the flour, and roll out using a rolling pin, turning the dough each time you roll to form the round naan bread shape.
• Transfer to a tava/large frying pan on a low/medium heat.
• Turn naan bread regularly until both sides have cooked.
• Repeat process until you have used all the naan dough and the naans have been made.

Serve with your favourite curry and enjoy 🙂