Topic: H4ppy-chris new naan recipe

[Gav Iscon]

How did they taste with half the sugar, Gav? A few people have commented on the sweetness.

They tasted fine and once they were loaded with a scoop of curry I couldn't really notice any difference.

[gazman1976]

Asda do, "Black Onion Seeds (Kalonji)" in the spice isle, own brand, small glass jar with black top and orange label
[/quote]Yeah I checked asda last night as I thought I had seen them but none there, will get some today when I am out

[daddyL]

Firstly hats off to Chris for the recipe & method which I understand has taken him some time to perfect,

With all the success stories its head on block time for me 

I made these to spec a few days ago, I made plain, garlic & peshwari.. and they looked the business but were just not right.. it was like a fusion of Naan, Yorkshire pud & Pancake 

So after a bit of thought I made them again today and replaced the egg with Yoghurt & IMHO the were more of a BIR Naan

So.....

Egg or Yoghurt....you decide 

[Garp]

Making some more today. Balls are resting as we speak.

Have halved the sugar this time, and added a sprinkling of ajwain seeds.

[mickdabass]

Made these last night for the second time with a couple of minor tweaks and just want to say a big thank you to H4ppy-chris. I cooked them in my tandoor and they came out 100% restaurant style. All I did differently was to reduce the sugar to 100g and add a tbsp of yoghurt (thanks daddyL) and no water needed to make the naans stick

Best Regards

H4ppy Mick  ;D ;D

[Garp]

They look superb, Mick.

Wasn't it 100g sugar in the original recipe? Did you use egg and yogurt or just yogurt?

[mickdabass]

Sorry Garp - you are right. Miss-read my notes! I only used 2 tsp sugar, and used 1 egg and 1 heaped desert spoon of greek fat free yoghurt ( i think the brand is "Total").
 
Im glad I watched the video carefully because Chris gives one tip in particular that makes a massive difference to the finished naan; and that is brushing the naan with ghee and oil before cooking. I thought you daubed it on after cooking  : :

It all makes perfect sense now

Mick

[Micky Tikka]

Very good looking Naans there mick
My Naan picture is well down the pecking order now  ;D

Would people agree or disagree on few key points making the naan
The flavour I found was fine when I went to a restaurant last week and done a naan taste test to compare
It was very close maybe not as sweet which some people seem to have said
I feel you can mess around with the sugar and yogurt to change the flavour
But the Key is in the resting plus the oil on the top of the naan which comes into contact with direct heat
I remember forgetting to put the oil on once and was not the same texture

Just my humble thoughts
Cheers Michael

[mickdabass]

Thanks for the compliment Michael

I agree 100% with you on your key points. When i have tried to cook naans before, the final texture was never satisfactory. The oil and ghee tip really cracked it for me

Thanks again Chris 

[Garp]

I totally agree with everything you say, Michael.

Mick - as I understand it, you brush the top side of naan with oil before cooking and with oil/ghee (I just use melted butter) after cooking