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Butter Naan

This Butter Naan is the perfect dish to serve up at an Indian Feast at home. Using few pantry essentials, this recipe is easy to make and produces delicious, fluffy naan breads in no time.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Dough resting time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 8 naan breads
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Plain/All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1/2 Tbsp Baking powder
  • 2 Tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup Plain yoghurt
  • 1/2 cup Warm water/milk
Extra Ingredients
  • Extra flour for kneading
  • Butter for frying
Optional Ingredients
  • Fresh coriander

Method
 

  1. Add the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder into a large bowl and mix together
  2. To the flour mixture, add the oil and yoghurt and mix until the dough is dry and lumpy
  3. Add 1/2 cup or 5 Tbsp of warm milk or water and knead for about 5 minutes or until the dough is smooth. You can transfer the dough to a work surface dusted with some flour to make the kneading process easier
  4. Apply some oil on the smooth dough and place it in the mixing bowl, cover with a kitchen towel or cling film and let it rest for at least 30 minutes
  5. Divide the dough into 8 (or up to 10) equal balls
  6. Heat a large frying pan or skillet over medium-high heat
  7. Take one of the dough balls, flatten with your hand and roll it out to form an oval or teardrop shape
  8. Add some butter to the hot pan and lay the naan bread on it. Brush some more butter on the top side and cook on each side for about 1 minute or until golden brown. Do the same for the other dough balls
  9. Serve hot with a curry and enjoy!
Coriander naan:
  1. Press some fresh chopped coriander leaves into the dough before rolling it out
  2. Fry as above