Naan Bread

Naan Bread

Try making your own deliciously doughy naans using this fabulous Madhur Jaffrey recipe

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Recipe by Mariam Therese

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 6 breads

Preparation and cooking times

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Method

  1. Put the milk in a bowl. Add 1 tsp of the sugar, and the yeast. Stir to mix. Set aside for 15-20 minutes or until the yeast has dissolved and the mixture is frothy.
  2. Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a large bowl. Add the remaining 1 tsp sugar, the yeast mixture, 2 tbsp vegetable oil and the yogurt and egg. Mix and form a ball of dough.
  3. Empty the ball of dough on to a clean surface and knead it for 10 minutes or more, until it is smooth and satiny. Form into a ball. Pour about 0.25 tsp oil into a large bowl and roll the ball of dough in it. Cover the bowl with a piece of cling film and set aside in a warm, draught-free place for an hour or until the dough has doubled in bulk.
  4. Pre-heat your oven to the highest temperature. Put the heaviest baking tray you own to heat in the oven. Pre-heat your grill.
  5. Punch down the dough and knead it again. Divide into 6 equal balls. Keep 5 of them covered while you work with the sixth. Roll this ball into a tear-shaped naan, about 25cm in length and about 13cm at its widest. Remove the hot baking tray from the oven and slap the naan on to it. Put it immediately into the oven for 3 minutes. It should puff up. Now place the baking tray and naan under the grill, about 7.5-10cm away from the heat, for about 30 seconds or until the top of the naan browns slightly. Wrap the naan in a clean tea towel. Make all the naans this way and serve hot.
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  • 23 August 2009

    Teresah commented on this recipe

    Its nice to see a naan bread recipe. Does it freeze well? If it does, at what stage? I hate the supermarket version..

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  • 23 August 2009

    Mariam Therese commented on this recipe

    It should freeze but im not entireley sure if it would taste as good as the fresh version. Enjoy when cooking :D . I assure you that you will enjoy this recipe.

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  • 06 November 2010

    Brenda commented on this recipe

    can you do this in a hot frying pan on top of stove as my grill is part of my oven so can not do both at the same time. not made naan before this is my first time.

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  • 21 January 2011

    MrsW rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These came out divine! I have previously tried few naan bread recipes, but i didn't like neither the taste nor the texture of them. These however, were by far the best naan i have had in a long while! Easy to make , the taste and texture were terrific! I made half the recipe, just to try them, and they disappeared before i sat on the table! Thanks for the recipe!

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  • 26 February 2011

    jolan7 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely wonderful!!!! Will make again and again and again!

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  • 14 May 2011

    healthyvegitarian commented on this recipe

    Very easy. Very tasty. Very cheap. Good recipe. Going to try it later as peshwari. Hope its good. I wont be buying naan again.

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  • 09 September 2011

    steveandbee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Tried this last night. Success with the whole family. As a frequent visitor to Sparkbrook curry houses I can say the bread was very authentic. My only problem was that it didn't really rise that much in the hour but this may have been the milk being too hot and may have too the edge off the yeast. Also a good base naan recipe for other naan variations.

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  • 26 January 2012

    MrsSF commented on this recipe

    I make these regularly and they always go down a treat! I have made them early in the day and left them wrapped in a clean tea towel. To re-heat I either cut them in half and blast them in my toaster to warm or wrap them in tin foil and warm through in the oven.

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  • 08 February 2012

    Sauvignontank commented on this recipe

    These are great, the recipe takes some finding though as if our search for naan on this site this isn't a result, however it is if you google naan. Come on good food :-)

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  • 09 February 2012

    Deedee commented on this recipe

    Sauvignontank, thats what happened to me too. I tried a search for Naan bread and it just took me to recipes that used shop bought Naans. They should make it easier to find. I googled it and it came up with this.... shabby search facility Good Food.

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  • 06 March 2012

    Dave rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    This was a complete disaster. The dried active yeast may have been the problem. Just how hot is hand hot and how frothy is frothy? The yeast appeared to froth slightly and after forty minutes I made the mix. The whole lot was very sticky as though there was too much liquid in it, it resembled a sponge mix in texture, forget kneeding it, the challenge was to get it off your hands. I tried again this time with some new dried active yeast, I carefully double checked all the ingredient amounts just in case I had made a mistake with the first attempt, the result was just the same,absolutely no chance of ever rolling it, neither attempt "doubled in size", and stuck like glue to the fingers whilst trying to kneed it. Both attempts ended up in the bin, neither made it to the oven.

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  • 08 March 2012

    Jeanne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Aaah...I only found this recipe from a google search too. I realise now that I search tested recipes only but this is a member recipe. So if you type in 'naan' and mark the box 'show all' then this recipe WILL come up. Worth remembering to 'show all' in future searches so not to miss a gem like this. Best ever home made naans by the way!

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  • 15 March 2012

    peedieoatcake commented on this recipe

    I have just made this and it has made the most perfect naan bread! The house smells Devine. It was quite a sticky mixture but it worked out well in the end.

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  • 19 March 2012

    bigsayer rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fairly easy to make, and went down a treat. We had to have seconds of the curry to have another naan!!!

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  • 21 March 2012

    Flaminjapaleno commented on this recipe

    Didnt have yogurt, so i used philadelphia. also used wholemeal bread flour and added 1 cup of poppy seeds to the mix, turned out great will combine this with a curry tomorrow!

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  • 12 April 2012

    kndu rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely fantastic recipe, there are a lot of naan recipes out there but this one is definitely the best. The consistency was great and the naans really puffed up and were very light. I brushed mine with a mix of chopped coriander, garlic and butter and they tasted amazing. Highly recommend and can't wait to make another batch!

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    08 May 2012

    kaa commented on this recipe

    superb! am now a junkie!

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  • 19 June 2012

    katej* rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a great recipe. I was amazed at how well they puffed up - use a pizza stone if you have one, brilliant!

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  • 04 July 2012

    Wendy Burgess commented on this recipe

    Excellent recipe. Worked perfectly. Will definitely make these again. Freeze well so worth making a batch when you have a mo.

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  • 08 July 2012

    Mark commented on this recipe

    I had the same experience as Dave.. Too sloppy after leaving it to rise I still could not do anything with it.. I had to bin it... I followed the instructions to the letter.. Any advice from you guys who had great results?.. eg try less milk ? More flour? or just buy some pre made ones :-)

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 6 breads

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ingredients

  • 150ml hand-hot Milk
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 2 tsp dried active Yeast
  • 450g plain flour
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil, plus a little extra
  • 150ml natural Yogurt
  • 1 large Eggs, lightly beaten
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