Easy Whole Wheat Tawa Naan Recipe without Yeast
Easy homemade whole wheat tawa naan recipe without yeast is a soft and fluffy Indian flatbread recipe. Whole wheat tawa naan is not only healthy but delicious bread recipe best served with veg curries, dal, or paneer dishes.
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.