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Naan

This is the best and easiest Naan recipe; you will ever taste. It’s soft and has that tandoor-y flair.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Garlic Naan, Naan
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

Naan Dough

  • 2 cups All Purpose flour or bread flour
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp soda
  • 1/2 cup yogurt plain or Greek
  • 1/3 cup milk or water
  • 2 tbsp butter or oil

Garlic Butter

  • 3 garlic cloves grated
  • 2 tbsp Cilantro finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp Butter or ghee
  • Kalonji or black sesame seeds optional

Instructions

Naan

  • Mix dry ingredients in mixing bowl and give it a rough stir. Add plain yogurt, butter and milk or water whatever you are using. Now, start bringing everything together and form a dough. It will be sticky and rough, do not worry. As long as it is not dry or very crumbly.
  • Sometimes, flour can differ, and you may need little bit extra liquid to bind it all together. It is a medium soft dough, not very wet nor very stiff.
  • Let it rest for atleast 15-20 minutes or little bit longer if you have time. meanwhile make garlic butter.

Garlic Butter

  • Take grated garlic in a bowl, microwave it for 30 seconds and add butter, chopped cilantro to it.
  • Then divide dough into 6 pieces. Don’t worry if its not all same size.
  • Shape them into dough balls.
  • Preheat a griddle/tawa on medium heat.
  • Put a tiny amount of flour on a board and place one dough ball, start rolling. Naan can be round or oblong shaped. So, roll it in whichever shape you prefer, add cilantro, black sesame seeds etc. Lightly roll again so it sticks to the dough.
  • Take some water in a bowl, pick up the rolled naan, upside down. The topping side underneath, on the other plain side brush some water all over the naan.
  • Place the naan watered side on the griddle so that it sticks. Let it cook for 2-3 seconds or until you see slight bubbles.
  • Carefully, take the griddle and turn it upside down on the flame so that the naan will get the flame. Revolve it carefully all around to get naan cooking on all sides. You will see sometimes it will puff up also.
  • Once you get your desired char, and it looks cooked, place the griddle back to normal position. Remove the cooked naan in platter, brush some garlic butter.
  • Repeat these steps and make rest of the naan. I prefer to roll out each ball and then, just before placing them on griddle; I will run my rolling pin one more time and then cook each one of them. You can do whatever works for you.
  • Enjoy with any subjis you like.

Notes

If you do not want to flip the griddle and make naan, then just cook it in regular way. by flipping the naan and cooking it on both sides. 
Keep tongs nearby, so if naan drops directly on flame, you can easily pick it up and try cooking on flame with flipping it using tongs. 
 
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