Stuffed Masala Aloo Naan (Tawa-Made Punjabi Bread Without Oven)
Stuffed Masala Aloo Naan is a Punjabi spiced potato-stuffed leavened flatbread made on tawa (without oven) — wheat flour kneaded with aerated water for fluffiness, rolled discs filled with mashed potato-onion-green chilli-ginger spice mix (amchur, garam masala, ajwain, chilli), then dry-griddled on a hot tawa and finished with ghee/butter. A satisfying main lunch/dinner bread.
Ingredients
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (ground)
- onion — 1 piece (chopped)
- garam masala powder — 1 tsp (ground)
- Amchur (Whole Dried Green Mango Slices) — 1 tsp (whole)
- ajwain — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- Ghee — 9 g (whole)
- green chillies — 2 piece (chopped)
- Wheat Flour (Atta) — 2 cup (whole)
- Potato — 450 g (chopped)
- aerated water — 1 cup (whole)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- salt — 1 tsp (whole)
Method
- To begin making the Stuffed Masala Aloo Naan Recipe Made Without Oven, first prep all the ingredients and keep them ready by the side.Mix the flour, salt & ghee and knead a dough with soda water until you get a smooth dough.
- Set aside the naan dough for 30 minutes.Meanwhile mix the ingredients for the stuffed masala naan.Combine all the ingredients for the masala naan stuffing in a large mixing bowl.
- Check the taste and adjust to suit the palate.
- Set this aside.After the naan dough has rested take small portion of it, dust in flour and roll them into a small circle.
- Place a large spoonful of the stuffing in the center and seal the dough.
- Flatten it and roll the stuffed masala naan just a bit to make an oval or round shape.The next step is to cook the naan.
- You can either bake it in the oven or cook in a skillet/ tawa.Take heavy bottomed skillet/ tawa and cook the naans on one side.
- Once you notice one side is getting cooked, place the other uncooked side of the stuffed naan on flame.
- Grill the Stuffed Masala Naan till it is cooked and charred a bit.
- Once the masala naan is cooked, remove from the heat.
- Smear some butter on the naan and serve hot.
- Repeat the process for the remaining stuffed masala naans.Serve the Stuffed Masala Aloo Naan along with a Tadka Raita Recipe (Spiced Curd With Onions) for breakfast or even a one dish weeknight dinner.
Common questions
- How many calories in one plate of Stuffed Masala Aloo Naan (Tawa-Made Punjabi Bread Without Oven)?
- 281 kcal per plate.
- How much cooking time?
- 60 min — 30 min prep, 30 min cooking.