As a rule, various spices and herbs are included in the composition of Naan in the national Central Asian cuisine, giving the cake a richer and thicker taste. Sometimes they even make sweet naan, adding dried apricots, raisins and cinnamon to it. But the most common and appreciated by gourmets, the real recipe for naan flatbread is the one that uses natural minced meat from lamb, potatoes, garlic and cheese as a full-fledged filling. Together with them, the Indian naan cake with cheese turns from a simple hearty bread into a real pie that can be an independent dish.
How to serve Indian Naan to the table
Nevertheless, in Central Asia, even Indian naan bread prepared with the use of filling is served together with various soups and pilaf, sweet bread – with tea. It is often used as an original stand and even a plate for the same pilaf: as the main course is eaten, pieces come off the cake, and so it gradually ends.
Of course, in ancient times, Indian naan flatbreads were prized as a dish that combined excellent taste, satiety and a lot of energy. For pastoralists and hunters, who then moved over great distances and lived, in fact, in the open air, such a source of pure carbohydrates was necessary: it was naan bread that provided them with the strength to move.
Naan benefit and harm
Today, Indian naan bread is nothing more than one of the essential attributes of the national table. Like any other white yeast bread, naan promotes weight gain and does not normalize metabolism in any way. If he gets into a healthy strong organism that constantly consumes energy, then all its components are only for his benefit. If there are problems with digestion and metabolism in the body, and besides – even with a sedentary lifestyle – naan cake will also quickly contribute to waist loss, like any standard bread.
Nevertheless, on a trip to Central Asia or India, you should definitely try this wonderful Indian flatbread, especially one prepared not in an industrial bakery, but in a real desert or mountain village, with local spices and according to a unique recipe. Surely you will not be able to feast on anything like this anywhere else!
