Cheesy Garlic Naan Bread
This cheesy garlic naan bread is all you need to mop up that sauce in your curry
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups cake wheat flour or all purpose flour
- 1 tsp instant dry yeast
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp yogurt
- 150 ml warm milk
- 2 cups grated mozarella cheese
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- 50 gram butter
- coriander leaves finely chopped
Instructions
- Place the flour, yeast, salt and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Give it a quick mix
- Add the yogurt, oil and warm milk and knead for 5-7 minutes on medium speed. The dough will seem sticky at first but will eventually become silky smooth and pull away from the sides of the bowl.
- Remove the dough from the mixer. Make a ball with the dough and rub some oil on the dough. Place it in a large greased bowl
- Allow the dough to rest in a warm place for 1 hour or until it's double in size
- Punch down the dough and divide it into 8 equal pieces
- Create a neat ball with each piece and flatten it a little. Place about 2 tablespoons of cheese in the centre. Bring the edges together and create a ball
- Dust a flat surface with flour and roll out as thin as possible, about 24cmx14cm. Be gentle when rolling as the cheese may pop out
- Add the garlic and butter to a bowl. Heat in the microwave for about 30-40 seconds
- Heat a pan on high heat. Toast the naan bread until brown spots starts to form. Flip it over
- If you have a gas cooker, you can turn the heat down and hold the naan bread over the flames with a pair of tongs until it's slightly charred
- Brush the naan bread with the garlic butter and sprinkle some fresh coriander on top. Serve hot
Notes
- I usually heat my oven on the lowest setting just until it starts to warms up. I then turn it off and place my covered dough in the oven. This helps it rise faster
- You can increase the amount of garlic if you prefer extra garlicky naan bread
- You can also sprinkle some cheese on top of the naan bread and toast them for some extra cheesiness.