Family Friendly Fridays: Homemade Naan Bread

I know, I know, I probably should have braved the roti and believe me, I wanted to.  But as is typical for me, I was lazy and didn't have the proper flour to do it nor did I have the fancy equipment that Ekata used to puff it up and make it all delicious looking, so in the end I settled for a homemade naan with what I had available in my pantry.

I have to also confess that I can't take credit for this recipe.  I honestly had no idea how to put together naan before I tackled it for this meal, so I figured it was better left up to someone who knew a bit more about Eastern breads than I.  I tracked down a worthwhile recipe at the BBC's Indian Food Made Easy and it was indeed, easy as well as tasty. And of course I was, again, lazy and made it without any additions, but feel free to add in any flavors you'd like to the bread.
Finally, before we get started, I need to do a little housekeeping.  Just in case my site goes completely bonkers this weekend, I thought I'd give you all a heads up that I'm in the process of switching over to wordpress.  I expect the switch to take place in the next day or two and have no idea what I'll end up with.  It could be beautiful or it could look like a pile of rubbish all over the internet floor.  So bear with me while I tackle this new world and hopefully I'll come out of it a bit shinier and nicer on the other side.
And last but not least, don't forget to add your family friendly link to the bottom of this post.  There's no link back required and no hard rules as to what to link up so long as it's family friendly.  Vacations, recipes, stories about your kids, it's all good.  So have fun with it and have a great weekend! 
Ok, on to the good stuff!  Let's make some naan, shall we?

In a separate bowl mix together your oil and milk.

Now, grab your bowl of flour and make a well in the middle.  Dump in your oil milk mixture.

Slowly incorporate the flour into the oil until you have a dough ball.  Knead the dough for about 6 to 8 minutes until soft and smooth.  Add more flour is your dough is sticky.  

And let me step in here and say that I needed to add quite a few extra splashes of flour to achieve the right consistency and texture of my dough so don't panic if yours initially seems a bit sticky.  Here's my dough ball in all its glory.


Grab a hunk of dough off your ball, throw some flour on your counter and roll it out nice and thin.

Grab a large saute pan and heat it up on high heat.  When the pan is good and hot, throw your rolled out dough into the pan.  Cook it up for 1 to 2 minutes on each side.  Here's side one....


Repeat with the rest of your dough and serve it up!  And now you have everything you need to put together a tantalizing Indian feast.  I hope everyone enjoyed walking through a taste of India with me this week! 


Enjoy your weekend and on tap for next week I'll be sharing up a little rhubarb strawberry goodness, reviewing part II of my Bison stash and learning a bit about the science of peppers among other delicious endeavors.  See you all on Monday!