How to Make Garlic Naan?
Naan is one of the most popular Indian recipes on my site. Garlic Naan is a type of naan bread, with minced garlic on top of the bread.
To make the bread, you will need to make the naan dough, let it rest and then divide the dough into 8 portions. To cook the bread, use a cast iron skillet on the stove top. You don’t need an oven to make them.
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The Ingredients for Garlic Naan
The recipe calls for very simple and every day ingredients, such as:
- Yeast
- All-purpose flour
- yogurt
- Oil
- Garlic
Cook’s Tips
- To make restaurant worthy Garlic Naan bread, I strongly recommend you to use a well-seasoned cast iron skillet.
- Cast iron skillet retains higher heat and spreads heat evenly, making it perfect to cook the naan with airy pockets inside the bread, plus gorgeous looking brown blisters on top of the naan.
- While resting the naan dough, cover it with a damp clothes.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How Many Calories Per Serving?
This recipe yields 8 pieces of the bread and each piece is only 192 calories.
Is it Healthy?
Yes, the recipe is healthy. It calls for healthy ingredients such as plain yogurt and garlic.
What to Eat with Garlic Naan?
The naan bread can be eaten on its own but they are best served with Indian curries or mango chutney.
What Dishes to Serve with this Recipe?
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Garlic Naan Recipe
Soft, puffy and airy Garlic Naan topped with minced garlic and melted butter. Make this skillet naan bread on stove top. The recipe is so easy, hassle-free and delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 oz active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, plain
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
- oil for greasing the skillet
- 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted
Directions
- 1
In a small bowl, add the sugar, warm water, and yeast together. Stir to combine well. The yeast should be activated when it becomes foamy, about 10 minutes.
- 2
Transfer the all-purpose flour to a flat surface and make a well in the middle. Add the yeast mixture, yogurt, oil and knead the dough until the surface becomes smooth and shiny, about 10 minutes. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it rise in a warm place (for example: beside the stove top or warm oven). The dough should double in size, about 1 hour.
- 3
Divide the dough into 8 equal portions. Roll the dough to a 8” circle using a rolling spin. Sprinkle and press some minced garlic and chopped cilantro leaves on the top surface of the dough.
- 4
Heat up a cast-iron skillet over high heat and lightly grease the surface with some oil. Place the dough (with the garlic and cilantro side up) on the skillet. When the naan dough puffs up, bubbles and burnt spots appear , flip it over and cook the other side. Repeat the same until all dough are done.
- 5
Brush the naan with some melted butter and serve warm.
Shirley
Hello Rasa,
I like your recipes and the Naan bread. It looks great.
How much gram is 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour?
I have tried to make your recipe but Ididn’t went well for me.
Can You please mention the grams for this recipe? I ‘ve searched on the Internet for converters but they gave different type of grams. I don’t know which to follow. You will be a great help.
Thank you in advance.
Shirley
Hello Raisa,
I like the Naan bread. It looks great.
How much gram is 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour?
I have tried to make your recipe but Ididn’t went well for me.
Can You please mention the grams for this recipe? I ‘ve searched on the Internet for converters but they gave different type of grams. I don’t know which to follow. You will be a great help.
Thank you in advance
Shirley
Shirley
Rasa Malaysia
Please use the cup measurement. It works.
Mahy Elamin
Oh I love a garlic naan and this looks amazing – I don’t make my own naans as often as I should.
Helen Harrison
Cilantro. What is it?
KT
Cilantro is coriander
Tiffany
Excellent! Yummy! We followed the recipe exactly and out came our first successful batch of naan! We had tried other quick recipes or didn’t use yogurt in the past and none of those turned out well. I used my Kitchen Aid mixer so it was quick to prepare. It did leave our house quite smokey cooking in cast iron at high heat.
Rasa Malaysia
This is the best recipe online. Thanks for trying!
Jun
Can I use this bread as a Pizza base?btw,the bread looks yummm!
Rasa Malaysia
I think so, it will be great! :)
Carrie
Reading above comments, I’m thinking the recipe might need adjusting for higher or lower altitudes?
Rasa Malaysia
Probably, but I have tried this recipe so many times, never have a problem.
Obliviab
Worked fine for me at 9200ft with no adjustments for altitude. Only problem is the 5lb I’ve gained since learning to make it!
Nite Loon
can anything be substituted for the yogurt?
Cliff
You can sub sour cream for the yogurt.
Tara
Can I freeze some of the dough? Thank you
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, you can but it’s easier to freeze the naan after it’s done.
Ashoka pais
Hi, it takes a long time to get to the recipe, scroll so many times, make it easy to get to the recipe directly and video of same if available
Rasa Malaysia
Ashoka, what are you talking about? The recipe is just 3 seconds to scroll down, what do you mean scroll so many times???
Rozi
U must b joking lah… I follow exactly Yr receipe, its not a dough.. Watery flour…
Rasa Malaysia
This recipe I have tested so many times. If you can’t a dough, it means you are not following the recipe correctly or didn’t measure precisely.
Lis
I agree and I love the recipes on this site generally but there is not enough flour called for in this recipe. Followed exactly.