Naan Poppy seeds Almonds Healthy Recipe

Naan is the most popular bread served in Indian restaurants.

Nutrition Aspects

We will modify the typical Naan recipe .

1. Replace Warm water with warm skim milk.

2. Replace Dahi (Yogurt) and Ghee with a purred mixture of 2% fat Dahi Yogurt (with live culture) 2% fat cottage cheese.

3. We will keep the whole wheat flour (Atta). We will add poppy seeds, and Almonds to enhance omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids. We have kept eggs for their nutritional value. If you don't eat eggs, add 4 more table spoons of cottage cheese.

Ingredients

1. Active Dry Yeast (.25 oz) pack: 1
2. White Table Sugar: 1 teaspoon
3. Warm skim milk at 100º F to 110º F: ¼ Cup
4. Egg Beaten : 1

5. 2% fat Dahi Yogurt: ¼ Cup

6. 2% fat cottage cheese: ¼ Cup
7. Dahi (Yogurt): ¼ Cup
8. Salt: 1 teaspoon

9. Atta (1 pound): 3½Cups
10. Poppy seeds: 1 Cup

11. Sliced Slivered Almond crushed: 1 Cup

Unsalted Trans-fat free soft margarine for basting (Optional)

Four for dusting and rolling

Method

Making dough

1. Add sugar and yeast to warm milk. Let stand 10 minutes.

2. Puree Cottage cheese in electric blender. Mix Dahi and Egg. Add to yeast mixture.
3. In a large bowl, mix salt, almonds, poppy seeds, and bread flour.

4. Add yeast mixture. and knead to make dough about 5 minutes.

5. Gather dough into a ball. Cover with a damp cloth or plastic film wrap. Let stand for about an hour till it doubles in size. The dough should not be raised in a hot place, the rapid rise will result in yeasty odor. The dough should not be raised in a cold area as it will take too long to rise. Ideal room temperature for dough to work will be around 80ºF.
6. Punch down dough. Knead again and let it stand another hour till double in size.

7. Divide dough in 8 equal size balls. Each ball will make one Naan. If you wish, you may put these balls in a freezer zip-lock bag and freeze away. To thaw, put them in the refrigerator section over night.

Baking

1. Pre heat oven to 450 ºF.

2. Naan is not rolled out with rolling pin. Instead, it is rolled out by hand to a round, oval or triangular shape. The thickness of Naan is about 3 Nickels (5¢ coins).

3. Brush the top of the rolled Naan with melted Margarine.

4. Grease a baking sheet. Put the Naan on the baking sheet. Bake 6 to 8 minutes.

5. Repeat steps 6 through 8 till all the Naan have been baked.

Yogi's Notes

Active dry yeast is sold in United States in ¼ ounce (0.25 oz) packets, one packet equals 1 teaspoon.