PESHWARI NAAN
Ingredients
- 250g/8¾oz plain flour
- plus extra for dusting
- 2 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 110-130ml/4½fl oz milk
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 30g/1oz flaked almonds
- 1 tbsp butter
- melted
- for serving
- 70g/2½oz pistachios
- shells removed
- 35g/1¼oz raisins
- 1½ tsp caster sugar
Directions
- Sift together the flour
- sugar
- salt and baking powder in a bowl. Mix the milk and oil together in a separate bowl. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in the liquid ingredients.
- Slowly mix together the dough by working from the centre and incorporating the flour from the edges of the well until you have a smooth
- soft dough. Knead for 8-10 minutes
- adding a little flour if the dough is too sticky.
- Place in an oiled bowl
- cover with a damp tea-towel and leave in a warm place for at least an hour
- until the dough has doubled in size. Then knock back and form into five equal-sized balls.
- For the filling
- pulse together the pistachios
- raisins and sugar in a food processor until the mixture forms a coarse powder. Divide into five equal portions.
- Preheat the grill to its highest setting and place a heavy baking sheet on the top shelf to heat.
- Roll out each of the five portions of dough balls into thick circles. Fill half of each circle with one portion of the filling leaving about a one-inch margin around the edge. Wet the dough around the edges with a little water and fold each circle in half to enclose the filling. Pinch the dough around the edges to close.
- Gently roll out each naan into a teardrop or oval shape. Sprinkle over the flaked almonds. Place the naan on the hot baking sheet and grill for about 1-2 minutes until there are nice brown spots on the surface. Brush with the melted butter and serve hot.

