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• Naan is a flatbread similar to a softer pita bead. It is usually cooked in a clay oven called a tandoor. It can be used to scoop up other dishes, or eaten on its own. Often, naan is stuffed with another food to create a dish of its own. Naan was first recorded around the year 1300, by Amir Khusrau, as a dish cooked at the imperial court in Delhi. It was also a common breakfast food. Check out Mahalo's pages on Indian Food and Tandoori Cooking.

• Fast Facts

  1. Ingredients: White flour, salt, water and yogurt
  2. Eaten in: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan
  3. Cooked in a tandoor, or clay oven, but can also be made in an electric/gas oven

• Types of Naan

  1. Peshawari naan or kashmiri naan: Stuffed with nuts and raisins
  2. Aloo naan: stuffed with potatoes
  3. Keema naan: Stuffed with meat
  4. Paneer naan: Stuffed with cheese

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Indian Food | Tandoori Cooking | Milk | Yogurt | Chutney | Curry

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