All about the Naan!

The naan is a very popular flat bread typically found in South Asian cuisine. The first recorded history of the naan, is found in a Indo-Persian authors poem in 1300 AD. Naan was originally baked in Delhi as a "light bread" cooked in a tandoor oven. During the time period of the Mughals, naan accompanied kebabs and was a popular breakfast for the royal family. The word Naan comes from the Persian word Non which refers to bread. Naans are still cooked in tandoor ovens. They are generally made with dry yeast, flour, yogurt, salt and sugar.