Ingredients
Maida-2cup
Yeast-1/2 tsp
Sugar-1/2 tsp
Salt-1/2 tsp
Butter-required
Method
Mix yeast,sugar and salt in a cup.
Add 1/4 cup warm water and disolve yeast.
Close the cup with lid and leave it for 5 to 10 mts.
Add the disolved yeast with maida,add required water and make a soft dough.
Close the dough in a bowl(big one which leaves space to raise) tightly with a lid.Leave it for 3 to 4 hrs to ferment and raise.
Knead the dough again to smooth and Make lemon size balls.
Flat the balls to required shape.
Heat a tawa or pan with handle.
Sprinkle water on heated tawa and placed the rolled naan.
Close it with lid.
When it is cooked on oneside,invert the tawa to direct fire(so that the otherside of naan is cooked on directfire)Then apply butter on naan and serve hot.
VARIATIONS:
For garlic naan,sprinkle chopped garlic on rolled naan and place on tawa.Likewise chopped mint or any masalas can be sprinkled on top and cook asusual.
NOTE:
Colder water results slower fermentation while much warm water may harm the yeast and leads to poor raising.