Butter Garlic Naan is pillow-y soft, perfectly crisp-chewy flatbread. It's easy to make and you'll love it alongside saucy curries or used as a dipper for chutney or raita, eaten on its own as a snack, or even used as a base for a naan pizza.
Course Baked Goods
Cuisine Indian
Keyword bread, flatbread, indian
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 minutesminutes
Additional Time 2 hourshours25 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours43 minutesminutes
Servings 10naan
Calories 293kcal
Author Robin Donovan
Ingredients
For the dough
¼cupwarm water
1 ½teaspoonsactive dry yeast
2teaspoonsgranulated sugar
¾cupwarm milk
¾cupfull-fat plain yogurt
¼cupneutral oilplus additional for oiling the bowl
2tablespoonsminced garlic
4cupsall-purpose flourplus extra for dusting
1teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonsalt
For assembly
3tablespoonsbuttermelted
2tablespoonsminced garlic
1tablespoonchopped cilantro or parsley
Instructions
Put the warm water in a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer and sprinkle the yeast over it. Add the sugar and stir to mix. Let the mixture stand for 5 to 10 minutes, until it is foamy.
Add the milk, yogurt, flour, oil, garlic, baking powder, and salt to the proofed yeast mixture. Mix until fully incorporated.
Use the dough hook on your stand mixer (if using a stand mixer) to mix the ingredients and then to knead the dough for about 5 minutes on medium speed until smooth. Or use your hands to knead the dough on a lightly floured board for about 10 minutes, until smooth.
Lightly oil a large bowl and then place the dough in the bowl, turning it over once to coat very lightly with the oil. Cover the bowl with a clean towel and set in a warm spot in your kitchen (on the countertop or in the oven with the light turned on) to rise for about 2 hours, or until doubled in size.
When you are ready to cook the naan, prepare a skillet (ideally a cast-iron skillet) by heating it over medium-low heat.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and divide it into 10 equal portions.
Roll each portion into a ball. Once you have rolled all the portions into balls, cover them with a clean kitchen towel and let rest at room temperature for 15 minutes.
Lightly dust a work surface with some flour. Roll each dough ball into a thin oval about about 3 to 4 inches wide and 6 to 7 inches long.
Add the naan to the hot skillet and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip and continue to cook for about one minute on the remaining side, until golden brown in spots.
Repeat to roll out and cook the remaining dough balls.
In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, garlic, and cilantro or parsley.
Brush the melted garlic butter mixture to the cooked naan.