Topic: CTM Mushroom Rice & Naan Bread

[Cory Ander]

Hi Rob,

Great to hear that someone else has tried a pizza maker to make naans (I know Haldi has also tried one, but with limited success).

Any chance that you can post some of your experiences, findings and suggestions on what to look out for in this thread here:  http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=4276.0

I've been thinking of buying one to try (my current oven simply doesn't get hot enough to make decent naans) and any suggestions you may have would be much appreciated 

[Domi]

Domi the bread maker is worth its weight in gold it again took some trial and error, we've had everything from house bricks to door stops : but it makes excellent traditional bread, pizza dough and even better naans just persist and it soon comes right.

Cheers for that, Rob ;D I reckon I'll be going for the breadmaker...there's nothing like homemade bread but since we've remodelled the house I just can't get decent proving anymore. I might bother you for tips when I've gotten one though lol

[canicant]

No problem Domi just ask when you're ready and i'll try to help if i can.

All noted on the traditional bread making comments, humidity while proving can make or break your efforts for sure and that's why the bread maker took a lot of the guess work out of it, plus the taste of a fresh baked crusty loaf waiting for you in the morning and smothered in butter makes it all worthwhile

CA i'll pop over to that thread and see if there's anything i can add (you never know) lol

Cheers Rob.

[Willyeckerslike]

P.S @Willyeckerslike, sorry although i posted the link for Amazon as an example i didn't buy it from there, have a look on here its the makers home page CLICK HERE

It would be a bit rude to say my naans were BIR but damn it they definitely are, fluffy light with a slight crunch in places when eaten straight away and nice the following morning when the leftovers get eaten for breakfast.

thanks Rob I fancy getting myself one

[Malc.]

Rob,

Thanks for putting the Naan recipe up, they certainly look better than anythign I have managed so far.

As was mentioned, we discussed Naans very recently and it is something of an enigma for most of us. I have had some tasty breads but nothing that truly resembles a Naan. On the upside, I have a perfect keema for a Keema Naan now.

Can I ask, if you were to be self critical, how would you compare your Naan to a BIR/TA Naan in terms of taste and texture?

[Secret Santa]

On the upside, I have a perfect keema for a Keema Naan now.

Is that the one you've already posted Axe?

[Malc.]

Is that the one you've already posted Axe?

It is the same recipe I posted for my Shami Kebab, but I need to update it a little as I have replaced the gram flour with ground chickpeas and now leave out the mint.

Purists may want to add red food colouring but that's all. The taste is spot on to what I am used too. Of course, you can adjust the amount of chilli to suit.

Rob, have you tried making a Keema Naan in your Pizza Maker?

[JerryM]

Domi/canicant,

we had breadmaker for long time (seal went on the tin) - actual baked bread was rubbish (too dense). we ended up using it only for making pizza dough - it did pretty good. i did find the volume of the tin limited me on how much dough i could make though. the kneading for me is not good enough u need manual to get top notch result (for bread & pizza).

anyhow the short of it - i've never replaced it and reverted back to manual. i'd go for the ice cream maker.

ps we prove using the fan oven - by switching the heat on now and again aiming for around 20deg (just feels warm to the hand).

[canicant]

First off i'd like to say, when i posted my photos it was because i have, like all of you had LOTS of failures and i'm the sort of person who likes everyone to succeed, i would get no pleasure in posting my efforts if i was just saying look at what i can do (that's not me) i was trying to say thank you to those who have helped me to achieve some of my goals.

I also struggle to recommend any particular method that costs money as i would hate it if you blamed me for it not working for you.

The breadmaker is the second one that i have owned, the first one was when they became popular a few years ago and i have to say it was an unmitigated disaster. The new one i bought with naan and pizza dough in mind, has a larger 2lb capacity which when i double up on the recipe fills just over a third of the bread pan, when proving it will push up into the lid of the machine and has to be monitored to stop it going over the top.

When the naan dough has finished it looks very aerated, sticky, slightly wet and pliable, i don't push my hands in to remove the dough or knock it back as in traditional bread making, i just turn it out and give it a light dusting of flour and allow it to rest for 10/15 mins while the pizza  maker warms up.

I will when i have a bit more time post pictures of the process.

Axe, you asked me to be critical, wow that's so hard as my curry quest started in the mid 80's and i have eaten a lot of bought BIR/TA's in that time, my two local restaurants take different approaches, one is expensive and serves top notch gas tandoor oven baked naans and the other is cheap and serves the biggest naans i've ever seen (they are like a table cloth) they are cooked similar to how Dipuraja's does them in a large oven but are not blistered and scorched, both taste good.

Now mine taste and have the texture of the first BIR that i described and if you eat them  in the restaurant they are  blistered, crisp and light and not hard but if you have them TA from the same place then the moisture in the silver lined naan bread bag makes them soggy and more chewy, if i bring home a naan from the cheap and cheerful place their naan goes hard if you leave it to go cold.

I haven't tried keema naan yet but i have tried peshwari which worked out well to make, unfortunately  the filling wasn't quite right, a work in progress 

Sorry for the ramble i find explaining so hard, Rob.
 

[Domi]

Domi/canicant,

we had breadmaker for long time (seal went on the tin) - actual baked bread was rubbish (too dense). we ended up using it only for making pizza dough - it did pretty good. i did find the volume of the tin limited me on how much dough i could make though. the kneading for me is not good enough u need manual to get top notch result (for bread & pizza).

anyhow the short of it - i've never replaced it and reverted back to manual. i'd go for the ice cream maker.

ps we prove using the fan oven - by switching the heat on now and again aiming for around 20deg (just feels warm to the hand).

Thanks Jerry

This is the thing that's stopped me buying one TBH, there's so many conflicting opinions on the quality of the finished product, some swear by them, others don't lol. I saw one on the gadget show a while back that got very good reviews though it was one of the most expensive models but I'm wary of forking out so much money on something that could well end up sitting on a shelf somewhere making it a very expensive ornament. I'll think it over some more lol I do like the idea of the ice-cream maker since summer is almost upon us.....aaarrgghhh!!! decisions decisions ;D