easy naan

This easy, delicious flatbread requires no yeast or rising. Fry it up in a skillet for wraps and sandwiches, or serve it as a side with almost any meal.

Quick No Yeast Flatbread

flour

baking soda

baking powder

salt

garlic powder

sugar

milk

olive oil

Garlic salt, for sprinkling on finished bread (optional)

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda,...

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar, salt and garlic powder.

Add milk and 1 tablespoon of oil to...

Add milk and 1 tablespoon of oil to a small saucepan. Warm over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Stir into flour mixture until small lumps form. Turn onto a floured surface and knead dough until soft and smooth (add more flour as needed). Let dough rest for about 5 minutes.

Divide dough into 6 pieces. Roll or flatten...

Divide dough into 6 pieces. Roll or flatten each piece into a flat circle, about 1/4 inch thick.

Add one tablespoons oil to a large skillet...

Add one tablespoons oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook flatbread until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Add additional oil to skillet as needed.

Sprinkle finished flatbread with garlic salt or other...

Sprinkle finished flatbread with garlic salt or other seasonings, if desired.

Take a carton of buttermilk and make the best naan bread you ever tried. They are soft and a little bit chewy.

Buttermilk Naan Bread

(400 g) all-purpose flour

buttermilk

100 ml vegetable oil

Butter

Take a large bowl and combine the flour,...

Take a large bowl and combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Stir before adding the oil and buttermilk

Use a stand mixer or use a wooden...

Use a stand mixer or use a wooden spoon to mix it into a wet dough

Then knead the dough by hand or use...

Then knead the dough by hand or use your dough hook attachment to knead it into a smooth elastic dough. This takes 3 minutes using the stand mixer or 7 minutes by hand

Cover the dough with a clean wet kitchen...

Cover the dough with a clean wet kitchen towel or wrap it with cling film. Rest the dough for 10 minutes

Weigh the dough and divide it into 10...

Weigh the dough and divide it into 10 equal portions. Then roll the dough into balls.

Preheat a cast-iron skillet to medium-hot. 

Take a ball and roll it on a...

Take a ball and roll it on a lightly floured cutting board into a round naan bread shape. It should be about 0.2 inches thick

Carefully lift the naan bread and put it...

Carefully lift the naan bread and put it in the hot cast-iron skillet. Leave the naan in the skillet for 20 seconds. You will see small bubbles appear

Flip the naan bread and leave it for...

Flip the naan bread and leave it for another 30 seconds while you see the naan bread puffs up with big air pockets

Leave for another minute then turn once more...

Leave for another minute then turn once more and take the bread out of the skillet when it has some color and brown patches

Wrap the naan in a clean towel to...

Wrap the naan in a clean towel to keep them warm while you cook the remaining naan

Brush the naan bread with melted butter right...

Brush the naan bread with melted butter right before serving

Recipe for classic naan - Indian flatbread recipe that I make for all my Indian dinners. So easy to make and always comes out perfect.

Simple Butter Naan with Yeast

300 g All purpose flour

g plain yogurt

g luke warm milk

tsp cooking oil (2 tsp = 9 grams)

tsp Rapid rise yeast

tsp salt

Butter (or

Add your rapid rise yeast (you can substitute with active dry yeast too), Sugar, and lukewarm milk into a bowl and let it sit for about two minutes. If the yeast starts to make foam then your yeast is good. Carry on with the next steps. If your yeast doesn’t make foam/small bubbles then your yeast is not good. Start over with a newly bought yeast.

Next, add your yogurt and oil to the bowl and dissolve it in the milk mixture using a spoon.

Then add salt and flour. Mix well using the spoon until they become lumps and no loose flour is left in the bowl. Press the lumps together and make a rough ball.

Transfer the dough ball and knead the dough until smooth and stretchy for about 15 mins. If the dough is too sticky add about a tbsp of flour at a time while kneading. You should get a slightly tacky dough and should be able to stretch the dough until the windowpane without tearing or breaking the dough.

Apply a few drops of oil to the bowl. And transfer the dough back in. Apply two drops of oil onto the surface of the dough to prevent it from drying out. Cover with plastic wrap and let it double in size. 

The dough should be doubled in size. This would take roughly about an hour.

And then break the dough into 6 - 7 equal size portions and make them into balls using your hands.

Place them on a plate/working surface, cover them with a plastic wrap, and let them relax and puff up for 30mins.

After 30 mins, take a ball out. Put it on the benchtop. Flat the dough out using your hands. This would degas the dough ball. 

And then using your rolling pin, roll the dough to an oval shape flatbread with one broader side and one narrow side. The thickness should be about 2.5mm.

Then lift the flattened out dough, and stretch the dough from the narrow side using one hand while holding the dough with the other hand to get the tear-drop shape. You can make them into any other shape you like.

Meanwhile, put your cast iron skillet to heat up(or any other skillet you have. Don’t use a non-stick Teflon coated skillet though. They are not meant to heat up high). The skillet should be smoking hot when you put the naan it. So it would puff up quickly. Also, turn on the oven broiler and place a cookie sheet or large baking tray on the top shelf of your oven.

When the skillet is hot, Place the naan on the skillet. Let the bread puff up with bubbles. Leave the naan until the bottom of it gets nice and brown.

Then transfer the naan to the tray which you placed under the broiler. You can use a spatula or tongs for this. Let the top gets brown too. The naan would puff up furthermore.  ( read the recipe description above for alternative methods)

When the top is brown, transfer the naan to a plate and apply butter immediately before it becomes hard and crispy. (you can also apply crushed garlic after applying butter for garlic naan or chopped cilantro for cilantro naan)

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