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5 from 2 votes

Butter Naan

The popular Indian style leavened bread made with refined flour
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: lunch recipe, Main Course
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine, Punjabi Cuisine
Keyword: butter naan, Naan, Naan bread, Tawa Naan
Servings: 5 person
Calories: 662kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 4 cup Refined Flour / Maida
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp Salt / Namak
  • 1 tbsp Sugar / Chini
  • 1 tbsp Cooking oil or ghee
  • 1/3 cup Yogurt / Dahi
  • 1.4 cup Whole Milk / Doodh

Garnish

  • 1 tsp kalonji seeds
  • 3 tbsp butter to apply on naan

Instructions

  • In a big thali add the maida, soda , salt, baking powder, sugar and mix.
  • Now add oil, curd, cooking oil and mix well.
  • Now add milk and mix and make a soft dough.
  • Add few extra tsp of milk if needed.
  • Apply some oil on the dough and keep in a big bowl.
  • Cover with a cling film or thick towel and keep covered for 6 hours
  • Divide the dough in equal size smooth balls, it will make approx 12 naans.
  • Take one balls and put a pinch of kalonji over it and roll out with the rolling pin to make a round or oblong naan of your prefered shape.

Cooking the Naan

  • Heat a heavy bottom tawa on medium heat.
  • Apply water on the plasin side of naan and stick it on hot tawa.
  • After few minutes wne it is partially down, turn the tawa upside down over the open flame.
  • Cook till you see few brown spots on the surface.
  • Flip the tawa again so nann get cooked from both the sides.
  • If you cant flip the tawa then you can do the same using the chimta/ tong
  • Remove the Naan from the tawa and apply some butter on top.
  • Serve hot with your favourite curry or daal.

Nutrition

Calories: 662kcal | Carbohydrates: 106g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 809mg | Potassium: 360mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 464IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 259mg | Iron: 6mg