This easy homemade naan bread only requires 5 ingredients (and you don't need any yeast!). It's soft, chewy, and comes together in just 30 minutes.
If you’re looking for an Easy Naan Bread Recipe you’ve found it! You technically only need 3 ingredients to make this delicious pita bread like Indian food.
Traditional Naan Bread is made with all purpose flour, warm water, a yeast mixture and is traditionally cooked in a blazing hot tandoor oven. This Homemade Naan recipe only uses 3 ingredients and is made on the stove top in a large skillet.
It tastes just like your favorite Indian Restaurants version but it’s made at home with simple ingredients! We like to serve our Easy Homemade Naan Bread Recipe with:
- Instant Pot Butter Chicken Recipe
- Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe
- Chicken Curry Rice Bowls Recipe
Ingredients needed to make Easy Homemade Naan Bread:
- Plain greek yogurt
- Self rising flour
- Butter
- Garlic salt or Garlic Butter (optional topping)
- Cilantro (optional topping)
How to make Easy Homemade Naan Bread:
- In a Stand Mixer or large bowl, combine the Greek yogurt and self-rising flour until a dough starts to form (I used the dough hook attachment). If the dough is dry, you can add another Tablespoon of yogurt. If it’s too tacky, add extra flour to the yogurt mixture, a Tablespoon at a time (you don’t want too much flour in there). Continue to knead until the naan dough comes together. (You can also do this step by hand, but it will take about 15 minutes and some muscle).
- Use a lightly floured surface, and roll the dough into a large ball. Cut the dough into 6 even soft dough balls.
- Roll out each piece of dough ball with a rolling pin to about 1/4″ thickness and 6 inches in diameter.
- Heat a skillet (a cast iron skillet works great) over medium-high heat and brush with butter (or olive oil). Cook naan on hot skillet each side for about 1-2 minutes. It should start to bubble up and lightly char.
- Remove from the skillet, brush with melted butter, garlic salt, and chopped cilantro as desired.
- Serve warm.
How to store this Easy Naan Recipe:
Allow the naan bread to cool completely to room temperature before storing it. To store the leftover naan bread, place it in an airtight container or resealable ziplock bag. This will help retain its moisture and prevent it from drying out. Naan Bread should last 5-7 days on the counter. If stored in the fridge it can last a couple of days longer. FREEZE. Wrap in Saran Wrap or foil and for extra security, place in a freezer-safe Ziploc bag and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Serves: 6
Easy Homemade Naan Bread Recipe
This easy homemade naan bread only requires 5 ingredients (and you don't need any yeast!). It's soft, chewy, and comes together in just 30 minutes.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
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Ingredients
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 cup self rising flour
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt optional topping
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped, optional topping
Instructions
In an electric mixer, combine the Greek yogurt and self-rising flour until a dough starts to form (I used the dough hook attachment). If the dough is dry, you can add another Tablespoon of yogurt. If it's too tacky, add more flour, a Tablespoon at a time. Continue to knead until the dough comes together. (You can also do this step by hand, but it will take about 15 minutes and some muscle).
Lightly flour a work surface, and roll the dough into a large ball. Cut the dough into 6 pieces.
Roll out each piece of dough to about 1/4" thickness and 6 inches in diameter.
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and brush with butter (or olive oil). Cook naan on each side for about 2 minutes. It should start to bubble up and lightly char.
Remove from the skillet, brush with melted butter, garlic salt, and chopped cilantro as desired.
Serve warm.
Notes
You may need more or less flour depending on your altitude and humidity levels. I ended up using about 1 1/4 cups of flour. Always start with less and add more as needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 172 kcal · Carbohydrates: 17 g · Protein: 6 g · Fat: 9 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 23 mg · Sodium: 471 mg · Potassium: 27 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 2 g · Vitamin A: 304 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 50 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Equipment
Stand Mixer
Rolling Pin
Skillet
Recipe Details
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
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Lisa Hildebrand says:
Can you gluetin free flour or wheat flour?
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Cyd says:
Wheat flour should be fine in this recipe. If you have substituted GF flour for regular flour in other recipes, it should be fine with the Naan bread. We haven't personally used it in this recipe.
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JoAnn Dinwiddie says:
What about using Almond flour to make this?
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Cyd says:
Hi JoAnn. We have not used almond flour yet in this recipe.
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Kara says:
Can I use regular full fat yogurt? On quarantine and can’t just go get the Greek kind but have regular on hand.
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Cyd says:
It should work ok. Drain any extra liquid you can from the yogurt first. This is what I found out on the difference:Regular yogurt is strained twice, so there is still some liquid left in the end product. Greek yogurt is strained three times, so most of the liquid is removed. This is what gives Greek yogurt its' thicker consistency and stronger flavors compared to regular yogurt.Hope this helps! Good for you to stay home!!! Stay safe.
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Mari says:
How can this be made vegan?
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Sam says:
Hello, I really appreciate your recipe and enjoyed making the naan myself. However, it is just naan and not naan bread. Naan means bread so saying naan bread is just saying bread bread. I am Indian myself and I find this a bit bothersome. Other than that, your recipe was very easy to follow!
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JR says:
Not to nitpick, but naan doesn’t mean bread. It’s a specific type of bread, and can’t be used universally to describe any bread. But you’re right, saying “naan bread” is redundant. Like saying “hamburger bun bread” or “baguette bread.“
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Betty Matwick says:
Gonna try the Naan... looks easy & yummy .... Great Combination
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Tina Calkins Harris says:
There are no measurements for ingredients in this recipe??!!
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Kimberley says:
Can I use sour cream to substitute the greek yogurt? Due to quarantine, its all I have on hand.
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Kim says:
Sam, with what’s going on in the world right now, THIS is bothersome to you? I find your need to pick apart labels/wording of a recipe bothersome at a time like this.
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Cyd says:
Sour cream should work fine too.
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Cyd says:
The entire recipe with ingredients and amounts, plus directions is all there. You need to scroll down to the recipe with the picture. It's in a square.
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Sam OB says:
I’m so confused and irritated!!!! Really??? One cup of Greek yogurt??? One whole cup, to one part flour? That doesn’t make sense unless you’re making paste
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Kimberlet says:
It worked perfect with the sour cream! Thank you for the easy and delicious recipe!!
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Rekha says:
Yes,you are right I think some printing error
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Angie says:
He's only replying to the wording. There will always be some sort of conflict in the world. Let him speak. If he's Indian he should know. Can't stand people who have to put have to inject what is going on in the world and make someone feel like crap because they are just trying to set the record straight and someone like you that had to point out things going on in the world and make what he's saying worthless. So being a holier than thou person. Geeesh
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Cat says:
Made this tonight and I was shocked at how easy it was and how much I loved it. Highly recommend!
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Chet says:
Can I substitute buttermilk for yogurt?
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Cyd says:
We have not substituted buttermilk. But sour cream works or even plain yogurt.
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Cyd says:
Yeah! So glad it worked out for you!!!
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Cyd says:
It's a starting base. You may need to adjust according to your altitude, what yogurt you use, and some need to use sour cream because of limited ingredients in the stores right now. You want your dough to be tacky, but not crumble apart in your hands. Hope this helps. Know you can add a small amount of flour if it's a little sticky. Or small amount of yogurt if too dry. It's on our insta stories today. It will help if you watch it.
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J says:
Does it have to be self rising flour, I only have all purpose
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Cyd says:
I found this for you - you may have to add a little baking powder. There are some cases in which you can substitute the same amount of self-rising flour for the amount of all-purpose flour called for in a recipe. If a recipe calls for ½ teaspoon to 1 teaspoon of baking powder per 1 cup of all-purpose flour, it's safe to swap in self-rising flour.
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Robin Burrup says:
Do you know how many calories are in this
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Karina says:
This is such a tasty recipe. Our family loved them!My question is regarding the consistency of the cooked naan. Is it because of the yoghurt that it appears a little translucent and not cooked after the 2 minutes on each side?We cooked for 3 minutes on each side and still was a little translucent and appeared undercooked. I
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Cyd says:
We don't have the calorie count for this. But you can easily add it into my fitness pal.
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Amy says:
This homemade naan recipe was delicious and so easy! Can't believe the base was just made from plain Greek yogurt and self-rising flour! Brushing the warm naan with melted butter, garlic salt, and garlic salt was a game-changer! My husband and toddlers loved it and I'll definitely be making again. I served with 'oven baked Greek chicken' from Fox + Briar this time and plan to serve with Lazy Genius's 'chicken shawarma' next! So good! Thanks for a great recipe.
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Jenny says:
I used nonfat plain Greek yogurt and all-purpose flour with the salt and baking powder added. It was so easy and me and the kids loved it! Thanks for the recipe!
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Linda says:
Where can I buy a bosh mixer?
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Momma Cyd says:
They have them on Amazon, here is a link - https://amzn.to/3ty5pUj
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