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Naan (Indian bread)

Servings 8 naans
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Resting time for the dough 2 hours

Ingredients

Naan dough

  • 500 g flour
  • 125 g yogurt
  • 8 g fresh yeast
  • 18 cl tepid water
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt

Seasoning (optional)

  • 1 or 2 garlic cloves
  • Few sprigs of coriander
  • butter or ghee or olive oil
  • cumin seeds
  • spreadable creamy cheese

Instructions

Preparing the dough

  • Dissolve the yeast in a little tepid water and add the sugar. Mix well with a knife or spoon. Leave to rest for 5 minutes.
  • In a large bowl, mix the flour and salt, then make a well.
  • Then add the liquid ingredients: oil, yoghurt, the diluted yeast and 9 cl of tepid water.
  • Mix vigorously with a wooden spatula then continue to mix with your hands (floured them beforehand) to knead the dough well.
  • Knead for 10 minutes. Add the remaining water as you go along, and a little flour as needed. Form a ball.
  • Slightly flour the ball of dough and place it in a bowl. Cover with a clean cloth and leave to rest for at least 2 hours (you can also prepare the dough one day in advance).
  • If you prepare the dough the day before, put it in a cool place. Then, the next day, take it out at least 1 hour in advance and put it in a heated room or near a heat source.
  • After the dough has rested long enough, divide it into 8 pieces of the same weight.
  • On a floured work surface, flatten the dough pieces with a roller to form discs about 20/25 cm in diameter.

Instructions for plain naan

  • Cook the naan in a large and hot pan with a little fat (butter, ghee or oil) on medium heat. Cover the pan with a lid.
  • After 5 minutes, turn the naan over and cook for another 2-3 minutes. You can remove the lid to check if the naan is well cooked.
  • Brush the naan with a knob of butter, ghee (or olive oil) and eat immediately: the naan should be eaten hot.

Instructions for garlic, butter and coriander naan

  • Finely chop one or two large cloves of garlic and fry the chopped garlic in a little oil or butter for 3 minutes.
  • Gently press the garlic with your fingers into one side of the uncooked naan.
  • Then lightly crush then naan with a roller (in this case, it's better if you have not completely lowered the naan before incorporating the garlic).
  • Then bake according to the instructions above. At the end of cooking, brush with butter and sprinkle with chopped coriander leaves.

Instructions for cumin naan

  • Sprinkle one side of the naan with cumin seeds and "inlay" the seeds by flattening the naan with a roller (in this case, it's better if you have not completely lowered the naan before incorporating the cumin).
  • Then cook according to the instructions above.

Instructions for cheese naan

  • Flatten an uncooked naan, spread the cheese in the center of the naan and leave the edges free.
  • Fold the dough in half to close the naan, flattening again with a rolling pin.
  • Bake according to the instructions above.

Notes

You can also combine all these seasoning options and try other seasonings (sesame, black cumin seeds, etc.).
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Bread