Community Pick
Naan
"This naan is from the New Vegetarian Epicure. With just four ingredients and no yeast, it is simple to mix up, but it is so soft and flavorful I figured I'd add it to the many recipes already posted. Prep time does not include 1 hour of "resting.""
photo by Jonathan Melendez
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups plain low-fat yogurt
directions
- Mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Stir in the yogurt till the dough is too stiff for a spoon, then knead it in the bowl till it holds together well, adding more flour if necessary.
- Turn it out on a floured surface and continue kneading for about 5 minutes till the dough feels smooth and elastic.
- Form the dough into a ball and put it in an oiled bowl, covered with a towel, to rest for an hour or longer.
- Take the dough out and cut it into 10 equal pieces. Form each into a ball and press the balls flat into round discs.
- Heat a large frying pan or griddle, either seasoned cast iron or a good non-stick finish.
- Heat your oven to about 500 and have the broiler on (this is how the original recipe states it - I know with my oven it's either 500 degree oven OR the broiler, but you get the idea.
- Take 1 piece of dough at a time and roll it out on a floured surface till it is about 8-10 inches across and less than 1/4 inch thick.
- Lay it on the hot griddle and cook it over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes (I don't think mine took that long).
- It will puff up in places or all over, and there will be some blackish-brown spots on the bottom.
- Slide a spatula under the naan and transfer it to the oven, directly onto the rack, for a minute or two, just till it finishes puffing up into a balloon and begins to color lightly on top.
- Remove naan from the oven and brush it lightly with melted butter if you like.
- Continue this way with all the dough, stacking the breads into a napkin-lined basket.
- Serve the breads hot, fresh from the oven, or let them cool and wrap them up.
- To reheat, wrap them in aluminum foil, in packets of 4 or 5 breads and put them in a 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes.
Questions & Replies
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Hi - I see that someone has asked about plain Greek yogurt and that will work - what about fat-free plain Greek yogurt? Thanks for all the recipes, I use this site often! -
Can you cook this in an outdoor gas grill? I do not have a cast iron pan or really good nonstick? Thanks! -
How adaptable is this using coconut, almond, or other keto-friendly flour? -
Has anyone tried this recipe using gluten-free flour? We love naan but hubby can't tolerate wheat
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I have a sensitivity to foods with bacteria or fungus, is there a substitute for the yogurt?
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Reviews
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turned out really well, used half whole wheat flour and half white. found that the ones that were rolled thinner puffed up better. thanks! -
Beware making these--you will gobble them all up, make more, and eat those too. These are SO good. Easy to make, too, though a little time consuming. I flatten mine out in a tortilla press. I found the flatter, the better. Getting them paper thin to the point of nearly tearing gave them those puffy little pockets like restaurant naan. I've used store-bought yogurt as well as homemade nonfat yogurt, and both work well. -
I used whole wheat pastry flour and nonfat plain yogurt. I also added two teaspoons of turmeric for color and flavor, divided the dough into 16 small rounds, and brushed the finished product with melted garlic butter and Indian spices. They were amazing! Chewy, crisp, light, and puffy. -
This recipe is so good and so simple. If I don't want to use the oven, I have used a frying pan to cook both sides and it turns out just fine. I even use this bread instead of hamburger buns. It tastes especially good with Curried Pork Burgers #431629
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This recipe is awesome!! For those who commented that this naan is not as good as their fav restaurant, I am sorry. This is every bit as good if made according to the specific instructions. When rolled out very thin, they puff up and get nice and brown. I did brush with the melted butter and that is even better!! Next time I will try adding some whole wheat flour just to see if the end result is just as good but healthier.
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Tweaks
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These naans were very easy to make and had a great flavor. Everyone was pleased! I made no changes to the recipe but will probably add some coriander seed just as a personal preference. I liked that it called for baking powder instead of yeast for ease. Fun recipe that we will use again! Thanks for posting. -
This recipe is so good and so simple. If I don't want to use the oven, I have used a frying pan to cook both sides and it turns out just fine. I even use this bread instead of hamburger buns. It tastes especially good with Curried Pork Burgers #431629
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This has become my go-to recipe for flatbread. It comes out great every time. I've substituted sour cream for the yogurt with good results. Thanks so much for a wonderful, easy recipe! -
I'm rating this rather low because I changed the recipe a fair bit to get the results I did (which were yummy!). I used Spelt flour in place of the wheat flour. I used a small amount of almond milk and warm water in place of the yogurt. I used a bit of olive oil on the cast iron griddle. -
Wow. These are SO great. I can't believe it! I didn't have enough plain yogurt so I added the un-fruited top half of another yogurt (blueberry, ha!). I also wanted to cook with wheat flour so I substituted 1/2 of the flour with wheat. The naan were very good. We ate most of them before our mulligatawny soup was ready! (oh, and I couldn't find my rolling pin so I simply hand flattened them as thinly as possible - this totally works!). Thanks for the recipe. I will be making a lot of these.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
patti k.
granada hills, CA
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