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Garlic Naan

This flavorful garlic naan bread is cooked on the stovetop, in a cast-iron skillet. It makes a wonderful accompaniment to your favorite Indian dish.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 cup water, at room temperature
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup full-fat plain yogurt
  • 3/4 cup whole milk, at room temperature
  • cooking oil, for the bowl
  • 3 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 stick melted unsalted butter
  • kosher salt

Instruction

  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. A large bowl with flour, baking powder, and baking soda with a whisk, and a glass measuring cup with foamy water, yeast, and sugar
  3. In a glass measuring cup, combine the yeast, sugar, and water and let sit for 10 minutes. In the meantime, mix the flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a large bowl.
  4. A bowl of a loose dough made from milk, yogurt, water-yeaster mixture, and flour-baking soda mixture
  5. Whisk together the yeast mixture, yogurt, and milk and stir into the dry ingredients.
  6. A large greased glass bowl with risen dough
  7. Knead with your hands until the dough forms a smooth, soft ball, about 2 minutes. Place the dough in an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Leave at room temperature until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
  8. A floured cutting board with twelve small portions of dough
  9. Remove the dough from the bowl and turn onto a well-floured surface. Knead it briefly and divide the dough into 12 equal portions.
  10. A floured cutting board with a thin, long oval piece of dough with a rolling pin
  11. Roll it into 1/4-inch-thick ovals, approximately 6 inches wide.
  12. A floured cutting board with a flattened piece of dough topped with chopped garlic and brushed with butter
  13. Heat a cast-iron skillet over moderately high heat. Sprinkle each portion with minced garlic and press it into the dough.
  14. A piece of bubbling garlic naan in a cast iron pan
  15. Brush the dough with melted butter and place in skillet. Cook for about one minute, until the dough puffs up.
  16. A browned piece of garlic naan in a cast iron pan
  17. Flip, cover the pan, and cook for one more minute.
  18. A platter of garlic naan with a bowl of melted butter and pastry brush
  19. Remove from the pan, brush both sides with butter, and sprinkle with salt. Place in a towel-lined bowl until ready to serve.

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