Easy Homemade Naan Bread

5 from 1 vote

This Naan Bread recipe is restaurant-quality, easy to make, fluffy and chewy! Perfect with your favourite curries and Indian-inspired dishes!

Course Bread, Side Dish

Cuisine Greek, Indian, Middle Eastern

Keyword Easy Homemade Naan Bread, Naan Bread

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Rising Time 45

Total Time 1 25

Servings servings

Calories 184kcal

Author Chrissie

Equipment

1 large cast iron skillet

Ingredients

1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon liquid honey
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour use up to 3 cups if necessary
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large egg
3 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic finely minced
chopped fresh parsley optional

Instructions

Measure the warm water into a liquid measuring cup and add the honey and yeast. Mix with a fork and set aside.
Add the flour and salt to the bowl of your stand mixer (or to a large mixing bowl if you're making by hand). Mix them together just until combined.
Add the Greek yogurt, vegetable oil, and egg to the bowl with the flour and then pour in the yeast mixture after letting it sit for about 3-4 minutes.
Mix everything together on low speed (or mix by hand) until a dough forms.
Add an extra 1/4 cup of flour ONLY if necessary, and only one tablespoon at a time, if the dough appears very sticky. It should be tacky and pull away from the sides of the bowl, leaving the sides of the bowl clean.
Form the dough into a ball with your hands and place back into the bowl (grease the bowl with a touch of oil, if desired) to rise for about 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
Once the dough has risen, heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
Pour the dough out onto a well-floured work surface and divide it into 10 equally-sized pieces.
Roll each piece of dough into a ball and roll it out flat (about 1/4 inch thick) with a well floured rolling pin. Roll the pieces one at a time, right before you fry each one. The pieces don't have to be perfectly shaped, just make sure they're an even thickness so they fry evenly.
Brush the bottom of the hot skillet with a tiny bit of oil and place the rolled dough onto the skillet. Fry for about 3-4 minutes per side, depending on how hot your pan is (watch the first few very carefully so you don't burn them, and adjust the heat for the first few minutes of cooking until you reach a steady medium-high). The naan should be pale in colour with golden brown bubbles.
Continue brushing the skillet with a small amount of oil after frying each piece, if desired.
Melt the butter in the microwave and stir in the minced garlic.
Brush the naan on both sides with the garlic butter AFTER frying.
Serve with your favourite curry or with some veggies and hummus for dipping.

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