Naan
Naan bread is a type of bread made with flour. It is a flatbread that is baked in a tandoor. Naan bread often looks like a tear drop. It is often covered in herbs and spices such as garlic to change the taste.
 Annapurna Naan in Indian cuisine | |
| Place of origin | South Asia, Central Asia |
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| Region or state | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan |
| Main ingredients | Flour |
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Media related to Naan bread is made from basic bread ingredients like wheat flour, a leavening agent (either yeast, yogurt, baking powder, or all), salt, and butter or ghee. It also is made with yogurt and milk. The yogurt is what makes naan bread taste so much different than other kinds of bread.
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Indian cheese Naan
Naan bread in Indian restaurant Shiva.
Naan Media
A Naan Bakery in Iran, Qajar era (circa 1850 CE)
Nân-e barbari in Iran
Sangak, a plain, rectangular, or triangular Iranian whole wheat sourdough flatbread
Nân-e tâftun in Iran
100906-F-3322D-009: Naan bread, often eaten with traditional Afghan meals, is prepared for the Iftar Dinner held at Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2010.
Nan in Kabul, Afghanistan
Nan in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan
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