Easy homemade whole wheat tawa naan is a soft and fluffy Indian flatbread that is delicious as well as healthy. They are best served with veg curries, dal, or paneer dishes.
Naan is the most ordered flatbread in the restaurants. These are leavened flatbread and made with different methods like using yeast, or with egg or without yeast using baking powder and baking soda.
Traditional naan is made with the use of all-purpose flour and yeast and cooked at a very high temperature in a hot tandoor or clay oven. As all of us know very well that maida is refined flour and has not any nutrient value. But these whole wheat naans are a healthier version of traditional naan and very easy to make at home on the gas stove without the use of yeast, tandoor, or oven.
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About this yeast free whole wheat naan
To make this yeast-free whole wheat naan I have used whole wheat flour, curd, milk, baking powder, and baking soda as a leavening agent and a little amount of all purpose flour to give a taste similar to traditional naan. In this healthy naan recipe, curd and milk are used to provide moisture, softness, and crispiness to the naan. Also, curd reacts with baking soda that helps in making naan fluffy.
So, give a try to this yummy and guilt-free whole wheat naan recipe and enjoy it with your friends and family.
Step by step preparation of whole wheat tawa naan
Making dough for naan
1. In a wide bowl, add whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour or maida, sugar, salt, ajwain, baking powder, baking soda, and mix well all together. Then add room temperature curd, lukewarm milk, and oil. Again mix well with your hands and make a soft dough adding little lukewarm water at a time. Knead the dough for 2-3 minutes.
2. Finally, apply some oil to the dough, cover it, and give the rest for at least 1.5 to 2 hours.
3. After 2 hours, knead the dough once again for about 1-2 minutes to make it smooth. Now start making equal size dough balls out of it and put them aside.
How to cook naan on tawa
4. Meanwhile, put a cast iron griddle on medium-high heat. Then lightly grease a rolling board and rolling pin. Start rolling dough ball to give an oval shape. Don’t make them too thin like chapatti keep the thickness around ¼ inch.
5. Now Sprinkle some kalonji seeds on it press with the rolling pin to stick well to the naan.
6. Finally, apply some water on one side and place it on the hot cast iron griddle with the waterside down and press it a little.
7. Wait till the bubbles start coming over the upper side of the naan then turn upside down the griddle on the flame and cook it till naan becomes light brown.
8. Gently transfer the naan to the plate, apply butter on it, and serve warm with curry or dal. Repeat the same process with the rest of the balls.
Serving suggestions
Whole wheat Tawa naan is ideally served at lunch or dinner time with veg curries like mix veg, chole, palak paneer, shahi paneer, kadhai paneer, veg jalferzi, dal tadka, or specially with dal makhani.
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Tips and tricks
- In the making of dough for naan, use lukewarm milk and water.
- Use sour curd in the making of naan dough.
- After making dough give it a rest of at least 1.5 to 2 hours.
- While rolling naan does not apply dry flour as it makes the naan hard and dense.
- To give variation and flavor to the naan recipe add dry herbs while making the dough.
- Keep the naan thicker than regular chapatti to get soft naan.
- Chopped garlic or coriander leaves can also be used in place of kalongi seeds.
- The use of a heavy iron griddle is recommended or cooking naan.
Recipe card for easy whole wheat tawa naan recipe (without yeast)
Easy whole wheat tawa naan recipe (without yeast)
Ingredients
- 300 gm Whole wheat flour
- 100 gm All purpose flour
- 2 tsp Powdered sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Ajwain
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Baking soda
- 100 gm Curd
- 100 ml Milk
- 4 tsp + 1tsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Kalonji (optional)
Instructions
Making dough for naan
- In a wide bowl, add whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour or maida, sugar, salt, ajwain, baking powder, baking soda, and mix well all together.
- Then add curd, milk, and oil. Again mix well with your hands and make a soft dough adding little lukewarm water at a time. Knead the dough for 2-3 minutes.
- Finally, apply some oil to the dough, cover it, and give the rest for at least 1.5 to 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, knead the dough once again for about 1-2 minutes to make it smooth.
- Now start making equal size dough balls out of it and put them aside.
How to cook naan on tawa
- Meanwhile, put a cast iron griddle on medium-high heat.
- Then lightly grease a rolling board and rolling pin. Start rolling dough ball to give an oval shape. Don't make them too thin like chapatti keep the thickness around 1/4 inch.
- Now Sprinkle some kalonji seeds on it press with the rolling pin to stick well to the naan.
- Finally, apply some water on one side and place it on the hot cast iron griddle with the waterside down and press it a little.
- Wait till the bubbles start coming over the upper side of the naan then turn upside down the griddle on the flame and cook it till naan becomes light brown.
- Gently transfer the naan to the plate, apply butter on it, and serve warm with curry or dal.
- Repeat the same process with the rest of the balls.
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Notes
- In the making of dough for naan, use lukewarm milk and water.
- Use sour curd in the making of naan dough.
- The dough should be put at a rest of at least 1.5 to 2 hours.
- While rolling naan does not apply dry flour as it makes the naan hard and dense.
- Dry herbs can also be added to the dry mixture while making dough to give variation and flavor to the naan recipe.
- Keep the naan thicker than regular chapatti to get soft naan.
- Chopped garlic or coriander leaves can also be used in place of kalongi seeds.
- The use of a heavy iron griddle is recommended or cooking naan.
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