Butter Garlic Naan - Indian Flatbread

Pillowy naan brushed with butter and chopped garlic, made at home on stovetop or oven.

Course bread

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 3

Rise 4

Servings Naans

Calories 182kcal

Author Chhavi

In a large bowl, add the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda & Yeast.Give it a mix.
Add the Yogurt & warm water. Get all the ingredients together to make a shaggy & sticky dough.
Using the stretch and fold technique, knead the dough till all the ingredients are incorporated.The dough will be super soft.
Leave the dough undisturbed for 2-4 hours. The dough will rise to twice it's size. If it doesn't, see how to troubleshoot the dough on top.This is called proofing the dough.
Apply oil all around the dough and cover it well. Make sure there are no gaps.

Divide the dough into smaller individual naan size balls.Or just pinch a golf ball sized dough and make it into a ball.
Flour the rolling surface and the rolling pin.
Roll the naan into a long oval or oblong shape. Sprinkle some nigella seeds or sesame seeds on top. Roll it once more.

Preheat the oven to 550 F or 300 C for 10 minutes.
Heat the cast iron griddle, pizza pan or pizza stone in the oven as it preheats.
Follow the recipe till the rolling process.
Carefully, using gloves, remove the hot pizza pan. Place the rolled naan on it.
Bake on the top shelf till you see bubbles forming and charring a bit.
Brush the garlic and butter over the Naan. Serve hot.

- Do not add garlic to the rolled-out naan before you cook it. Because we will cook it at a high temperature, the garlic will burn before the naan cooks.

- Use a cast iron pan if you don't have a cast iron tawa or griddle. If you do not have that too, use your roti tawa.

- Because we are cooking the naan at very high temperature, your cast iron tawa/pan might need some TLC after. Once you are done with the naan cooking, scrub the tawa with a spoon/spatula. Rub 1 tablespoon of oil on it and let it be. Do not wash etc.

- The shape of the naan is not important. Just do your best. The dough is very high hydration so make sure to flour the surface and the rolling pin well.

- You could use the same dough to make pita and pizza too.
Troubleshooting Dough- If the dough has not risen to double still, you can choose to
- Keep the bowl in a warm water bath
- Proof the dough in the instant pot using the YOGURT, LOW setting.
If you live in a low-temperature area, your dough could potentially not rise as much, and you will have to help it by giving it the ideal environment.