Butter Naan / Basic Naan
You’ll need:
All Purpose flour
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2 cups
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Fresh Bread Slices
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4
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Slightly Sour Curd
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½ cup
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Milk / Water
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½ cup
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Cooking / Baking Soda
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½ tsp
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Butter, melted
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5 tbsp
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Oil
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1 tsp
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Water
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½ cup
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Salt
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To taste
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An Iron griddle / Tawa and a lid to cover the Naan
½ cup of water
A wire mesh (If you don’t have please see Notes)
Melted butter with a brush or spoon.
How to cook:
Keep the iron griddle ready on the big burner of the stove. It has to be real hot but not smoking. Take little water in your palm and splash it on the hot griddle. Immediately place the rolled out Naan on it. It will stick to the griddle. Cover with a lid to get the smoky flavor.
Place the wire mesh over the small burner. Let the flame be kept in low. Lift the lid to see whether the Naan has puffed up in places. Flip it over to the wire mesh. The uncooked part should be facing the flame. Increase the flame. You can see it puffing up. Gently press to settle and cook till brown spots appear.
Transfer it to a plate. Basic Naan is ready. Brush the side cooked directly over the flame with butter and your Butter Naan is ready to be served.
I served these soft, buttery and flaky Naans with Panner Tikka Masala. It was utterly, butterly, delicious.
Notes:
If you do not have a wire mesh, I’m sure you will have a spatula that is used for draining out deep fried foods from oil (Jaali Karandi). You can use that. I did the same thing as my wire mesh is somewhere up in the loft and I couldn’t reach it. Just hold the spatula slightly above the flame.
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As the griddle I use is heavy I just can’t hold it upright over the flame. Also in this method you need not have to fear the Naan falling over the flame and of the arm pain.
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To get a perfect shape: Roll the dough into a ball. Shape it into a cylindrical shape first. Then start rolling over it.
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Do not let the dough rest for more time as it may get sour.
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Using milk to knead the dough will keep it soft.
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For every cup of flour use 2 bread slices, if big or 3 if the slices are small in size.
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If you are going to serve some time after cooking, Do not apply butter. Stack the Naans one above the other and roll in a soft, clean cloth. Before serving just heat them again and apply butter. This way they won’t feel like plastic discs while eating.
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Helen Khoo
can I use yogurt instead of curd.Dont know where to get curd.
Radhika
Yes you can use yogurt. In fact both are same.
SMITA
Great recipe !!
Tried it - scored it - loved it !!
One question -
Can I keep the risen dough in the fridge for like 2-3 hours and make the naans later ?
Radhika
Thank you and glad to hear it worked well for you. You can store them in the fridge and make it later but make sure to thaw the dough to room temperature before making naans.
Shalini
Thanks Dear really great recipe. All are fans of this and we started it having more often.
Jinny
The story behind the butter naan adds "softness" to the dish - thankyou!
Jinny
The story behind the butter naan adds "softness" to this delicious bread - thankyou!
Kalyani
I tried making this RAdhika ! and they were fabulous .. didnt use the bread though, but some yeast.. like you said, even my family now wants me to make it @ home rather than the restaurant. Thanks for posting !
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Radhika
@ Anonymous: Slip a spatula underneath the Naans and flip it onto the wire mesh. Though the Naans would be sticking to the griddle it will come off easily once cooked.
Anonymous
Dear Radhika,
How clever using bread instead of yeast packets! You say your griddle is super heavy, so how do you flip it on to the wire mesh? Thanks in advance for your answer.
Flora
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Delicious naan bread, my favorite to serve with tandoori chicken.
reneesrecipe
wow i'm bookmarking this too. Looks really yumm! this is my 1st time here and love ur space :).... Renee
jayasree
Perfect naan and that's one yummy platter..
Mehjabeen Arif
Cooking Naan at home will be a dream come true for me.. Lovely recipe.. will sure try em' soon.. Naan looks gorgeous.. just perfect like store bought..
And I am from Trichy too.. 🙂 and absolutely sweet of ur neighbor to have made it memorable for you till today.. 🙂 kuddos to her !!
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Rinku Naveen
Wow! The naans look super soft Radhika. Sure to try this one. Bookmarked.
Pushpa
Different and delicious soft naans.
Vatsala.
Intrested way for making naan.
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Uma
Very well explained. I am yet to make this version. Thanks for sharing it. Butter coating makes so tempting.
Cheers,
Uma
sangee vijay
very soft n delicious butter naan...well explained..bookmarked !!!
soujanya
naan looks tempting...
if interested check out my version
http://soujishome.blogspot.com/2011/05/butter-naan-soft-withought-using-yeast.html
Sobha Shyam
naans look great dear, liked this recipe a lot, a must try 🙂
Reshmi Mahesh
A delicious looking naan...will try your way next time....bookmarking
Laxmi
Explained well.. Never knew naans can be made without yeast..
Kurryleaves
delicious looking naan..love it
Sensible Vegetarian
Lovely naan and love the story behind it too.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
It is intriguing. I am absolutely going to give it a try. I am yet to master a naan recipe, I am too intimidated by it.
Mahi
Nice story behind the nan! 🙂
Nan looks yummy and buttery! Never tried adding bread slices.Will try with wheat bread!
Thanks!
Prathima Shivraj
Nice recipe, thanx for sharing, as it's my hubby's fav. Book marked this.
Shanavi
Looks Perfect Radhika, bookmarking this dear
Harini
that's really an interesting way to prepare Naan!!
I love the expression, "utterly, butterly delicious"!!!!
Ramya
Wow..looks soo buttery n yummy:-) never tried the yeast less naan..this looks soo soft n fluffy
Neha
awesome looking naan....Perfect
Suja
Perfect naan,makes me hungry..yum
Suman Singh
Perfect and so delicious looking naan..I've tried naan with yeast but your recipe without yeast sounds interesting..must try this sometime..thanks for sharing!
Premalatha Aravindhan
Wow its perfect naan,love the version...
Prathima Rao
Bookamrked dear!!! Thats a yummilicious, perfect naan!!!
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Vimitha Anand
I made naan with yeast yesterday. turned out good. Thanks for the without yeast. will try it soon+.
Sarah
these are so tempting! and since they are without yeast, no need to keep the dough for hours to rise 🙂
Prathibha
Naans look very soft n nice...n that too with out yeast...nice..:)
Pranati Nath
really new idea of making naan ...bookmarked!!!
Sudha Sabarish
Wow its too good and wil surely try it.I think if u've given step wise then i would be a great help for begginers like me.
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Chandrani Banerjee
Lovely mouthwatering butter naan.. I also bookmark this...
simply.food
I am going to book Mark this awesome recipe.
Binitha
yummmmmm is not the word...looks very tempting...pls pass me some!!
Santosh Bangar
new and good idea of making nan
Kalpana Sareesh
truly yummy with loads of butter ..
Nirmala's kitchen
Looks yummy and will try soon during the weekend.
Priti
Looks gud ....liked your recipe ...different from mine ..will try it dear
Kaveri
bookmarked Radhika...Naans look yummylicious
Sutapa
This is delicious and I am bookmarking your recipe!
Mugdha
wow truly said radhika, its a utterly butterly delicious dish...love it..will make this on this sunday and let u knw how it come out...:)