Buttery Garlic Naan
Naan bread is a leavened bread, made with either yeast or bread starter. All you need is yeast, water, milk, sugar , yogurt, flour and salt to make these delicious and beautiful naan bread.
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Servings: 10 Naans
Ingredients
For Naan
- 4 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1+1/2 Tsp Salt
- 1 Cup Warm Water
- 1/2 Cup Milk Room Temperature
- 1 Packet Rapid Rise Instant Yeast
- 4 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 4 Tbsp Plain Yogurt
For Garlic Butter
- 6 Tbsp Butter
- 10-12 Cloves Garlic Finely Chopped
- Handful of Chopped Cilantro Finely Chopped
- 1-2 Green Chillies Finely Chopped
- Pinch of Salt if using unsalted butter
Instructions
For Naan
- Mix together All purpose flour and salt in a bowl. Keep it aside.
- In your stand mixer add Warm Water, Sugar, and Yeast. Let it rest for 5 minutes until it bubbles and activates. .
- Next add oil, milk and yogurt. Now add little flour at a time and start kneading the dough on low speed. Add all the flour and knead the dough until well combined. The dough shouldn’t be sticky.
- Now dust some all purpose flour on a clean surface. Start kneading the dough with hands for 8-10 mins.
- Once done. Grease a large bowl with little oil. Place the dough and cover it with a cloth. Let it rest in a warm place for about 60-70 minutes.
- The dough would have risen. Now punch the dough, to take all the air out. Divide the dough into equal portions, cover and let them sit again for 10 mins.
For Rolling the Dough
- Dust some All Purpose Flour on a clean surface, take a portions of the dough and start rolling the dough elongated or a circle.
- Heat a cast iron pan. Add the rolled naan on top of the pan. Let it bubble. Then cook it from the other side. Now show the naan on the flame just like how we make phulkas, this will give beautiful charred naan, just like how we eat in restaurants.
- Slather the naan with butter or garlic butter and enjoy them warm with a rich delicious curry of your choice
For Garlic Butter
- Add butter to a small pan. Let it melt, add finely chopped garlic, green chillies and cilantro. Mix it well. Ready! Slather it on the naan and there you have it, yummy GARLICKY BUTTERY NAAN
Notes
If you don't see bubbles in the yeast mixture start over again from step 1.
To make the naan's very soft, knead the dough with your hands for 10 mins atleast.
Resting the dough in a warm place is very important. You can rest your dough in the oven with the light on. Or you can turn on your microwave for 3-4 minutes. This will create heat in the microwave. Then you can place your dough in the microwave and let it rest.
The naan's can be made in advanced and freezed for upto 2 months. I make naan's and freeze them placing a parchment paper in between, placing them in a freezer safe box or ziplocks.