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Quick Naan Bread

Light and fluffy, lightly caramelised naan breads; you will not believe that these are made and cooked in under 15 minutes! Eaten fresh, you will be convinced that these are the genuine article made with yeast! Makes 6 - 8

Course light supper, Lunch, snacks
Cuisine Anglo-Indian
Keyword flat bread, naan, quick naan
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Author Susan

Ingredients

  • 200g plain/all-purpose flour plus extra for dusting when rolling
  • 1¾ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt
  • 200g natural yoghurt

Instructions

  1. Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.

  2. Weigh the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and the salt into a mixing bowl and stir to thoroughly mix.

  3. Add the natural yoghurt and mix with a spoon to combine.

  4. Tip out onto a lightly floured work surface and quickly knead to bring it all together.

  5. Cut into 6 or 8 depending on how large you want your naan breads to be. I usually make 8 small/medium sized breads.

  6. Shape each into a ball, place smooth side uppermost, and use a rolling pin to shape into an oval or teardrop shape roughly 5mm/0.2in thick. The ones in the photograph measured 11-12 cms/4.5 in x 13-14 cms/5.5 in.

  7. Heat a non stick frying pan over a very high heat. As the pan heats, brush the top side of the naan with water.

  8. When the pan is hot, add the naan, wet side down. Immediately cover with a lid and reduce the heat to moderately hot. You should see large bubbles in the dough, very quickly.

    My hob heats from 1 - 9. I start at 9 and reduce the heat to 7. However, this may change; the pan will heat up the more naan you make.

  9. Flip the bread over when the underside has lightly caramelised, ( around 1 - 2 minutes) and cook on the other side for a further 1 - 2 minutes, or until cooked.

  10. When cooked, flip again and, if you like, brush with melted butter or garlic butter. You could also sprinkle with sesame seeds and/or chopped fresh herbs.

  11. Serve: serve immediately, hot and straight from the pan.

  12. NB Each time you add new naan to the pan, wipe it out and put it back over a very high heat before adding new breads and reducing the heat.

  13. Any un-used dough should be wrapped in cling film and stored in the fridge.

Recipe Notes

Equipment:

  • kitchen scales and measuring spoons
  • mixing bowl
  • rolling pin
  • frying pan and lid