NAAN / BUTTER NAAN

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups Maize flour (maida) / All purpose flour
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp butter (self interest)
1/2 cup curds fresh
salt to taste
1/2 tsp baking soda (soda - bicarb)
warm milk for kneading


PREPARATION:

• Add maize flour, baking soda into a large rimmed plate or bowl 
• Add butter, curds, oil and crumble with fingers. 
• When dough is like course crumbs, add milk a little at a time, till a soft pliable dough is formed. 
• Cover with wet soft cloth or cotton cloth. 
• Cover with another plate on it and keep aside for 5 - 6 hours.
• After 5-6 hours,
• Knead dough lightly 
• Break small portion of it, the size of a medium potato and roll into a thick triangle, using dry dough if required.
• Place on a pre-warmed griddle (tawa). 
• Apply water on the top part with a cloth 
• Invert naan and stick to griddle. 
• Invert griddle and roast over the gas flame direct (or nothing like toasting over bar-b-que coals). 
• Serve hot for plain naan 
• Apply butter on it for butter naan and sprinkle few sesame (nuvvulu) seeds on top
• Naan and Butter naan is ready to serve now......
• If not you can use silver kadai to roast naan
• Just invert it and roast on its back..by applying water using cloth