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Freshly cooked garlic naan brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with chopped herbs, golden spots visible on the bread.

naan bread recipe

Soft, chewy, restaurant-style naan bread you can make at home with simple pantry ingredients. No yeast, no special tools—just delicious, fluffy flatbread brushed with butter or garlic.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 25 minutes
Servings: 8 naan
Course: Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, Middle Eastern
Calories: 230
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup Plain Greek yogurt _ Room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Sugar
  • 2–3 tablespoon Warm water _ Adjust as needed
  • 2 tablespoon Oil _ For cooking
For Serving
  • 3 tablespoon Butter _ Melted
  • 2 cloves Garlic _ Minced
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh cilantro _ Chopped
Optional Extras
  • 1 pinch Garlic powder _ For flavor
  • 1 tablespoon Nigella seeds or sesame seeds _ Sprinkle on top
  • Extra — Butter _ For richer flavor

Equipment

  • 1 Large mixing bowl (For mixing dough)
  • 1 Rolling Pin (For shaping naan)
  • 1 Cast iron skillet or heavy pan (For cooking)
  • 1 Pastry brush (To apply butter/garlic butter)
  • 1 Kitchen towel (To cover resting dough & keep naan warm)

Method
 

  1. Mix flour, yogurt, and water to make a soft dough
    A wooden bowl filled with flour, with a cracked egg, yogurt, and oil in the center, ready to be mixed with a wooden spoon.
  2. Let dough rest covered for 20 to 30 minutes before rolling
    A round ball of naan dough resting in a cloth-lined bowl on a wooden surface, skillet steaming in the background.
  3. Divide dough into equal parts and roll into thin oval shapes
    A rustic wooden table dusted with flour, a rolling pin, and rolled-out naan dough next to small dough balls waiting to be shaped.
  4. Cook naan in a hot skillet until bubbles form and brown spots appear
    A naan bread sizzling in a hot cast iron pan with bubbling oil, golden brown spots forming on the surface.
  5. Brush each naan with melted butter immediately after cooking
    A tall stack of freshly cooked naan bread on a plate, steam rising, brushed with melted butter, sitting on a beige cloth with a pastry brush blurred in the background.
  6. Stack naan under a towel and serve hot and fresh
    Freshly cooked garlic naan brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with chopped herbs, golden spots visible on the bread.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 230kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 6gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 290mgPotassium: 110mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 100IUCalcium: 80mgIron: 2mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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