Stuffed Cheesy Spinach Naan is one of the variation in Naan, which I the like most. Stuffed Cheesy Spinach Naan is tasty, delicious and healthy too, especially because of spinach. Here I am sharing how to make Stuffed Cheesy Spinach Naan with oven and without oven.
Ingredients
For Naan Dough
2 cup All Purpose Flour/Maida
1 Packet Active Dry Yeast(7gram)
2 tsp Sugar
2 tbsp oil/Ghee
Salt
Flour for Dusting and Rolling
Cheesy Spinach Filling
1 Bunch of Fresh Spinach
2-3 tsp Garlic Paste
1-2 tsp Crushed Red Peppers
1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
Salt
1 tbsp oil
½ Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Butter or Ghee for Applying
Method
Dough* Take a ¾ cup lukewarm water in a mixing bowl, and then add sugar, yeast and mix well, cover it for 7-8 minutes or till bubbly foamy texture.
* Take a 2 cup flour add it into the prepared yeast mixture, oil, salt and mix well, knead it about 3-4 minutes. If needed then use water and make a smooth dough like elastic.
* Apply few drops of oil on dough, cover it and keep a side for 30 minutes or till double.
Cheesy Spinach Filling* Wash and clean the spinach and then chop roughly.
* Heat oil in a pan, add chopped spinach, garlic paste, salt, black pepper and crushed red pepper.
* Stir on a medium flame till spinach mixture become dry or till all moist observe. keep aside for let it cool down.
* Once cool down, add shredded cheese and mix well.
Process* Take the prepared dough, punch it down, and knead it again for 2 minutes. Now divide the dough into the medium sized balls.
* Take one ball, dust in flour, roll it and make thick circle disk. Place the filling on the disk and close the edges, farm it into the ball.
* Dust the ball into the flour, flatter with using fingers, and then roll it into the oval shaped naan using roller pin.
* Heat the griddle, apply little water on rolled naan, place it on tava/griddle and cook for a minute or till bubbles will come out on the Naan surface, or cook it for 1-2 minutes.
* Turn the tawa and roast all side of the Naan directly on high flame till golden brown spotted and then flip, roast it for few seconds on a direct flame using a cooling rack.
* Now remove it on plate and apply ghee or butter.
In Oven* Preheat the oven on maximum temperature.
* Take a baking tray, grease it with few drop of oil. Place the stuffed naan on it, and brush it with oil or ghee.
* Place the tray into the oven and then bake it for 5-7 minutes on highest temperature.