Garlic naan recipe โ is the most popular Indian leavened flatbread made with flour, minced garlic, kalonji seeds, freshly chopped coriander leaves and butter. This butter naan recipe is usually served as a main dish along with most Indian curries and gravies. Try this super delicious and fluffy garlic naan at home with the below step by step instructions. In this post, you will learn how to make naan at home?This soft and fluffy butter naan recipe is usually prepared in the tandoor, but in most of our homes, we donโt have any tandoor so I made it on Tawa.
I am sure if you properly follow step-by-step instructions you can make a super delicious homemade garlic naan recipe.
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What is garlic naan
Garlic naan recipe is one of Indiaโs popular leavened flatbread variants, it is usually made with flour, yeast, yogurt kneaded with warm milk to become soft then stretched in an oval shape sprinkled with some coriander leaves, kalonji seeds, chopped garlic and garnish with butter.
Finally cooked in a tandoor or griddle to make soft and fluffy bread.
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What is the side dish of butter naan?
You can serve butter naan with butter chicken, shahi paneer, paneer butter masala, punjabi chole whatever you like.
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- Dal fry
- Chana dal recipe
- Moong dal tadka
- Jeera rice
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Tips to make garlic naan recipe
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- Choice of Flour : To make the perfect butter naan recipe at home, I use all-purpose flour or maida and whole wheat flour or atta in a 3:1 ratio.
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- Thickness : Traditionally in the butter naan recipe soft, fluffy and medium thickness size naan are made, for this perfectly knead the naan dough with warm milk and apply oil to the dough and rest it for some time before using.
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- Fluffing Ingredients : To make fluffy and light garlic naan at home must use yeast, yogurt in the naan dough and rest it at least 3 hours before cooking naan.
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- Cooking Method : For the homemade garlic naan recipe you can either use an iron griddle or a non-stick pan. For non-stick pan place, naan on a griddle sprinkle some water around it and immediately cover it with a lid for some time until bubbling from the top.
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How to make garlic naan
Here, the complete garlic naan preparation is classified into three simple categories first one is preparing the yeast for butter naan recipe,
the second one is preparing dough for butter naan recipe, third one is making garlic naan shape, and the last one is cooking garlic naan recipe.
so, letโs make it now.
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Preparation of butter naan recipe with yeast
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1. In a bowl add 2 tsp active dry yeast then add 80 ml lukewarm water.
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2. After that add 1 tbsp sugar to the bowl and mix them together.
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3. After 5 to 10 min you will see yeast is activated and a bubbly texture from the top.
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Dough for butter naan recipe
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1. Now to make dough for butter naan recipe, add 375 grams of maida or all-purpose flour and 125 grams of whole wheat flour also add 2 tbsp salt in a large mixing bowl.
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2. Then add 4 tbsp yogurt.
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3. After that pour activated yeast into this mixture.
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4. Next add 5 tablespoons of oil to the dough.ย ย
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5. Now add 100 ml lukewarm milk at intervals and knead the dough thoroughly to make smooth naan dough.
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Note: At this stage dough becomes a little bit sticky because you add yeast and sugar to it. If it is too sticky then sprinkle some all-purpose flour in it.
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6. Furthermore take a bowl and grease oil in it.
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7. Now place naan dough in it and also apply some oil to it.
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8. Next cover the wet cloth on top of it and rest the naan dough for at least 3 to 4 hours until it becomes double.
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Preparing naan shape
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1. Now before starting butter naan recipe first ready some butter, kalonji seeds, freshly chopped coriander leaves, chopped garlic
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2. Then apply some oil to the palm and divide the dough into 5 equal sizes and rest them for another 15 mins.
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3. Now gently stretch the naan dough either circular or oval shape and apply some chopped garlic, and coriander leaves and sprinkle some kalonji seeds on top of it, then gently press the rolling pin on top of them, and apply some butter on it.
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Cooking garlic naan recipe
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1. Now for making the naan at home first add our naan shape on non-stick tawa or griddle.
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2. Then sprinkle some water around it, and it instantly generates steam.
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3. Immediately cover the naan with a lid and cook for 2 min on medium flame.
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4. At this stage you will see brown patches at the boom and bubble on the top side of the naan which means your naan is cooked from the bottom side, now apply butter on the top side.
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5. Then using a tong flip the naan and do the same thing as above, sprinkle some water around it and cover it immediately to perfectly cook this restaurant style garlic naan recipe.
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6. Finally our homemade garlic naan recipe is ready to apply some butter on top of it and serve it hot with your favourite gravy dish.
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Garlic Naan Recipe Card
Here is a quick overview of all the ingredients of butter naan recipe including quick step by step preparation of the garlic naan recipe shown in the recipe card.
Take note of all ingredient lists.
Garlic naan recipe ( Butter naan recipe )
This restaurant style garlic naan recipe is one of the popular naan recipes in India.Serve this delicious butter naan recipe with your favorite dal makhani, paneer butter masala, butter chicken, shahi paneer whatever you like.
Ingredients
Ingredients For Garlic Naan
- 375 grams all purpose flour [maida ]
- 125 grams whole wheat flour [ atta ]
- 1 tbsp salt [adjust if required]
- 5 tbsp oil
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- 80 ml luke warm water
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 100 ml luke warm milk [ adjust if required ]
- 5 tbsp butter
- 3 tsp kalonji seeds
- 5 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 2 chopped garlic
Instructions
how to make garlic naan
- First, for preparing garlic naan recipe with yeast in a bowl add active dry yeast, lukewarm water and a tablespoon of sugar.
- Mix them together and rest them for 5 to 10 min to get yeast activated and a bubbly texture from the top.
- Now to make naan dough, in a large mixing bowl add maida, whole wheat flour and salt together.
- After that add yogurt, pour activated yeast and a few tablespoons of oil into this mixture.
- Next, add lukewarm milk at intervals and knead the dough thoroughly to make smooth naan dough.
- Take a bowl and grease oil in it, place naan dough in it, and apply some oil on it.
- cover a wet cloth on top of it and rest the butter naan dough for at least 3 to 4 hours until it becomes double.
- Now apply some oil to the palm and divide the dough into 5 equal sizes and rest it for another 15 mins.
- Now gently stretch the dough in an oval shape and apply some chopped garlic, and coriander leaves and sprinkle some kalonji seeds on top of it.
- Then gently press the rolling pin on top of them.
- Now for cooking the garlic naan recipe add our garlic butter naan shape on a non-stick tawa or griddle.
- Sprinkle some water around it, it instantly generates steam, Immediately cover the naan with a lid and cook for 2 min on medium flame.
- You will see brown patches at the boom and bubble on the top side of the naan which means your naan is cooked from the bottom side, now apply butter on the top side.
- Using a tong flip the naan and do the same thing as above,.
- Sprinkle some water around it and cover immediately to perfectly cook this restaurant style garlic naan recipe at home.
- Finally, our homemade garlic naan recipe is ready to serve it with butter chicken, dal makhani, shahi paneer or paneer butter masala whatever you like.
Notes
Garlic Naan Recipe Note
- To get soft naan, rest naan dough by applying oil on it and cover a wet cloth on it.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
4Amount Per Serving Calories 980Total Fat 62gSaturated Fat 23gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 33gCholesterol 77mgSodium 799mgCarbohydrates 88gFiber 10gSugar 3gProtein 24g
Disclaimer: The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionistโs advice.