Easy Homemade Naan without Yeast

Her's an easy and simple recipe for naan. I saw several recipes that call for yeast, but this just uses curd or yogurt and the result is a really soft and tasty naan. I prefer the homemade one to the frozen naan that we get in stores.

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour/Maida - 2 Cups
Baking Powder + Baking Soda - 3/4 Tsp each
Salt - to taste
Sugar - 2 tsp
Yogurt - 1/2 Cup
Milk - 1/2 Cup
Oil/Butter - 2 Tbsp

For Toppings:
Sesame Seeds, Crushed Garlic, Cilantro, Melted Butter

Mix all the dry ingredients. Add the wet ingredients and mix well. The mixture will be a bit sticky. Cover and set aside for 3 to 4 hours. Make tennis ball sized balls and roll into triangle or circles.
Top with Sesame Seeds, Garlic on one side. Turn and apply water on the other side and place this side on a pan and press gently. Place on a medium flame on the stove top for a minute. Now turn the pan so that the naan is directly on the flame and move it around so all the parts get the flame.

When it starts to char and there are air pockets, remove the naan. Top with melted butter and Cilantro and serve with a gravy of your choice.

Tomato baath/Upma

Sooji/Rawa - 1 cup
Onion - 1
Green Chili - 4
Tomatoes - 3
Potato - 1 big
Ginger - 1 inch
Oil - 1 tbsp
Cumin and mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig'
Cashews broken - 3 to 4
Salt - to taste
Water - 3 cups

Chop the onions, tomatoes, ginger and green chilis. Peel and dice the potatoes into bite sized pieces.
In a pan, heat the oil and splutter the cumin and mustard seeds. Add the curry leaves and cashews.
Add the onions, chilis, ginger and saute till the onions are soft. Add the potatoes and stir fry till half done. Add the tomatoes and salt. Cook till soft and pour the water. When he water starts to boil, reduce heat and stir in the sooji slowly, stirring all the time, to avoid any lumps. Close and turn off the heat in a couple minutes.
Serve with chutney or sambar.

Cracked Wheat with Veggies

Ingredients:

Cracked Wheat - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic cloves - 3
Peanuts - a handful
Carrots - 2
Broccoli florets - 1 cup
Onion - 1
Green chili's - 4
Green Bell Pepper - 1 small
Salt - to taste

Cut the carrots into 1/2 inch rounds and slice the onions and chili's. Mince the ginger and garlic.
In a pan, heat the oil. Splutter the mustard seeds, add the peanuts, ginger and garlic.
Add the chopped onions and green chili's.
Fry for a couple minutes and add the carrots, bell pepper and broccoli.
Cook till soft, and add the salt. Add the water.
When the water starts boiling, add the cracked wheat slowly.
Stir and reduce the heat. Close lid and turn off after 5 min.
Open the lid and fluff with a fork.
Garnish with cilantro.