Can anyone please tell me whether a Pizza stone would be suitable for cooking nans. I have an electric oven and hob so no gas and although my nans are ok they are not the same or as nice as those cooked in a Tandoor. Thank you

As you are probably aware, tandoors are extremely hot, much hotter than domestic ovens can reach. To emulate the tandoor, it is often advised to use the grill, but that only cooks one side at a time. Best would be to cook the naan on a tawa (kind of a shallow frying pan) on the top of the range, then while still cooking, placing under the grill. This is how I do my naanzas (pizza/naan cross).

I will go along with Lapis here. These days, I usually cook my naans on a tava/old frying pan. Oven temperature is not usually hot enough, even though mine heats to just above 300C (can't remember exactly and am too lazy to get and check!). I have accepted the fact that it is never going to be the same texture as when cooked in a tandoor at around 900F/480C. See here; http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_display.php?id=13295

Wonder if something like this would work as an alternative ?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0018812R8/ref=s9_simh_gw_p79_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0KQ483G50XMTFKV57CV2&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

Steve

Try again

small electric pizza oven

Steve

Link is not working Steve, even when copied and pasted. Something is wrong.

Mamta

odd, if I copy the whole of the first link I posted it works ok...

if you can't see it just go to Amazon and search for "pizza oven" and you should see a sort of sandwich maker type thing around ?55

Steve

Got it Steve, I had tried the 2nd one. It might work, but it will be slow if you are making a lot of naans, like I usually do.

Thanks everyone

Hi! I have tried the Naan Plain 1 - Leavened Flat Bread recipe http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_display.php?id=10108 with excellent results!! I have never managed to get such results with any other recipe. Is it possible to freeze the dough at step 10 of the recipe? (or at any other step?). Thanks for your help and for the great recipes :-)