Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, pitta bread (naan). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Finding myself equipped with (almost) everything I needed for last night's Indian feast, I discovered much to my dismay that I didn't have any naan. (The horror!) We're not really "bread people", so it's easy for me to overlook this. I did, however, remember that I had, on a recent Trader Joe's trip, picked up some mini pitas. Man, have you tried those puppies? Pita bread is made from just four ingredients while naan also includes yogurt, milk, butter, sugar and even baking powder.
Pitta bread (Naan) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Pitta bread (Naan) is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have pitta bread (naan) using 7 ingredients and 26 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pitta bread (Naan):
- Make ready 350 g all purpose flour
- Get 1 tsp salt
- Prepare 160 ml warm milk
- Make ready 80 ml warm water
- Make ready 1 tsp active dry yeast
- Make ready 1 tsp sugar
- Make ready 1 tbsp Olive oil+ extra for baking
Busting a bread-making myth Usually softer, naan originates in India, by way of Persia. The name comes from the Persian word, non, for bread. Unlike pita, naan has yogurt, milk, and sometimes eggs or butter in it, resulting in a softer texture. When the dough is made, bakers shape it into a ball and slap it on the interior walls of a tandoor, a clay oven.
Steps to make Pitta bread (Naan):
- Combine milk- water, sugar and yeast in a bowl. Cover the bowl and let to rest for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes add 1tbsp olive oil to the yeast mixture. - - In another bowl, mix flour with salt and dried or chopped fresh herbs. Add the yeast mixture to the flour and combine well.
- In another bowl, mix flour with salt and dried or chopped fresh herbs. Add the yeast mixture to the flour and combine well.
- Transfer the dough on a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until you have a smooth dough.
- Brush the bowl with some oil and add the dough. Cover it with a kitchen towel and let to proof for 1 hour until doubled in size.
- Place the dough on a floured surface. Press on the dough to remove the air and divide it into 5 equal sized pieces.
- Using a rolling pin, and roll out each piece of dough to a circle shape as you see in the photo.
- Heat the oil in a pan, and cook the pita bread for 2 minutes on each side in the pan until they puff up, as you see in the photo. - Serve it with kebab, or chicken, cheese and herbs. Soooooo tasty bread.
Unlike pita, naan has yogurt, milk, and sometimes eggs or butter in it, resulting in a softer texture. When the dough is made, bakers shape it into a ball and slap it on the interior walls of a tandoor, a clay oven. Gluten free pita or flatbreads are possible, scrumptious even, with the right gluten free flour, I can assure you! And when it comes to gluten free pita breads, this recipe is one you're going to want to bookmark. Pita vs Naan Bread is a staple food in many parts of the world.
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