Butter Nan

Ingredients

All purpose flour (maida)        2 cups

Yeast                                       1 ½ tsp

Sugar                                       1 ½ tsp

Milk/water                               ½ cup

Yogurt                                     2 tb sp

Sesameseeds (white)              1 tsp

Butter                                       2 tb sp

Salt                                          ½ tsp 

Method

Take yeast in a small bowl, add warm water and sugar. Mix well, cover and keep aside for 5 minutes.

Sieve flour and salt four times and keep it in a large pan. Make space in the middle and put the yeast along with yogurt and one tbsp butter and mix well with a spatula. Knead with hand well for 5 minutes. Form a ball, cover with a damp towel and keep aside for 3-4 hours.

Remove the towel, the dough will be double the original size. Beat the dough  with your fist  a few times, knead again and divide it in to four  and leave for 5 minutes. Take each ball and roll  it  to  tear shape.

Take one tb sp butter, add sesame seeds and mix well.

Heat a tawa till very hot, put the nan and fry for  one minute. When it starts to brown, turn to the other side. Apply the butter sesame mix on to the cooked side with a brush or the back of a spoon. Put the Nan directly on the fire for one second, turn to the other side. Put it back on the tawa and apply a little more butter. Repeat the same with the other nans.

You can grill the nan if you prefer. Pre heat the oven to 200 C, Butter the grill and one side of the nan, keep the buttered side on the grill and grill for 2 minutes. When it turns light brown turn the side and keep for one minute, Take out and butter both sides.

Soft and tasty nans are ready. Serve  hot with Paneer in cashewnut masala.