Naan
The soft, blistered flatbread of North Indian tandoors, made at home in a very hot pan: a yeasted dough enriched with yoghurt and milk, cooked until it puffs and chars in spots, then brushed with garlic butter.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 400 g plain flour
- 1 sachet fast-action dried yeast (7 g)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 120 g full-fat plain yoghurt
- 120 ml warm milk
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 40 g butter, melted
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (optional)
- 1 tsp nigella seeds (optional)
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3173 kcal · P 47.1g · C 321.8g · F 187.1g
Estimated from 11 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, salt and baking powder, add the yoghurt, warm milk and oil and mix into a soft, sticky dough.
- 2Knead on a lightly oiled surface for 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic; it should stay soft. Cover and leave in a warm place for about 1 hour 30 minutes until doubled.
- 3Divide the dough into 8 balls, cover and rest for 10 minutes.
- 4Heat a heavy cast-iron pan over high heat for 5 minutes until very hot. Meanwhile stir the garlic into the melted butter.
- 5Roll each ball into a teardrop shape about 5 mm thick, scatter with a few nigella seeds and press them in.
- 6Lay a naan in the dry pan. After about 1 minute, when bubbles rise and the underside is spotted brown, turn it and cook for 1 minute more, pressing the puffed parts with a spatula so they char.
- 7Brush at once with the garlic butter and keep warm wrapped in a tea towel while you cook the rest.
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Questions and answers
How long does Naan take to make?
About 40 minutes: 20 min prep and 20 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Naan?
11 ingredients: plain flour, fast-action dried yeast, sugar, salt, baking powder, full-fat plain yoghurt, warm milk, sunflower oil, butter, garlic, nigella seeds.
How many servings does this Naan recipe make?
8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Naan?
About 397 kcal, with 5.9 g protein, 40.2 g carbohydrate and 23.4 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Naan recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Naan?
Naan comes from Indian cuisine.
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