Quick Naan Recipe - The Tortilla Channel (2024)

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Yes, this naan bread recipe is done in 15 minutes. No yeast no waiting so you have naan on the table in no time. So, are you ready to learn how to make this quick naan recipe? Let’s get started!

What You Need For This Recipe

To make this quick naan recipe you need only a handful of ingredients. Some you will have in your kitchen pantry and refrigerator.

Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.

Ensure you have the following ingredients ready:

  • All-purpose flour: This is the main ingredient for this recipe. You can use plain flour or wheat flour but you can also use whole wheat flour. All-purpose flour gives you an elastic and pliable dough.
  • Greek Yogurt: In this recipe, I use 0% Greek yogurt but you can also use regular Greek yogurt or if you want a vegan naan, you can add plant-based yogurt which is dairy-free and vegan.
  • Baking powder: This ingredient helps to quick naan to puff up
  • Salt: This adds flavor to the naan bread.

Garnish

As garnish you need the following ingredients:

  • Butter: Melt the butter and combine it with garlic before you brush it on the naan.
  • Garlic: Mince the garlic before combining it with melted butter so you can brush it on.
  • Parsley: Chop the parsley and add to the melted butter mix to add some color.

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How To Make Quick Naan

  1. Take a large bowl and first mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Then add the yogurt and mix this through the flour with a wooden spoon. You can also mix all the ingredients using a kitchen machine.
  2. Then knead the ingredients in the bowl until the dough comes together in a fairly sticky ball. If the dough is too sticky add a little more flour, about 1 tablespoon.
  3. If the dough is too dry add a bit more yogurt. Divide the dough into six equal pieces. Use a rolling pin dusted with flour.
  4. Roll each naan bread onto a floured cutting board to about 6” inches. Heat a skillet or frying pan without oil until it is hot. Cook each naan for a few minutes on each side.
  5. Bake until the bread is lightly golden, spots appear, and the bread puffs up.
  6. Melt the butter in the microwave or saucepan. Finely mince the garlic and stir it through the butter. Brush the naan with this butter mixture and stack it on a plate. Serve immediately.

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See How To Make 2 ingredient Dough

The base for this recipe is 2 ingredient dough. You can easily make this recipe yourself. Watch the recipe video in the recipe card below for step-by-step instructions.

Then you can follow along!

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Easy Naan Bread Recipe

For this recipe, no complicated naan dough recipe is required. I love two-ingredient dough because you get amazing results and it is so fast.

That is why I always have Greek yogurt in my fridge because you never know if you want to make some:

  • Pizza pockets
  • Naan bread
  • Flatbread
  • Pizza
  • Pretzels

You name it, if it has a bread dough base you can substitute it with two-ingredient dough. The same applies to this quick naan bread recipe.

You can make these soft and a little chewy naan with this dough.

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Serve Naan Bread With

You can serve this delicious naan bread with lots of recipes:

  • Spicy Thai Curry
  • Vegetable Thai Green Curry
  • Lentil curry
  • Yellow curry
  • Fish curry

Can This Naan Be Made Ahead?

Yes, you can make this naan ahead of time and store it, but as these are so quick to make, it is recommended to bake and eat them on the same day.

How To Store Naan

If you want to store naan bread, you can store them in two ways:

  • Fridge – let them cool completely and store them in a ziplock bag or an airtight container. You can keep them in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.
  • Freezer – also store them in a ziplock bag or airtight container. You can keep them for up to 2 to 3 months. You can also make the dough roll into a naan and freeze it without cooking. Put parchment paper between the naan. If you want to heat you do not need to thaw first but bake them in a skillet.

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How To Warm Naan Bread?

If you make this quick naan recipe and you bake the bread you can preheat the oven to 350℉/175℃. Wrap the bread in foil and warm for about 8 minutes.

If the Naan bread is frozen, do not thaw it but bake it in a hot skillet.

More Two Ingredient Dough Recipes

If you love this bread, take a look at other recipes made with this simple dough:

  • Two ingredient dough
  • Bagels
  • Pizza pockets
  • Taco Pizza
  • Garlic knots

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More Naan Recipes

If you love this naan bread recipe, take a look at these naan recipes as well:

  • Garlic naan bread
  • Easy naan bread
  • Buttermilk naan bread

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Quick Naan Recipe

Mireille

Serves: 6 Prep Time: 2 minutes Cooking Time: 13 minutes

If you love naan and want to put it on the table fast try this quick naan recipe. You can make naan bread in 15 minutes and it tastes amazing!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (plain flour)
  • ¾ cup plain yogurt (or dairy-free vegan yogurt)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Garnish
  • 2 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 garlic clove minced

Instructions

  1. Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl with a wooden spoon. Add the yogurt and mix together. Use your hands to bring it all together
  2. Knead the dough for a minute it comes together in a fairly sticky ball. Add a little more flour to make it manageable

  3. Divide it into six equal pieces. Using a rolling pin and roll each one piece of dough onto a floured cutting board to about 6” diameter
  4. 
Heat a skillet or frying pan without oil until hot. Cook each flatbread for a few minutes on each side until lightly golden spots appear and it puffs up
  5. Melt the butter in the microwave or saucepan. Finely mince the garlic and stir it through the butter
  6. Brush the naan with this butter mixture and stack on a plate


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Nutrition facts

Calories: 63; Fat: 4g; Carbs: 5g; Protein: 2g;

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FAQs

Why is my naan bread not fluffy? ›

Rolling Vs stretching dough: Naan is always hand stretched and not rolled with a rolling pin. Sometimes rolling toughens the dough and suppresses the bubbles making dense flatbreads. Hand stretched naan have a lovely fluffy & light texture.

Is naan bread and tortilla the same thing? ›

Naan is yeast raised and often contains yogurt, which softens the bread's texture. Tortillas can be made from corn or flour and are unleavened, meaning no yeast. Naan is baked in a tandoor, which is a dome shaped brick oven with a fire burning at its bottom.

Why isn't my naan bread puffing up? ›

If you roll out your naan too thinly, it can fully cook through or dry out before bubbles start appearing. Make sure that you don't roll it any thinner than about ⅛ inch (4mm). It's too thick. If your naan is too thick, it won't puff up and it can also end up underbaked in the centre.

Why is my naan bread dense? ›

Adding too much flour to the recipe is the most common mistake and will make your naan bread dense. The best way to measure flour is by using a scale. If you don't have one, then fluff your flour with a spoon, sprinkle it into your measuring cup, and use a knife to level it off.

What is the trick to fluffy bread? ›

Potato Flakes or Potato Water

Starch helps the dough by trapping the gas from the yeast in the dough and makes the bubbles stronger. This helps the bread to rise and be lighter and fluffier.

What ingredient makes bread more fluffy? ›

Add Sugar

Adding sugar weakens the gluten structure, absorbs water, and eventually makes the bread lighter and softer. As a result, sugar improves the bread's taste, structure and texture. Yeast also eats up sugar to produce carbon dioxide, which raises the dough and makes bread fluffy.

Can you substitute tortillas for naan? ›

Furthermore, tortilla wraps are simply more pliable than their flatbread, naan, or pita counterparts. Thus, they 'can' be interchanged

What bread is closest to naan? ›

Kulcha. Kulcha is a kind of variation of naan. The mildly leavened flatbread is primarily a Punjabi Dish.

Which is healthier bread or naan? ›

Which is healthier: bread or naan? Naan is a flatbread, whereas bread comes in loaves. Naan is higher in fat, protein, and carbohydrates than loaf bread. The higher protein content of naan will allow you to feel fuller for longer and curve cravings.

Why do you sprinkle water on naan bread? ›

you put it on naans to keep them soft.

Why do you put yogurt in naan bread? ›

Yogurt: Plain Greek yogurt holds the naan dough together and ensures a tender texture. Make sure you get authentic Greek yogurt and not Greek-style yogurt.

Why does naan go bad so fast? ›

It may be attributed that about 20% moisture content in naan still can accelerate the microbial spoilage or the oil is oxidized.

Is yeast or baking powder better for naan? ›

Other variations do exist which may utilise self raising flour or baking powder/baking soda. However I strongly stand by yeast when it comes to making a good quality naan. It's the best raising agent for flavour development, especially when cold proving is involved.

How to make naan puff up? ›

Heat a well-seasoned cast iron skillet preheated over high heat, but not until the skillet is smoking. Cook naan for around 1 1/2 minutes on the first side until golden – it will puff up! Turn and cook the other side for around 45 seconds.

Why do you have to wet naan bread? ›

Firstly, Moisture is essential in the resurrection of our naan, as it helps to relax the gluten molecules, making the bread soft and pliable once more. Reintroducing moisture is a crucial step in reheating methods for fluffy texture.

Why is my bread dense instead of fluffy? ›

There may be several reasons for a dense, cake like texture in bread. It may indicate the kneading wasn't enough for the gluten to develop properly, or the dough was proved for too short a time or the dough may have been too dry. It is also worth checking the flour you used.

Why is my bread not poofing? ›

8 reasons why your bread dough is not rising:

Yeast should be stored in a cool, dry place. Yeast is too hot Yeast may have been dissolved in water that was too hot, or the liquid ingredients in the recipe may be too hot, causing the yeast to die. Yeast needs to be warm - not too hot, not too cold.

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