Soft Pan Fried Garlic Naan Bread Food

EASY FRIED NAAN BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine the warm water, yeast, and 1 teaspoon of sugar in a cup or small bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the 2 cups of flour, baking powder, remaining 1 teaspoon of sugar, and salt then add the yeast mixture to it, along with the yogurt and oil and use a fork to bring it all together. The dough will be very sticky.
• Use a bowl scraper to coax the dough out onto a well floured counter and knead it until soft and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Return the dough to the empty bowl, cover with a tea towel, and set aside at room temperature for 2 to 4 hours.
• Scrape the dough out onto a floured counter and divide into six pieces. Roll each piece of dough in flour, pat it down with your hand, then use a rolling pin to evenly roll each one out into about a 7"-8" circle or tear drop shape.
• Heat a heavy griddle or large frying pan on high until a few drops of water immediately sizzle and evaporate. Pick up one of the rolled-out naan, stretch it out a little if it has started to shrink, then lightly dampen one side of the dough by dipping your fingers in the bowl of water and spreading a little water on the dough. Using a sort of slapping motion, place that wet side of the dough down onto the hot pan and press it down with a spatula.
• Fry the dough about a minute, (it will start to bubble slightly), then flip it over and fry the other side until charred, about 30 to 45 seconds.
• Stack the naan on a plate as you take them from the frying pan, then brush one side of the finished breads with melted butter.
• Serve naan warm or at room temperature. Store in a plastic bag in the refrigerate for 1 or 2 days, or double wrap and freeze for longer storage. Reheat in a microwave, oven, or skillet.

GARLIC NAAN

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar, and yeast in a bowl. Let stand until yeast softens and forms a creamy foam, about 15 minutes.
• In the meantime, heat butter in a pan over medium heat until melted and sizzling. Quickly mix in garlic. Remove garlic butter from heat and set aside until ready to use.
• Add yogurt, bread flour, salt, and 1 tablespoon of the garlic butter to the yeast mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon until a shaggy dough forms. Knead by hand until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl, adding more water or flour as needed. Turn dough out onto the counter and continue kneading into a smooth ball, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Place dough in a large bowl. Coat with a few more drizzles of garlic butter. Cover and let rise until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
• Punch down dough and turn out onto the counter. Shape into a rough rectangle and cut into 6 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and lightly dust with flour. Cover with plastic wrap and proof until slightly puffy, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Roll each piece into an oval about 1/8 inch thick. Sprinkle some cilantro on top and press lightly to adhere.
• Preheat a cast iron skillet until very, very hot, about 5 minutes. Cook each naan until large bubbles form, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip over, press gently, and cook until bubbles on the bottom are charred, 2 to 3 minutes more.
• Brush naan with more garlic butter before serving.

PAN-FRIED GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Brush the inside of a heavy pan with olive oil and place over medium-low heat.
• Cut the loaf in half lengthwise, then again crossways into 3 or 4 inch pieces.
• Rub the cut surfaces with the garlic and brush with oil.
• Arrange as many pieces as will fit in the pan, weighing them down with a bacon press.
• Cook about 5 minutes until underside of bread is browned.
• Turn bread and repeat cooking process for another 5 minutes.
• Repeat until all slices are browned.
• Keep warm in the oven on low heat.

EASY NAAN BREAD

Steps:

• Put the flour in a large bowl, then add the sugar, baking powder and 1½ tsp salt. Add the seeds, if you like. Lightly whisk to disperse the ingredients evenly throughout the flour.
• Add 1 tbsp of the melted butter, followed by the natural yogurt. Mix together with your hands. Once the yogurt and butter have been absorbed, gradually add 180-200ml water, 50ml at a time. Mix between additions, until it begins to come together into a dough. The water amount will depend on the consistency of the yogurt and butter - stop adding when you have a ball of dough.
• Tip the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead thoroughly for 5 mins until smooth and elastic. Put in an oiled mixing bowl, cover with a tea towel and leave to rest for at least 1 hr. The dough will not rise but it is important to let it rest as this helps to make the naans less chewy and more fluffy.
• If making the garlic butter, mix the garlic with the remaining 1 tbsp melted butter and the coriander. Set aside.
• Divide the dough into eight, 10 or 12 even-sized pieces, depending on how big you want the naans. Roll into round balls, then return to the bowl, covered with a tea towel.
• Roll one of the dough balls out on a lightly floured surface into a round, oval or teardrop shape - roll with a diagonal motion to get an oval. Flip the dough over and repeat on the other side.
• Heat a frying pan. Dry fry the dough over a medium high heat until it begins to puff up and the underside browns in places. Flip and repeat on the other side. Remove the cooked naan from the pan. Spoon a little of the garlic butter over the naan, if using. Sprinkle over some coriander, if you like. Cover with a tea towel while you repeat the process with the remaining balls of dough.