Topic: Adapting HappyChris Naan for use with Yeast

[joshallen2k]

Hi All,

I've tried a few times to make HappyChris' naans. I've followed to the letter, even tried making my own self rising flour. I just cannot seem to get the bubbles that many of you have managed to recreate. Mine end up as tiny bubbles, slightly larger than the bubbles on a poppadom. I don't believe heat on the tawa is the problem. I've cranked it right up and charred the bottom within seconds on some trials, but alas no large bubbles. 5 or 6 trials later, I put it down to the formulation of the SRF here in North America.

However I really like the flavour of the HappyChris naans, so I thought I might try it with dried yeast. I know that yeast and salt are enemies, so I cannot use self-raising flour.

Does anyone have any suggestions or pointers on how they might adapt that recipe for yeast? Just replace the SRF with regular flour and add half a teaspoon of yeast? Appreciate any and all suggestions. Wife is sick of me chucking out naan because "they aren't perfect".

Also would someone be able to point me to the word doc or text recipe that someone did that summarized the HappyChris video?

Thanks!
Josh

[DalPuri]

Have you tried the first naan recipe he posted?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Qs2EVqr6U

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,8803.msg78650.html#msg78650

[mickdabass]

Hi Josh
Glad to see you back posting again. I think Garp has sumarised the video somewhere in the thread (reply 462) but failing to find that, I have tweaked the recipe as below. I have made these naans six or seven times now, and have always had excellent results
Regards

Mick


Ingredients:
 
1 egg, beaten
 
200g milk
 
8g baking powder
 
2g onion seeds
 
25g sugar
 
1 Tbsp Yoghurt
 
1kg self-raising flour
 
Method:
 
Put the egg, milk, baking powder, onion seeds and sugar into a jug and whisk. 
 
Leave for 30 minutes whisking occasionally.
 
Put the flour in a mixing bowl and add the mixture plus 300ml of water.
 
Mix together til you have a wettish dough

[Garp]

Thanks Mick. As luck would have it, I made a batch of dough yesterday (again I forgot to try yogurt in it ....senility setting in, I think). My balls are resting on the counter as we speak, ready for some tawa action later

[Curry addict bob]

I've made these once and they turned out very good! I'm Cooking some more tonight
I made the dough last night fingers crossed they turn out like the first batch.
Ps I've just checked tonight's  batch they are coming along nicely see below! will be cooking them shortly.

[Curry addict bob]

Tonight's naans have turned out good eating one as I type this very tasty indeed.

[Gav Iscon]

Look very nice Bob

[Curry addict bob]

Cheers Gav they do taste good.

[Garp]

Looking good, Bob. Can't beat them straight off the pan

[joshallen2k]

Thanks for the link to the earlier recipe.

I will substitute the SRF for bread flour, and add 1% yeast. I will follow the rest of the "latest" recipe as is and see where I end up.

Thanks guys!