
How To Make Garlic Naan Bread
You can never get enough of this soft and fluffy texture and buttery garlic flavor of traditional garlic naan bread originating from India.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Naan Bread:
- ¼cupwater,warm
- 2tspgranulated sugar
- 1½tspactive dry yeast,or instant rapid rise
- ¾cupmilk,warm
- ¾cupplain Greek yogurt,or natural plain yogurt
- ¼cupvegetable oil,plus 2 tbsp extra for cooking
- 2clovesgarlic,minced
- 4cupsplain flour,plus extra for dusting
- 1tspbaking powder
- 1tspsalt
For Garlic Butter Topping:
- 3tbspbutter,melted
- 2clovesgarlic,minced
- 1tspcilantro,or parsley, freshly chopped
Instructions
For Naan Bread:
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Combine together the water, sugar, and yeast. Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes or until the mixture begins to bubble on to.
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Add in the milk, yogurt, oil, minced garlic, flour baking powder and salt. Mix until the dough comes together with your hands.
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Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Use floured hands to knead the dough until smooth, about 3 to 5 minutes.
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Lightly grease the same mixing bowl with a small spray of cooking oil. Transfer dough to the bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rest at room temperature for about an hour until doubled in size.
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When ready to cook, divide the dough into 10 equal pieces. Roll into balls, then use a rolling pin to roll each piece of dough into a large oval, about 6-inches long and ⅛-inch thick. Repeat with the remaining dough.
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Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Grease skillet all over with ½ teaspoon of the extra oil.
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Place one piece of the naan on the oiled hot skillet and cook until bubbles form on top, about 1 to 2 minutes. While cooking, brush the top with a little oil.
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Flip and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes, until large golden spots appear on the bottom.
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Remove from the skillet and wrap in a clean kitchen towel. Repeat with the remaining naan, keep them wrapped in a towel.
For Garlic Butter Topping:
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Combine melted butter and minced garlic together in a bowl. Brush each naan with the garlic butter and top with any choice of fresh herb.
Nutrition
- Calories: 299.23kcal
- Fat: 11.34g
- Saturated Fat: 3.69g
- Trans Fat: 0.18g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.15g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.33g
- Carbohydrates: 41.34g
- Fiber: 1.54g
- Sugar: 2.63g
- Protein: 7.67g
- Cholesterol: 13.86mg
- Sodium: 253.05mg
- Calcium: 80.16mg
- Potassium: 89.47mg
- Iron: 0.68mg
- Vitamin A: 37.67µg
- Vitamin C: 0.39mg
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