Peshwary naan bread

[jeanette1976]

Does anyone know how i can make the peshwary stuff that goes on the naan bread or if it comes in jar/ paste form? How much is it and where can I get it?

I already tried Asian stores but they didn't sell it! X

[Rebecca611]

Peshwari has dissected coconut in the naan bread. you can find this in any supermarket.

[naz_nomad]

i think you mean desiccated

[naz_nomad]

8 tbs. mixture of finely chopped nuts, raisins and desiccated coconut These must be finely chopped, otherwise, the naans will burst during rolling out.

[tictactoe]

OOHH yummy yummy, my favourite Peshwari naan,
with disected coconut ROFL :>)

[naz_nomad]

ttt ... wonder what it would be like with a 'whole' coconut in ?


(sorry for the name abbreviation)

[wonderwoman1]

my local indian take away uses raspberry jam, dessicated coconut and sultanas

[crete]

why not just buy it from your local takeaway shop it wont taste the same if you dont have a tandoori oven

[naz_nomad]

crete does have a valid point there...if you can't cook it properly, why bother?

[Kim A]

I was taught to make peshwari naan with a mixture of ground almonds, dessicated coconut, raisins and melted ghee. Add enough of each to make a stiffish paste. Roll out your naan bread dough, to which you should have added black onion seeds, add some of the paste to each one, fold to seal, re-roll, brush with more ghee and slap onto a pre-heated cast iron griddle (in the absence of a tandoor) until puffed and golden and a tiny bit burnt in places. Works really well if you slap it onto the outside of a garden chimenea, actually, but you have to have the fire inside going red hot!

[tictactoe]

Hey naz,

call me ttt, TTT, tictac or n00dles which is my name in a previous life on here lol...

Hope your not havin' a larff, on the coconut post few days back with nickmo? lol Probably not, yes it would taste rather coconutty!

Actually, quite a few years ago when I lived in London, my parents and I would go to a (very) local restaurant each week for the delicious Indian food there. Became very friendly with the proprietor (smashing lady - did most of the cooking etc herself), and one day asked the young waiter the exact ingredients of the peshwari naan as we detected (mum & I) a strong flavour of coconut. He told us that it was not an ingredient, and what we could taste was the almonds and sultanas! (We couldn't believe that, but accepted that perhaps the sweet almonds gave that similiar flavour).

Anyhow it certainly is a favourite of ours, whatever its made of!!


n00dles

[naz_nomad]

ttt - I wasn't referring back to another post, I just wondered how you'd get a coconut into a Peshwari Naan without dissecting it ... rather a mouthful, I'd imagine