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naan recipe | butter naan recipe | homemade naan bread recipe with detailed photo and video recipe. the most popular indian flat bread recipe prepared in tawa with all purpose or maida flour. it is ideally served for lunch or dinner with north indian curries or paneer curries or gravies.
naan recipe | butter naan recipe | homemade naan bread recipe with step by step photo and video recipe. typically naan bread recipe is prepared with cultivated yeast which would yield a elastic and soft dough. however, in this recipe combination of baking soda and baking powder is used which would yield same result. later it is rested for couple of hours which is then rolled to oval shaped bread and baked in tandoor oven or tawa.
i have already shared few of other indian bread or naan recipes, however this is the simplest and most popular naan recipe. i prepare the butter naan recipe quite often and i prepare it with either tawa using it upside down or in a cooker by sticking it side. i even did try preparing it in oven but i always fall back to tawa option by cooking it upside down. but certainly it is not a match to traditional tandoor based naan bread recipe. further i even extend this recipe to stuff it with mashed potatoes which has a similar characteristics to aloo kulcha yet has a subtle variation.
while homemade naan bread recipe is extremely simple, yet few tips and suggestions for a perfect butter naan recipe. firstly, the key to a perfect soft and chewy texture is by kneading it properly. basically more you knead it to smooth dough, the butter naan would be more pleasing. secondly, once the dough is kneaded it has to be placed in a warm place for proper fermentation. optionally you can also keep it in a pre heated oven if you are living in a cold climate area. lastly, you can easily prepare butter garlic naan by mixing the chopped garlic to melted butter and than applying to the cooked naan.
finally, i would request you to check my other roti recipes collection and paratha recipes collection from my website. it includes, tandoori roti, aloo paratha, methi thepla, jowar roti, chole bahtura, laccha paratha, rumali roti, aloo cheese paratha, ragi roti and jolada rotti recipe. in addition, do visit my other recipes collection like,
homemade butter naan video recipe:
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naan recipe | butter naan recipe | homemade naan bread recipe
Ingredients
for dough:
- 2 cups maida / all-purpose flour / refined flour / plain flour
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- salt to taste
- ¼ cup curd / yogurt (fresh thick)
- 2 tsp oil
- lukewater as required (to knead)
other ingredients:
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Instructions
- firstly, knead the dough for 10 minutes with ingredients listed for dough.
- cover with a moist cloth and rest for 2 hours in warm place.
- after 2 hours, knead the dough slightly. to remove if any air present in the dough.
- pinch a ball sized dough.
- gently roll to oval shape using rolling pin. make sure you do not make too thin nor thick. and also keep the size in mind. it should not be larger than your tawa size.
- grease with water over naan.
- furthermore, slowly flip over and put it on hot tawa and slightly press.
- now after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook naan directly on flame till they turn golden brown.
- also brush with some butter mixed with coriander leaves.
- gently scrape the naan from bottom and remove.
- finally, serve butter naan hot with your favourite curry like mattar paneer.
how to make butter naan with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take maida, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, curd and oil.
- mix well making sure everything is combined well.
- further add lukewarm water and knead the dough for 10 minutes.
- add more water if required and knead to smooth and soft dough.
- cover with a moist cloth and rest for 2 hours in warm place.
- after 2 hours, knead the dough slightly. to remove if any air present in the dough. pinch a ball sized dough.
- gently roll to oval shape using rolling pin. make sure you do not make too thin nor thick. and also keep the size in mind. it should not be larger than your tawa size.
- grease with water over naan. make sure you coat uniformly. this helps naan to stick on tawa.
- furthermore, slowly flip over and put it on hot tawa. remember, be gentle and put the water coated side down to tawa. also do not use nonstick tawa.
- slightly press. this helps the naan to stick on to the tawa and when you flip the tawa upside down it will be intact.
- now after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook naan directly on flame till they turn golden brown.
- also brush with some butter mixed with coriander leaves.
- gently scrape the naan from bottom and remove.
- finally, serve butter naan hot with your favourite curry like mattar paneer.
notes:
- firstly, knead to smooth a soft dough else naan will be chewy.
- applying water is mandatory. this helps naan to stick to tawa and can reverse the tawa and cook directly on flame.
- in addition, you can also use oven or tandoor to bake the naan instead of tawa. but never use nonstick tawa as it slips while reversing.
- furthermore, roll to any desired shape. however, i like to keep it oval as it looks similar to the one served in restaurants.
- finally, butter naan can be turned to butter garlic naan by adding chopped garlic to butter.
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After fermentation can I keep the dough in refrigerator for few hours & then can i make the naan? Does it affect the texture & taste?Or should i not keep it in refrigerator?
yes you can.. it should be alright. but fresh one are much better
What is the temperature required for an oven ?
bake at 250 degree c for 10 mins in pre heated oven
Can this be done with induction stove (without flame)..
you can bake in oven
Thanx for sharing, its really useful,I’m gonna try it asap
thank you
Hi
Ur recipes r awsm
Can we make prepare naan half cooked as if we have some guests it’s not possible to make it quickly.
yeah you can half cook and keep..
I must say this is an amazing recipe. I tried it today and it was just perfect. Thanks for sharing such lovely recipes
Thanks a lot 🙂
Awesome recipe …
Thanks a lot 🙂
nice collection of recipes and the way you are explaining is really easy to make.
Thank you 🙂
its good i like
All your recipes turn out fabulous.Thanks!!!
Anytime I need to try out a new dish I always turn to your videos on YouTube.Keep up the great work.cheers
Came out just perfect I never thought making naan at home would be this simple.
Superb recipes tried many simply awesome
thank you very much.. do try out more recipes and share your feedback with us
i tried it came out prefectly thank you for the rcp
Thanks for the feedback
Hi i have tried so many of your recipes. They r all perfect. Shared and saved all the recipes. U r the best keep it up. Looking forward to different recipes in cakes and deserts. Thank u
you are welcome Sonal.
Thanks for your recipes
you are welcome Nagini
Can u give an alternate way to prepare this, using induction stove.. i dont have an option to hold it to the flame..
i have never tried with induction stove but you can follow the same step with coil stove. alternatively you can prepare it in oven. i have mentioned the temparature
I tried the recipe with garlic and butter on top. It came out perfect and we felt even better than those of restaurants. Thanks for posting the recipe.
you are welcome Simran.
Looks so yummy 🙂 I have induction stove here. So can you please tell me instructions to bake in conventional oven? Should I put the rolled naan directly to oven or preheat it in a pan and put?
i have not tried with induction stove yet. but you can prepare it in oven
lovely
thanks Nandita
I wanted this recipe and u just uploaded !
you are welcome Sneha