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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  • 24 June 2012

    alinabake rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Just made this aft and eaten with curry. No way could have done 250g pieces as it would have only made three so divided into 100g and made eight small ones. Added some garlic powder for more flavour. They were quick easy and delish. Will def make again.

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  • 30 June 2012

    louisew commented on this recipe

    I agree these are way better than shop bought Naan. I have made them several times and they always go down well. Although I once added coriander and garlic to the mix and they didnt come out so well, not sure why. I am usually quite a messy cook when it comes to dough-type things, but I managed to to stay clean with this recipe

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  • 30 June 2012

    louisew rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    These are great, very easy to make and loads better than shop bought naans. I managed to stay clean too! I once added coriander and garlic and they didnt come out so well, not sure why.

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  • 06 August 2012

    Jane commented on this recipe

    This is such a good recipe for Naan bread. I roll chopped coriander and some chilli in them then dry fry in a very hot heavy pan. Brush with melted butter to serve. They freeze well too but don't butter them.

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  • 06 August 2012

    Jane commented on this recipe

    As an after thought ....... being as this recipe has been around since 2007 I do think the people at GF should have ammended the recipe by now ...... there is NO WAY you can get 8 x 250g pieces out of this mixture ..... as many people have said!

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    25 August 2012

    glo commented on this recipe

    I have just made these and proving at the moment. I have added fresh chilli garlic and cheese and wait with anticipation to see how they come out. will let you know.

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  • 25 September 2012

    elizabeth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i usually add parsley and small pieces of onion and lamb.OMG!

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  • 02 October 2012

    monkeypie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These were fab. I dry fried them on the hob then kept them warm on a pizza stone in the oven. I maybe had the oven temperature a bit high as some of them went a bit crispy by the time we ate them. But it wasn't too much of a problem as we had them as an accompaniment to Nigella Lawson's keema curry and could use them to scoop up the mince. Lovely!

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  • 04 October 2012

    Bowdenei rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    To all those who said you didn't get the right quantity, I used warm water plus put it in my oven on "proofing" while I got on with my root vegetable and lentil casserole. (also from goodfood). I got exactly as it said. I made half with coriander and half with coriander and garlic. I cooked one at a time then put in a warm oven with a knob of butter on each. It was very good.

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  • 28 November 2012

    niphette rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Still can't quite get it to rise to double the size after a few attempts, but starting the yeast off in a bit of warm water, sugar and flour helped. Really good otherwise and perfect for throwing almost anything in/on top.

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  • 05 January 2013

    xpinkiix rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These were great just the thing to go with a homemade curry!!!

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  • 08 January 2013

    monkeypie commented on this recipe

    This is so good. I make it in my breadmaker and also use it as pizza base. The best recipe I've tried.

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  • 27 January 2013

    CBridgeman commented on this recipe

    This was incredibly yummy and very filling!

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  • 30 January 2013

    Julie Bahrain rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 03 April 2013

    Sam79 commented on this recipe

    Will never buy another shop naan ever ago in these are amazing, and you can make them to whatever size you want, great for my 3 year old...

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  • 10 April 2013

    Spfire1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this easy quick recipe I used it for pizza bases and they worked out a great hit with the family

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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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