This flavorful garlic naan bread is cooked on the stovetop, in a cast-iron skillet. It makes a wonderful accompaniment to your favorite Indian dish.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup water, at room temperature
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup full-fat plain yogurt
- 3/4 cup whole milk, at room temperature
- cooking oil, for the bowl
- 3 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 stick melted unsalted butter
- kosher salt
Instruction
- Gather the ingredients.
- A large bowl with flour, baking powder, and baking soda with a whisk, and a glass measuring cup with foamy water, yeast, and sugar
- In a glass measuring cup, combine the yeast, sugar, and water and let sit for 10 minutes. In the meantime, mix the flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a large bowl.
- A bowl of a loose dough made from milk, yogurt, water-yeaster mixture, and flour-baking soda mixture
- Whisk together the yeast mixture, yogurt, and milk and stir into the dry ingredients.
- A large greased glass bowl with risen dough
- Knead with your hands until the dough forms a smooth, soft ball, about 2 minutes. Place the dough in an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Leave at room temperature until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
- A floured cutting board with twelve small portions of dough
- Remove the dough from the bowl and turn onto a well-floured surface. Knead it briefly and divide the dough into 12 equal portions.
- A floured cutting board with a thin, long oval piece of dough with a rolling pin
- Roll it into 1/4-inch-thick ovals, approximately 6 inches wide.
- A floured cutting board with a flattened piece of dough topped with chopped garlic and brushed with butter
- Heat a cast-iron skillet over moderately high heat. Sprinkle each portion with minced garlic and press it into the dough.
- A piece of bubbling garlic naan in a cast iron pan
- Brush the dough with melted butter and place in skillet. Cook for about one minute, until the dough puffs up.
- A browned piece of garlic naan in a cast iron pan
- Flip, cover the pan, and cook for one more minute.
- A platter of garlic naan with a bowl of melted butter and pastry brush
- Remove from the pan, brush both sides with butter, and sprinkle with salt. Place in a towel-lined bowl until ready to serve.