Peshawari Naan


I came to know about Peshawari naan while searching about the use of Kalonji. Peshawari Naan has similarities to a Kashmiri paratha in terms of the stuffing. I came across two recipes and I have come out with the best of two. I have avoided the use of eggs in the dough and have prepared it with wheat flour instead of maida / flour.

the recipe

Wheat flour - 1 cup
Yeast - 1 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt- 1/2 tsp
Hot water - 3/4 cup
Butter - 2 tbsp
Butter - for pan frying the naan
Shahi jeera - 1/4 tsp

for the stuffing

Cashew nuts - 2 tbsp
Raisins - 1 tbsp

for rolling

kalonji / nigella seeds - 1 /2 tsp

the method

Place the hot water in a small bowl with the yeast, salt and sugar and lightly stir it. Cover the yeast mix and check it after ten minutes. The yeast would have come up. Place the wheat flour in a mixing bowl and make a well in it. Pour the yeast mix, shahi jeera and 2 tbsp  butter and knead it to a soft dough. Cover the dough with a wet muslic cloth. Let it rise (1 - 1 1/2 hours). Divide the dough into 8 - 10 balls. Stuff each ball with few cashew nuts and raisins. Flour a rolling surface and gently roll out oval shaped naans by sprinkling a tiny pinch of kalonji.

The naan is rolled gently to make sure that the air bubbles formed by the yeast is not pressed down completely.

Naan is usually cooked in a tandoori oven or in a usual oven. Since my previous experience with a baked naan was not good, i fried this in a pan, similar to a chapathi. Cook naan in medium to high heat and apply butter on either side. Serve with Kashmiri Paneer, Green Pea Green Kurma or any dish of your choice.


the recipe goes to Stuffed Paratha by Vardhini

32 comments:

  1. delicious and very healthy naan...

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  2. Hey,

    Tasty and yummy naan...:)

    Dr.Sameena@

    http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/

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  3. looks yummy and healthy...i love naan and this version looks wonderful

    Super Yummy Recipes

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  4. Great looking nans..Healthy and tasty..

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  5. Great looking nans..Healthy and tasty..

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  6. This naan is looking delicious :)

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  7. Loving looking naan,me too don't tandoor naan,i too do pan fry

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  8. Naan looks sumptuous. Excellent stuffings.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  9. Looks really good. Would love to have this with some curry!

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  10. Thats a great looking naan, absolutely inviting..

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  11. I've been thinking about preparing this one for some time....yours look delicious :)


    US Masala

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  12. they look absolutely delectable !loved it !

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  13. Great looking delicious naan...loved the recipe.

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  14. very new for me...looks very good :)

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  15. Perfect and yummy naan, love the stuffing ...

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  16. Wish i could take bite from your picture here.. yummooo..

    ammaandbaby.blogspot.com/

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  17. mmm.mmm I call this real indulgence,and we all deserve it once in a while.I love the fact that you substituted maida for whole wheat flour. I would love this with some mango pickle or chunda:)

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  18. I thought that you need special oven for making naans at home..

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  19. Peshwari Nan are looking tempting and delicious...

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  20. Wow.....great recipe.....need to try it :)

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  21. thank you for linking to my event. Kindly got through the rules. You have to mention my event announcement link & Smita's link on your post so that people can know about the event & participate. Please make the changes to be eligible for the roundup. Thanks.
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    Kavi | Edible Entertainment
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  22. Perfect naan. Looks yummy and love the filling with nuts and raisins. Thx for linking to the event.

    Vardhini
    Event: Sinful Delights
    Event: Stuffed Paratha

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  23. We've had the maida version. Bookmarked!

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Try it and let me know if you wanted to make some changes or if you made some changes and share the idea!

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