Naan

I made chicken tikka masala again the other day and this time remembered to give myself enough time to make the naan to go with it.  It's not quite as thin as you'll find in Indian restaurants, but it was my first time and I thought it was still pretty good.  I halved the recipe and it made 4 big pieces.

By the way, the garam masala spice that you need for the chicken is at Wal-mart and I think it was about $3.50 for a jar.  Not as bad as I was thinking.

Ingredients:

4 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
4 T warm milk
2/3 cup plain yogurt
2/3 cup milk
1 beaten egg (I tried to pour half of the egg in sinced I halved the recipe and it worked ok)
2 T butter or margarine (plus 6 T for brushing on top)
2 T yeast
2 T sugar

Mix together yeast, warm milk and sugar.  Leave in a warm place until mixture becomes frothy.

In a medium bowl (I used my KitchenAid) mix together flour, baking powder and salt.  Make a depression in the center and pour in yeast mixture.  Add milk, yogurt, egg and butter/margarine.  Mix until you get a smooth ball of dough.

Knead the dough for 10-15 minutes.  Oil a medium bowl and place dough inside, turning once to coat.  Cover the bowl with a towel and let rise in warm place until double (about 2 hours).

When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Flour your surface, rolling pin, and hands.  Divide the dough into eight pieces.  Take one piece at a time and shape into a 6-8" oval.  Pull ends to shape dough into oval and stretch thin.  Place onto greased cookie sheet.

Brush dough with melted margarine and sprinkle lightly with salt (I used garlic pepper).  Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.