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This recipe will teach you how to make naan bread that will come out soft and fluffy and absolutely delicious!

Plus it is  pretty simple to make. 

This post will teach you exactly How To Make Naan Bread

There is nothing like fresh naan bread to go alongside your favorite Indian dish.

Some of my favorite Indian dishes are Easy Red Lentil Curry; Easy Indian Lamb Curry, Karahi Gosht, Chicken Karahi, Creamy Coconut Chicken Curry, Red Kidney Bean Curry, Butter Chicken.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• You can make it within one day.
• It freezes well and can be made in batches to be enjoyed over a few days. 
• Making naan bread at home is much fresher than pre bought varieties. 
• You can make it in large batches which makes it a great for the budget friendly family.

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Butter or Ghee – This is what you’ll use to saute the chicken, onion, garlic and ginger. It will help brown them and bring out the flavors. 
• Greek Yogurt– This yogurt is more thick than regular and helps the bread become soft and fluffy.
• Quick Rise Yeast – Helps the bread to rise
• Sugar – Helps to bind the yeast 
• Garlic Powder – These two aromatic vegetables add a great layer of flavor to chicken curry. 
• Fenugreek leaves – This will give the bread a more authentic taste. If you cannot get your hands on fenugreek leaves it you can always substitute for cilantro if desired.

HOW TO MAKE NAAN BREAD

• In a large bowl mix together warm water, sugar and yeast, Allow it to dissolved, roughly 10 minutes.
• In another large bowl add your flour, greek yogurt, garlic powder and salt
• Knead it all together with your hands in the bowl and once combined, remove from the bowl and shaped into a large ball.
• Oil the same bowl and place the big ball of dough back inside and sprinkle with some flour.
• Cover it with a damp towel or saran wrap for 1 hour till your dough has doubled in size.
• Once the dough has doubled in size, flour your counter and place the dough on top.
• Separate the dough with a pastry cutter into 6 pieces.
• Roll each into a ball with your hands, sprinkle with flour then cover with saran wrap for 20 more minutes to rise some more.
• Then you can roll each one out individually to make your naan breads.
• Each bread is to be fried separately!

Cooking the Naan Bread

• Heat a your skillet over medium – heat and with a basting brush, season the skillet with some ghee/butter.
• One by one, roll your dough out and place onto the skillet individually.
• You will see tiny bubbles form on top the dough (see picture above) roughly around 1-2 minutes as the dough begins to take on a light brown color underneath, this is when you will want to flip the dough over. 
• However before flipping the dough brush with ghee/butter and add fenugreek leaves, then flip.
• Cook on the other side for 1 minute or until golden and transfer to your serving plate and cover with a towel to keep warm.
• REPEAT steps 3-5 till all pieces are cooked.
• Serve warm.

Whenever I make Indian food at home, which is a lot.

I tend to make either naan bread or steamed basmati rice to go along with it. 

HOW TO MAKE GARLIC NAAN BREAD WITHOUT YOGURT

Simply do not add the yogurt, it will still be amazing!

Trust me I have tried both methods, the yogurt just helps it to be a tad more softer. 

Leftover Naan: Double up the recipe if you want to freeze some for later. Naan Bread can be frozen easily by placing in a ziplock bag. Just place parchment paper in-between each one. This will sea in the freshness and allow you to remove each piece, one at a time as needed. (see pictures below

You can freeze for another time, simply heat up in the microwave 

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How to make Naan Bread

Yield: 3

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour

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Ingredients

• 2 cups Flour
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tbsp Greek Plain Yogurt
• Pinch salt
• 2 tsp Quick rising yeast
• 1/2 cup Warm Water
• 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1/2 cup Butter or Ghee for frying
• 1 tbsp Dried fenugreek leaves

Instructions

1. BOWL 1: In a large bowl mix together warm water, sugar and yeast, Allow it to dissolved, roughly 10 minutes.
2. BOWL 2: In another large bowl add your flour, greek yogurt, garlic powder and salt
3. Then knead it all together with your hands in the bowl and once combined, remove from the bowl and shaped into a large ball.
4. Oil one of the bowl and place the big ball of dough back inside and sprinkle with some flour.
5. Cover it with a damp towel for 1 hour till your dough has doubled in size.
6. Once the dough has doubled in size, flour your counter and place the dough on top.
7. Separate the dough with a pastry cutter into 6 pieces.
8. Roll each into a ball with your hands, sprinkle with flour then cover with saran wrap for 20 more minutes to rise some more.
9. Then you can roll each one out individually to make your naan breads.
10. Each bread is to be fried separately! Best fried in ghee butter for a more authentic taste!
11. Heat a your skillet over medium - heat and with a basting brush, season the skillet with some ghee/butter.
12. One by one, roll your dough out and place onto the skillet individually.
13. You will see tiny bubbles form on top the dough (see picture above) roughly around 1-2 minutes as the dough begins to take on a light brown color underneath, this is when you will want to flip the dough over. 
14. However before flipping the dough brush with ghee/butter and add fenugreek leaves, then flip.
15. Cook on the other side for 1 minute or until golden and transfer to your serving plate and cover with a towel to keep warm.
16. REPEAT steps 3-5 till all pieces are cooked.
17. Serve warm.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 3 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 643Total Fat: 36gSaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 298mgCarbohydrates: 69gFiber: 4gSugar: 2gProtein: 11g

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1. Creamy Coconut Chicken Curry
2. Red Kidney Bean Curry
3. Indian Chicken Curry (Murgh Kari)
4. Cheese Butter Masala (Paneer Makhani)
5. Red Bean Curry (Rajma Masala)
6. Durban mutton curry
7. Easy Chicken Biryani
8. Karahi Gosht
9. Chicken Karahi