How to Cook Perfect Cheese Naan Bread

Cheese Naan Bread. Repeat with the remaining cheese and dough. Heat a medium nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Pull the edges of the dough inward and form together to seal the cheese inside.

Amazing naan flavored with garlic and butter, beautifully charred and crisp on the outside yet soft, chewy with melting cheese waiting for you on the inside. For those who may not know, naan is a type of Indian leavened bread traditionally cooked in a Tandoor (oven). How to make cheese-stuffed garlic naan Make the Naan dough: Combine yeast, warm water and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. You can have Cheese Naan Bread using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cheese Naan Bread

1. Prepare 120 grams of Bread (strong) flour.
2. Prepare 50 grams of Cake flour.
3. Prepare 1 tsp of Instant dry yeast.
4. Prepare 1 tbsp of Granulated sugar.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Salt.
6. Prepare 20 grams of Grated cheese.
7. You need 1 tbsp of Vegetable oil.
8. You need 100 ml of Lukewarm water.

Add the flour, baking powder, garlic powder, salt and yogurt and mix with the dough hook until a soft smooth dough forms. Homemade naan bread, garlic butter, fresh herbs, and cheddar cheese are all cooked together to create a simple, but delicious grilled cheese sandwich. In another medium sized bowl whisk together the warm water, yogurt, and olive oil. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients until the dough starts to come together.

Cheese Naan Bread step by step

1. Put the bread flour, cake flour, yeast, granulated sugar and salt (keep it away from the yeast) in a bowl. Pour the lukewarm water over the yeast..
2. Knead for a little while and add the vegetable oil. Keep kneading for 10 minutes. Add the grated cheese, and knead for another 5 minutes..
3. Form into a smooth ball, seams down in a lightly oiled bowl, and cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a tightly wrung moistened kitchen towel..
4. Use the oven's dough-rising setting or put the bowl in a warm place, and let it rise for 40 to 60 minutes..
5. When the dough has doubled in volume, and you've poked your finger in the middle, deflate it lightly. Divide into 4, round off each portion and rest for 10 minutes..
6. Form the dough into teardrops, and flatten with a rolling pin or stretch with your hands..
7. Put the naan in a heated frying pan, cover with a lid and cook for 6 to 8 minutes over low heat. Flip the naan over and cook on the other side for 3 to 4 minutes. Repeat the same steps with the remaining portions..
8. Serve freshly cooked naan with curry, or eat on its own. If it gets cold, reheat it in a toaster oven to make it crispy-light again..

Though traditionally cooked in a tandoori oven (a clay oven that can reach very high temperatures), this naan bread is made in a hot skillet on the stovetop. I'm a huge fan of Thai food, but don't always have the time to make it at home. To get my fix, I top fluffy naan bread with a ginger-peanut sauce, fresh veggies, a sprinkle of cilantro and a spicy squiggle of Sriracha. —Rachel Seis, Taste of Home Senior Editor Cheese Stuffed Naan Bread Soft and fluffy cheese stuffed naan bread filled with cheesy mozzarella and chives. Simply delicious and easy to prepare. Another must try flatbread for you Indian food lovers out there.