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Friends, this is the second dish I choose for the bridal shower from Nithya’s blog. To be frank, I had only Dum Aloo in mind, but we sure need a bread and I seized this opportunity to make the all-time favorite naan. I have used the oven to make it since I have a pizza stone. Nithya explains how to make naan in the stovetop in her blog. So if you don’t have an oven, hop over to Nithya’s space to check out how she made it using the stove.

I did end up with a couple of leftover naans and they transformed beautifully into mini pizzas with lots of vegetables the next day. Yeah, no wastage

Thanking Anamika for initiating this bridal shower and also wishing Nithya a wonderful married life. Off to the recipe.

Ingredients
3 cups all purpose flour
1 packet (3/4 tbsp) instant dry yeast (Refer to notes if using active dry yeast)
Salt
Water (About 1 cup warm water)
1 tbsp olive oil

References
Recipe Source : 4thsensecooking

Notes
1. If using active dry yeast, remember to proof up the yeast with some warm water and sugar. Add this to flour.
2. Pizza stone enables the bottom to be cooked while broil cooks the top.
3. If you do not have a pizza stone, you can bake the naan in the baking sheet. But after 2-3 minutes you have to flip it over for the other side to be cooked.

Method
Place pizza stone in oven and pre-heat oven to 500F for about 30 minutes. Then turn to HIGH broil.

Take the flour in a bowl and add yeast to it.

Add salt.

Using water form a dough.

Add olive oil and knead for about 5 – 10 minutes to get a smooth dough.

See how smooth the dough has become.

Cover and keep in a warm place for an hour. I place it in the oven with the oven light on.

The dough has doubled in volume.

Pinch a portion of the dough and roll it into an oval shape. You can roll into a circle and pull the edges to form an oval.

Apply butter over the rolled naan and place the naan on the pizza stone in the oven. Follow the notes at the beginning of post if you do not have a pizza stone.