Quick CardGarlic Naan
8 naan · about 940 g
Naan Dough
- 425 gall-purpose flour
- ≈ 6 gsalt
- ≈ 235 glukewarm water
- 12 ggranulated sugar
- ≈ 8 gactive dry yeast
- ≈ 82 gwhole milk, lukewarm
- ≈ 31 gplain whole milk yogurt
- ≈ 41 gneutral oil
- 10 glarge garlic cloves, finely grated
- 27 to 36 gextra all-purpose flour, as needed
Garlic Butter
- ≈ 43 gunsalted butter
- ≈ 5.5 ggarlic, minced
- ≈ 3 gcoriander leaves, chopped
Shaping and Cooking
- ≈ 14 goil, for shaping
- nigella seeds (kalonji), to taste
- Naan Dough Whisk 425 g all-purpose flour with 6 g salt in a bowl and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, stir 12 g granulated sugar and 8 g active dry yeast into 235 g lukewarm water. Leave for 5 min to 10 min. 38 °C
- Add 82 g whole milk, lukewarm, 31 g plain whole milk yogurt and 41 g neutral oil, then the flour mixture and 10 g large garlic cloves. Mix with the paddle until combined. 1 min to 2 min
- 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.
- Knead with the dough hook or by hand for 1 min to 2 min, until smooth. Put it in an oiled bowl.
- Cover with a kitchen towel and leave in a warm place to rise. 27 °C · 60 to 90 min
- Punch the dough down gently. With oiled hands, divide it into 8 equal balls. Cover and rest for 10 min to 15 min.
- Garlic Butter Melt 43 g unsalted butter and stir in 5.5 g garlic and 3 g coriander leaves. Keep it warm by the stove. 2 min
- Shaping and Cooking Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. 5 min
- Rub a ball and the rolling pin with a little 14 g 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
- Lay the naan in the hot skillet and cook for 1 min to 2 min. Brush the top with garlic butter.
- 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.
- 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)