Indian Naan Bread

Time

prep 0:30       total 1:20

Yield

6 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

2/3 cup warm milk/water
1 tsp. active dry yeast
1 tsp. white sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
4 tbsp. ghee (clarified butter)
2 tbsp. yogurt
2 tsp. kalonji (also known as black onion seeds or
nigella or
black cumin seeds - those are optional, I made naan without them)

Instructions

Whisk the warm milk/water with the yeast and sugar until the yeast is dissolved. Cover and let stand in a warm place for 10 minutes. Sift flour and salt three times into a large bowl add the yeast mixture, half of the ghee and the yogurt. Mix into a soft dough then knead on a floured surface for about 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a large greased bowl, cover and let stand in a warm place for 1-1/2 hours or until the dough is doubled in size.

Punch down dough then knead for 5 minutes. Divide dough into 6 pieces. Roll each piece out into 8 inch round naans. Cover an oven tray with foil and grease the foil. Brush the bread with a little of the remaining ghee and sprinkle with some of the kalonji. Cook naan one at a time under a very hot grill for about 2 minutes on each side or until puffed and just browned.

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5 Recipe Reviews

jojo

jojo reviewed Indian Naan Bread on June 18, 2000

very good finished product, perhaps the best naan i've ever eaten, but the dough needs a few extra handfuls of flour to be workable when kneeding, as i've never in my life worked a stickier dough....and i used melted butter in place of ghee and omitted the seeds, but it was an epicurian paradise, once finally made...
mansigilley

mansigilley reviewed Indian Naan Bread on December 26, 2005

My husband and I made this for the first time, and honestly we followed the directions to a tee. It came out wonderfully, tho we did have a difference of opinion on how it should be cooked. I love it when it was cooked on the stove just flipping it over couple of minutes, and he liked it when it was cooked in the oven.
chanda

chanda reviewed Indian Naan Bread on May 20, 2006

i made naan and its very nice. i always make naan when i make nehari and paya, then it is the best!
biggsdf

biggsdf reviewed Indian Naan Bread on December 10, 2006

This is an easy recipe that gives authentic tasting bread! I substituted unsalted butter for ghee. I cooked the bread on a hot gas barbecue, about 1 min per side gives great bread; this works well and is very simple to do.
blipton

blipton reviewed Indian Naan Bread on December 24, 2014

I love the black seed addition. But curious, can a pita style pocket be made out of naan bread? The pita's I have found don't have the same flavor or consistency of naan bread.. I'd love to create a think naan that can still be sliced in the middle to make a pocket!