Description
A simple and delicious recipe for making rustic naan bread, perfect for serving with your favorite dips or curries.
Ingredients
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- 300g (2 cups) self-raising flour (or use all-purpose flour and add 2 teaspoons baking powder)
- 280g (1 cup + 2 tablespoons) Greek or thick Greek-style yogurt
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 150g (5oz) butter
- 2 teaspoons flaky sea salt
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- A handful of flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
Instructions
- Add the 300g self-raising flour (or all-purpose flour with 2 teaspoons of baking powder), 280g Greek yogurt, and 1 teaspoon of salt to a large bowl. Using a wooden spoon or spatula, mix together until large, floury lumps start to form. Go in with your hands to mash up any lumps of yogurt and mix it in with the flour, until a cohesive dough forms. This will take a couple of minutes. Set aside and cover the bowl with a clean dish (tea) towel while you make the garlic butter.
- Add the butter, 4 crushed garlic cloves, 2 teaspoons of flaky salt, and the handful of chopped parsley leaves to a small bowl. Mix well with a spoon until there are no more streaks of plain butter. If your butter is a bit hard, pop the bowl in the microwave for 15 seconds to soften it up. Set the bowl aside.
- Lightly flour a clean, flat surface and transfer the dough onto it. Divide it into 6 roughly equal pieces (you can use a scale if you’d like to get precise). Using as much flour as you need, roll the pieces out into rough circles, about 8″/20cm in diameter. Don’t worry if they’re not perfect circles; that’s the nature of rustic naan.
- Set a pan over medium heat, then add a naan. Cook for a couple of minutes on each side. You’ll know it’s time to flip the naan when you start seeing it puff up slightly and lots of air bubbles start to appear. There should be lovely brown spots on both sides after a few minutes.
- Transfer the cooked naan to a wooden board or plate, then top with 1 teaspoon of the garlic butter and smooth it all over the bread with the back of a spoon. Cover with a clean dish (tea) towel to keep the naan soft while you cook the rest.
Notes
- This naan can be made ahead of time and reheated in a skillet.
- Feel free to add herbs or spices to the dough for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 naan
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 25mg