Afghani Feteer Naan is a multilayered flatbread that is soft, fluffy, and oval-shaped. It is filled with salty onions and fresh coriander leaves. By using butter in each layer, the naan becomes incredibly tender and airy.
This bread can best be described as a cross between a croissant and a paratha. It’s light, flaky, buttery, and pairs wonderfully with a cup of tea, jam, kebabs, or simply enjoyed on its own. Baked in the oven, the aroma of this bread fills the house, making it hard to resist.
I have tried many times to make the perfect naan, but I struggled to achieve that ideal fluffiness and softness. Eventually, I realised where I had been making my mistakes.
Kneading the perfect dough is essential for achieving soft and fluffy naan. This principle applies to all types of soft bread, including chapatis and parathas, which depend heavily on the kneading process.
For kachoris and puris, however, you need to prepare a slightly harder dough than you would for naan, bread, or parathas. You can find my naan dough recipe in my previous post.
Recipe tips:
The weight of each naan dough ball should be approximately 200 grams. Using dough that weighs less than 200 grams may result in naan that is not soft or fluffy.
Avoid using a rolling pin or dusting the naan with flour, as this can cause it to become stiff. Additionally, do not cook naan over high or medium heat, as it may burn.
Bake the naan for no more than 5 minutes, as baking for longer will make it stiff and dry. It is important to apply butter to the naan right after taking it out of the oven.
You can also make variations of naan by using chicken or mutton mince, or grated cheese with parsley instead of onion. The rest of the preparation method remains the same.
Cooking naan on a Tawa will help keep it soft.
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Prepare this recipe first by kneading the dough that I shared in my previous post. You can see from there.
Secondly, take all the veggies and prepare them to keep aside
Wash the onion before cutting; otherwise, your
naan can be soggy
Sprinkle some salt over the onion. Mix them with chopped
coriander leaves, mix them together, and set aside.
Place the naan dough on a working surface, make a hole
in the centre of the dough, give it a thick rope shape, and then divide it into
equal portions
Take a portion and give it a ball shape, and place it on a tray.
Take one ball and roll it approximately 10-12 inches in
a round shape, apply melted butter over the rolled roti, then
sprinkle flour.r
Now, put salted onion slices and coriander leaves
over the roti, and start rolling till the end. In each roll, apply
butter on top; it will look like a roll.
Again, gently start rolling the rope like a snail, and press the end in the middle.
Place all prepared dough balls on the tray and cover them with a kitchen towel.
In the second method, roll the dough ball with
the same method as before, apply melted butter, sprinkle flour, then put
onion and coriander over the roti, a bit of a change in rolling the roti, cut the roti from the middle down.
Roll it like a cone from left to right. Apply butter in each roll until it becomes
completely rolled, press it gently, and repeat the same process
with the other naan dough too.o
Now it’s up to you to decide what is easy to apply the method to
Cover the prepared dough with a kitchen towel and leave it for 15 minutes to rise. While making the naan, turn on the oven
at 250 C for 30 minutes.
Take one prepared naan dough, press it gently
with an oily hand and give it a naan shape. Pierce the naan with the fork.
Put the naan on a preheated
tawa on low-medium heat just for 1-2 minutes till cooked from the bottom.m
Shift the uncooked naan to the baking dish and milk wash on top of the naan.
Put the naan in the preheated oven on the top rack at
250 C for just 5 minutes.
Take the naan out of the oven.n
Then apply butter over the naan. Butter makes your naan soft and aromatic.
Again, cover with a kitchen towel for 20 minutes.
Feteer naan is ready. You can see the perfect soft naan texture in the picture below.