Naan is one of the most popular Indian flat bread abroad. Did you know that, just like paranthas, you can also fill up Naans with tasty ingredients? Until a while back, cheese naan wasn't a thing in India (although Naan filled with Indian cheese-Paneer is quite famous). In this recipe, you can find Naan filled with vegan cheese and spinach. Surely a combination worth a try!
Duration: 60 minutes
Number of people: 8 pieces (4 people)
What do you need for 8 pieces?
For the dough:
500 grams of flour
250 grams of soy yogurt
2 tsp baking powder
1.5 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
For the filling:
baby spinach
Vegan grated cheese of your choice
Extra:
Liquid plantbased butter
What should you do?
1. Mix the flour in a mixing bowl together with 2 tsp baking powder, 1.5 tsp sugar and 1 tsp salt. Then add (approximately) 250 grams of soya yogurt and knead into a soft ball (like a pizza dough). When the dough is too dry, add some more soya yogurt, when the dough is very wet and really sticks to your hands, some flour. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes and place a tea towel over the mixing bowl.
2. Next, cut the baby spinach into medium to large pieces.
3. After 10 minutes you can divide the dough into 8 pieces, knead all pieces once well and form balls.
4. Grab 1 ball and make a bowl of it by rolling out the dough a little bit. Add a small handful of baby spinach and about 1.5 tbsp grated vegan cheese. Then close the bowl and turn it into a ball again. Then gently roll it out with a rolling pin. It is important that you use enough flour when rolling and when a hole appears, put some extra flour on it.
5. Fry the naan in a frying pan with a little butter until golden brown, and repeat until they are all baked.
Tip: You can eat Naan with any curry of your choice, we really like it with a creamy curry/ dal makhani. But you can also eat stuffed Naan for lunch in combination with a chutney.