Naan Bread

With this homemade naan bread recipe, you can make your own Indian naan at home. These butter naans are perfect as an accompaniment to your favourite curry. Homemade naan bread is soft, chewy and simply delicious.

Perfect alongside any curry or Indian starter. This recipe is so easy to make that soon you will want it as a side to every meal. A recipe that gives you perfect plain naans that can also be flavoured with garlic and coriander if desired. Serve fresh off the stove and enjoy!

Naan is one of those things that I love to make alongside my curries. Don’t get me wrong, I love my chapattis, but there is just something about some fluffy and chewy naan that just can’t be beaten.

I tried many versions of naan recipes and after a lot of trying and testing, I can promise you that this naan recipe will be the best yet. I know some people don’t use yeast, but I tried several versions with and without yeast.

The ones with yeast always turned out much fluffier and had more bubbles. Who wants naans without bubbles? No one!

This recipe is simply a plain naan recipe. However, you can spice it up a bit with some additional flavour. Brush some plain melted butter or add some crushed garlic or finely chopped coriander. Even if you choose not to this naan recipe is still delicious.

I love using ghee instead of butter. I know ghee isn’t always available in places, so you can make your own or just stick to butter. With ghee, there is a more intense butter flavour since the water has been removed leaving behind only milk solids.

Some recipes do add yoghurt. For a flatbread recipe that uses yoghurt you can check out my Turkish bazlama recipe. I don’t like to add yoghurt to this recipe as I feel it changes the texture of the naan bread. There is less air in the naan, and it isn’t as fluffy.

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Naan Bread

by Nabeela Kauser

Homemade naan bread is soft, chewy and simply delicious. Perfect alongside any curry or Indian starter. This recipe is so easy to make that soon you will want it as side to every meal.

5 from 24 votes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Resting Time 30 mins

Total Time 50 mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Servings 8 naans

Calories 168 kcal

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Ingredients

• ▢ 300 g Self Raising Flour
• ▢ 1 Eggs
• ▢ ½ tsp Salt
• ▢ 1 tsp Sugar
• ▢ 1 tsp Yeast
• ▢ 2 tbsp Milk
• ▢ 1 tbsp Oil
• ▢ 100 ml Water water

Instructions

• In a large bowl add the ingredients into a bowl then combine the ingredients together to form a firm dough – add more water if required
• Oil the bowl and leave the dough to set and rise for at least half an hour
• Create small balls with the dough and then roll out
• Add water on one side of the naan bread
• Cook on a pan for a few minutes until a few bubbles form
• Flip the pan and cook the naan for a few more minutes until the naan bread is browned
• Add butter and garlic or coriander if desired
• Serve immediately and enjoy with your favourite kebab and curry!

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Nutrition

Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 6gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.5gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 157mgPotassium: 65mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 37IUVitamin C: 0.01mgVitamin D: 0.2µgCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.5mg

Keyword Bread, Flatbread, Flour

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