Plain naan
Soft yeasted naan cooked under the grill
Easy home-made naan: a soft dough of self-raising flour, yeast and yogurt, left to rise and then cooked under a hot grill until puffed and light brown. Brush with butter or ghee if you like and serve hot with curries.
- Total time
- 290 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 20
Ingredients
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Mix 1 ⅛ lb self-raising flour, 2 tsp dry yeast, 4 tsp sugar, 4 tbsp ghee, oil or butter, 1 cup plain yogurt, 1 tsp baking powder and 2 tsp salt and knead into a soft dough.
Step 2: If required, add a little ¼ cup milk. Knead until soft and smooth, then cover and leave for 4 hours.
240 minStep 3: Divide the dough into 20 portions and roll each into an oblong shape.
Step 4: Cook under a hot grill on both sides until light brown.
30 minStep 5: Serve hot with curries.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 130 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 3 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does plain naan take?
- About 290 minutes in total: 260 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 20 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of self-raising flour?
- Plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder per 150g (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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