Flatbread

Flatbread

Authentic Indian flatbreads (naan) can be shallow fried or baked - they cook in just 15 mins

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes 8 breads

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins - 7 hrs 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Plus 1 hour 10 minutes proving. Cook in batches
Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Mix the flour, salt, yeast and oil in a large bowl and add enough water to make a soft, but not sloppy, dough. Knead well. Put into a lightly oiled bowl to rise for 1 hr until doubled in size.
  2. Divide the dough into 8 pieces, about 250g each, and use a rolling pin to flatten each one into a circle, 15cm in diameter, about 1cm thick. Then leave the pieces on a lightly floured baking tray to prove for 5 mins. Heat a large frying pan to a medium heat and dry-fry each piece until browned on both sides, about 5 mins in total. Set aside to cool slightly before serving.

255 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 48g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, salt 1.3 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2005.

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  • 09 December 2007

    Tracy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    These are very easy to make i tend to chuck the ingredients into my bread maker as I have a dough option. I can't get it to the size they say but nevertheless they are delicious especially with chilli con carne.

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  • 24 April 2008

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy and really good, a million times better than shop bought.

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  • 28 April 2008

    kittybibidy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I agree easy to make and tasty. didn't make 250g portions though mine alot smaller - a few seemed undercooked through the middle. Would make again but small and thinner.

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  • 29 April 2008

    weeble cooks rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I also make use the dough option on my breadmaker. They came out smaller than the recipe states.

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  • 13 May 2008

    buttonmush rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this with wholemeal flour. The breads resembled a pitta bread texture with a pouch inside! had it with a saucy dish...it was great!

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  • 19 June 2008

    rebecca rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I've made these lots of times and they always come out well. Very good for filling up the empty tummies of young men!

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    28 August 2008

    ASC commented on this recipe

    Moccafaux is right - they do not compute, and other users have noticed the end product is smaller than they expected. Why don't you correct the recipe instead of letting error proliferate. ?

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  • 03 September 2008

    bindy commented on this recipe

    Loved these, very good. Served them with garlic butter. Mine were smaller too.

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  • 14 September 2008

    Ruth rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really enjoyed them, great with a curry. Easy to make and impresses people! :)

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  • 11 October 2008

    jules rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Just had a fantastic curry evening; homemade naan bread was a fantastic touch....

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  • 25 October 2008

    vivian john griffiths rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i made this bread, it was delicious and so easy apart from the mess, the dough sticks to everything, took the hairs off my arms. even my wife was impressed and she cooks for a living!

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  • 20 January 2009

    Lozzers rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Bung the ingredients in the bread maker then roll out and cook when you need them, what could be easier? I thought these were fantastic, even my takeaway loving husband loved them, we used to buy shop bought naan bread but can't see us doing that again as these we so easy, so much nicer, and we know what's in them. Mine did cook through, but be careful not to burn them, however I would also roll them pretty much as thin as possible next time - which is tonight as the stuff is in the bread maker on timer right now

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  • 08 February 2009

    Melanie Day commented on this recipe

    This was the most successful home made naan bread so far. The bread was soft and also nicely cooked in the pan.

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  • 19 February 2009

    Lorraine Kelly commented on this recipe

    I made this recipe as an accompaniment to a main Indian meal. The flatbreads were excellent and very easy to make. I'm just not very confident at rolling out to form a circle, but it didnt matter with this recipe and in the end I actually got them to the right shape!! Definitely better than shop-bought naan.

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  • 09 March 2009

    RecipeRachel rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great recipe, really easy! I chopped 4 garlic cloves up & mixed them into the dough to make garlic bread - it was fantastic. I halved the recipe and it made plenty for 2 people. I won't be buying Naan from the shops ever again! I might try mixing the dough in the bread maker next time - less messy!

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  • 15 March 2009

    kate harris rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic recipe!! so easy to do, i also added garlic to the dough, next time i make then i will chop up fresh coriander and add that to the dough. I fried them for about 1 min on both sides, then baked the bread so they were extra crispy. Also will never buy naan bread from the shops!

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  • 29 March 2009

    Gemzie commented on this recipe

    Oooh, these are lovely, very easy as well. I was cooking for 3 so made 6 small naans following the recipe- eyes were bigger than belly though and probably would have been fine with 1 rather than two each :P) I left mine for only 40 mins to rest but still tasted good, I will be adding some spices next time to experiment.

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  • 30 March 2009

    Liezel commented on this recipe

    According to the recipe it can baked. How long and at which temp?

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  • 02 April 2009

    Abigail rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I too made the dough in the breadmaker. They were easy, quick and well liked by all. I found them to be really salty, still haven't found the right quantity of salt for me. Reading the other comments I shall try them with garlic and other seasonings too. Much nicer than shop-bought ones.

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  • 05 April 2009

    wilko commented on this recipe

    These were really simple to make and great with a curry. try to roll them as thin as you can and make sure you keep the heat low so they cook right through :)

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes 8 breads

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins - 7 hrs 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Plus 1 hour 10 minutes proving. Cook in batches
Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Dry-fry in just five mins

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255 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 48g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, salt 1.3 g

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