You can make your own baking powder by combining 15ml/1tbsp bicarbonate of soda with 30ml/2tbsp cream of tartar. Measure carefully as too much or too little can upset a recipe’s balance.
Serve warm. If you don't have self-raising flour in the cupboard, you can use 2 tbsp baking powder and sift it well into plain flour before mixing. This naan recipe can easily be halved.
That’s a good question. Sometimes there is simply not enough acid in the recipe to get the rise that is needed. That’s when baking powder steps in to give it a little more “umph!” ...