Topic: CBM's Restaurant Naan Bread [without a tandoori oven]

[HexxKitten]

Ok I must have buggered up somewhere... But I tried this recipe and ended up with more like a batter than a dough... I had not even added any milk, just the oil and egg made it too wet. It was unkneadable, as it was too wet.

Any tips? 

I do use large eggs, but didn't think it would make it that wet

[Invisible Mike]

Just curious to know...can a standard frying pan be used? Surely a tawa is just a flat frying pan??

Cheers Mike

[uclown2002]

Just curious to know...can a standard frying pan be used? Surely a tawa is just a flat frying pan??

Cheers Mike

I get better results from a frying pan for some reason.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Just curious to know...can a standard frying pan be used? Surely a tawa is just a flat frying pan??

I don't know whether you could use a standard frying pan or not, Mike, but a tawa is not "just a flat frying pan" -- it is slightly concave.

** Phil.

[Garp]

Tried this tonight and, to be honest, I wasn't too impressed.

Tried it at different heats and thicknesses of dough but found it a bit biscuit/sconey tasting and breaking up a bit.

My naan bread quest goes on - might try Julian's next or go back and retry the Curry Guy's (probably the closest yet to what I'm looking for)

[Peripatetic Phil]

Unclebuck's recipe should be appearing online shortly, as soon as he and I have finished collaborating over getting it online here ...

** Phil.

[joshallen2k]

Garp - I hear you on the biscuit/sconey reference.

I've tried probably dozens of "self-rising flour" based naan recipes. To me they all have the biscuit-ey characteristic.

The best naans by far have been the ones that forgo the self-rising flour in favour of yeast.

I know it may not be BIR, but these days its gotta be yeast for me.

-- Josh

[Garp]

Josh, do you have a recipe you're happy with?

[Willyeckerslike]

they look absolutely fantastic UB and the real deal.  I wonder how i would fare doing it with my electic hob.  I suppose there's only one way to find out!! :

Remember this is CBM's recipe [hes kindly given me permission to post his recipe] so dont thank me thank CBM, it does work on electric but not as well.

Even though I live where convicts were once deported too...
I don't think you need permission to post anyones recipes here.

PS nice looking naan
Apparently it's hypocrisy but there you go.