Garlic Naan
Learn how to make delicious crispy butter garlic naan at home without using yeast or a tandoor!
Servings: 4 Portions
Ingredients
For naan
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch sugar
- 1 ½ + ⅛ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup maida
- 2 teaspoons sunflower oil divided
Other
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
- 1 tablespoons butter melted
Instructions
- Add all dry ingredients, maida, salt, sugar, baking powder in a bowl and mix well. Add 1 teaspoon oil, milk & water and knead for 7-8 minutes till you get a soft, smooth dough. Add oil on the surface of the dough & keep covered to rest for 30 minutes.3 tablespoons milk, 1 pinch salt, 1 pinch sugar, 1 ½ + ⅛ teaspoon baking powder, 1 cup maida, 2 teaspoons sunflower oil, 3 tablespoons water
- Herb butter: Take melted butter in a bowl, add coriander leaves. Mix and set aside.1 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
- Heat tawa on medium.
- Divide the dough into 3-4 balls. Take a ball of dough, place it on a rolling platform and roll into a round or oval shaped naan, about 6 inches long and ⅛ inch thick. Sprinkle chopped garlic and gently press with fingers.1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
- Brush the non garlic side with water and place the water side on the hot tawa so that it sticks well to the tava (watch video for details). cook on high until bubbles form on top, about 1-2 minutes. Flip the tava over so that the naan is directly over the flames. Set the heat to medium and move the tava around till more bubbles form and naan is brown all over and charred around the edges.2 tablespoons water
- Alternatively, if the naan does not stick to the tava or slips out while frying, you may hold the naan with tongs and fry the naan over flames on either side till they turn brown.
- Transfer the naan on a plate, brush with the herb butter and serve. Repeat the same process of making naan with the rest of the dough.
Video
Notes
- If the dough is extremely sticky, add a teaspoon of flour at a time till it's workable. The dough should be soft and pliable
- Roll the naan thin so that it puffs up better
- To make this in the oven, heat the oven to 220C or as high as your oven will go. Place the baking tray in the oven to get it nice and hot. Roll out the naan with all the toppings. Brush the other side with water and place it water-side down on the hot baking tray, being careful not to burn yourself. Now place the baking tray back in the oven. After 3-4 minutes once you see the naan puff up and see bubbles on top, turn on the broil function (or only the top element) and cook it for another 2-3 minutes till it browns a bit. Then take it out and brush it with butter.
Nutrition
Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 78mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 113IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg