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Garlic Naan

8 naan · about 940 g

Naan Dough

  • 425 gall-purpose flour
  • 5 mlsalt
  • 235 mllukewarm water
  • 12 ggranulated sugar
  • 10 mlactive dry yeast
  • 80 mlwhole milk, lukewarm
  • 30 mlplain whole milk yogurt
  • 45 mlneutral oil
  • 2 cloveslarge garlic cloves, finely grated
  • 27 to 36 gextra all-purpose flour, as needed

Garlic Butter

  • 44 mlunsalted butter
  • 10 mlgarlic, minced
  • 44 mlcoriander leaves, chopped

Shaping and Cooking

  • 15 mloil, for shaping
  • nigella seeds (kalonji), to taste
  1. Naan Dough Whisk 425 g all-purpose flour with 5 ml salt in a bowl and set aside.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, stir 12 g granulated sugar and 10 ml active dry yeast into 235 ml lukewarm water. Leave for 5 min to 10 min. 38 °C
  3. Add 80 ml whole milk, lukewarm, 30 ml plain whole milk yogurt and 45 ml neutral oil, then the flour mixture and 2 cloves large garlic cloves. Mix with the paddle until combined. 1 min to 2 min
  4. Add 27 to 36 g extra all-purpose flour, as needed a spoonful at a time, only until the dough stops being very sticky. It should still feel a little tacky.
  5. Knead with the dough hook or by hand for 1 min to 2 min, until smooth. Put it in an oiled bowl.
  6. Cover with a kitchen towel and leave in a warm place to rise. 27 °C · 60 to 90 min
  7. Punch the dough down gently. With oiled hands, divide it into 8 equal balls. Cover and rest for 10 min to 15 min.
  8. Garlic Butter Melt 44 ml unsalted butter and stir in 10 ml garlic and 44 ml coriander leaves. Keep it warm by the stove. 2 min
  9. Shaping and Cooking Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. 5 min
  10. Rub a ball and the rolling pin with a little 15 ml oil, for shaping. Stretch the dough lengthwise, then widthwise, into an oval about 27 cm (10 ⅔ in) long and 15 cm (6 in) wide. Do not roll it hard like a roti. Wet a fingertip and dot the top with nigella seeds (kalonji). 1 min
  11. Lay the naan in the hot skillet and cook for 1 min to 2 min. Brush the top with garlic butter.
  12. Lift the naan with tongs, flip it and hold it directly over a gas flame for about 15 s to 20 s, moving it around.
  13. Brush with more garlic butter and keep wrapped in a towel while you cook the rest. Serve warm with dal makhani, butter chicken or paneer.
  • Safety: Charring over an open flame drips butter onto the burner. Use long tongs, keep loose sleeves away, and cover the burner surround with foil. (The author)