By: Amna Hasan
I hope everyone is safe and well! While adjusting to our new normal, one thing we cannot forget, one thing we crave, is the "bahir ka khana" we would grab every once in a while. Be it fast food, Desi, or Chinese food. These are some tried and tested recipes that taste just like the little piece of heaven you would buy in a restaurant. For today’s featured recipes, we are going with Desi (because we all know that there is a difference between mom’s homemade dishes and Desi restaurant food).
You can have mini tandoor set up in your kitchen as we are sharing a fool-proof, tried, and tested recipe of Naan which goes perfectly with Malai Boti, just like Peanut butter and jelly.
The ingredients needed to make Naan are:
Flour – 500 grams
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Baking powder – 2 teaspoon
Powdered Sugar – 2 teaspoon
Baking soda – 1 and 1/2 teaspoon
Yogurt – 4 tablespoon
Oil – 2 tablespoon
Water – approximately ¾ cup lukewarm water
Butter – needed to butter the Naan after cooked
(Makes 4-5 average-sized Naans)
In a bowl, add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda (yes baking soda and baking powder are two different things) and sugar. Mix. Then add yogurt, oil, and mix well.
Now, gradually add lukewarm water and knead until a soft dough is formed. Cover it and leave it for 2-3 hours. Knead the dough again, grease hands with oil and divide the dough equally into the number of naans you want to make. Sprinkle some flour on the work surface and roll the dough with a rolling pin. Try to get the naan round and even, then apply water on one side of the naan.
Heat your pan/tawa on medium flame and put the side with water applied on the bottom on the griddle. After 3-4 minutes when the naan partially rises, turn the pan upside down to put the top side of the naan directly on the flame. After 1-2 minutes your naan will be ready! You can apply butter on the naan and it is ready to eat!
Malai boti, literally the easiest and best BQQ variation out there (I said what I said). It is super creamy and the flavorsome tender juicy chicken will not fail in fulfilling your BBQ cravings. With homemade naans and malai boti, they are bound to make your simple meal, delicious and divine.
For the recipe you will need:
(This recipe serves 3-4 people)
Chicken – ½ kg
Salt – 1 teaspoon (adjust according to taste)
Pepper – 1 teaspoon
Mayonnaise – 4 tablespoons
Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon
Yogurt – 4-5 tablespoons
Cream – 4 tablespoons
Green chili pepper paste – 1 tablespoon
Garlic paste– 1 tablespoon
Ginger paste – 1 tablespoon
Oil – 2 tablespoon
To start the process you will need to cut the chicken into cubes (size is up to your preference but keep in mind that the chicken shrinks a bit) then combine chicken, salt, pepper, mayonnaise, lemon juice, yogurt, cream, green chili paste, garlic, and ginger paste in a bowl and let in marinate for at least 1.5 hours.
Heat a pan on the medium flame and put the oil in. After 4-5 minutes, take the chicken and put them in the pan to fry them evenly for 3-4 minutes on each side.
You may cover the pan with a lid to fasten the cooking process. If you are unsure if the chicken is not fully cooked then you can cut one piece into half and if it is pink from the inside then it is uncooked.
When it is well cooked, take it out of the pan and you can plate it and serve with your favorite dip and homemade naan!
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