Punjabi Roti – Tandoor Roti-Nan

Ingredients

1. Plain flour(maida) - 2 cups.
2. Vegetable oil - 1 table spoon.
3. Salt - 1 tea spoon or to taste.
4. Baking powder - 1 tea spoon.
5. Sour curd (yogurt) - 1/2 cup
6. Water - ½ cup or as needed.
7. Some plain flour for dusting.

Preparation

• Mix flour, salt, baking powder, curd, salt and oil in a big bowl.
• Add water little by little and form soft dough. The dough should not be too tight.
• Knead well. Keep aside in a warm place for 3-4 hours or more, till the dough rises.

Making Naan:

• Knead the dough again till it is smooth.
• Divide in 4 big portions.
• Sprinkle a little flour on the board. Place a dough ball on it and pat in a thick oblong or round shape as you like. You can also use a rolling pin if you wish.
• Heat girdle(tava). Place the rolled naan on it and cook on both sides till brown spots appear.
• Smear a little butter on the naan and Serve with anycurry,raita,pickle,bowl of yogurtetc.

Tips

The above recipe is the traditional naan recipe using only plain flour(maida). whole wheat flour and plain flour together also can be used to make it healthier.
Traditionnaly nan is cooked in a tandoor oven which is made of clay. with electric oven also can be made.

Tips for fermenting dough:

The time for fermentation may depend on the climate where you live. In warm weather, the dough will rise faster. If the weather is cold, fermentation may take longer. In that case, keep the dough in a warm place. You may wrap something warm around the container of dough such as an old sweater or blanket.
The sourness of the curd (plain yogurt) helps in fermenting the dough faster. Vegans may omit curd and add a little more baking powder.
You may use 1 tsp yeast dissolved in warm water for fermentation instead of baking powder if you wish.

Note:- Nan recipe is a roti(Chappathi) recipe from the north indian state of Punjab. Tandoori Naan(also spelt as nan) is made using plain flour and is baked in big barrel sized mud ovens calledTandoor. Naan is served with curry.

Apart fromplain nan, butter naan, garlic naanare also made. The shape of the naan is generally oblong or oval. Though it is a flat Chappathi, it is shaped by hand instead of using a rolling pin.

Bread Upma

Ingredients for bread upma for 3 servings:

• Bread slices - 8-10 , cut in small pieces.
• Onion - 1 cup chopped fine
• Tomato - 1/2 cup chopped.
• Green chili - 2 nos slit in half or 1/2 tsp chili paste
• Ginger paste - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 8-10
• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp chopped.
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Asafetida - 1/4 tsp
• Bread upma Cooking

Method of preparation:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When they stop spluttering, add turmeric and asafetida.
2. Add chopped onion, curry leaves. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add green chili , chopped tomatoes. Cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add sugar, salt. Mix well. Add bread pieces. Mix well. The bread pieces should mix well with the onion-tomato mixture.
5. Cook for 4-5 minutes stirring occasionally. Add coriander leaves. Mix well. Bread-upma is ready.Serve hot.

Tips:

• If you would like the upma to be very soft, add a couple of spoons water to the onion/tomato mixture while cooking it, before adding the bread pieces. Place a lid after adding bread pieces and mixing.
• The preparation is similar to upma. A day old bread can be used for this. You use the bread slices along with the crust.
• A lot of vegetables can be added to this upma. Along with onion and tomatoes (which I am using), you can also add potato, green peas, capsicum, cauliflower if you wish.
• Chop the potatoes or other vegetables in in small pieces. So this is another way to add vegetables to your diet. The kids love it too.

ThisBread upmarecipe is a easy recipe for a Indian snack dish. It is a quick recipe. You can serve it as a breakfast dish or as a snack. It is also refered to as bread bhaji.