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Garlic Naan, a recipe from the Sanjay Cooks Indian cookbooks

Garlic Naan recipe

Garlic naan made at home: a yeast dough with plain yogurt, rolled into thin ovals, baked at 230°C and brushed with garlic and cilantro butter. It needs a 90-minute rise, then only 8 minutes in the oven, and makes six naan.

  • Serves 6
  • Prep 25 min
  • Rise 90 min
  • Bake 8 min
  • Total ~2 hours

Ingredients

  • 300 g plain flour
  • 100 g plain yogurt
  • 110 ml warm water
  • 4 g instant yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp fine salt
  • 30 g butter
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp cilantro

How it comes together

  1. Mix the dough
  2. Let it rise
  3. Shape the bread
  4. Proof again
  5. Bake until golden
  6. Let it cool

Steps at a glance. The full method, with quantities for each step and exact temperatures, is in the book.

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The full method for garlic naan is in Breakfast, Snacks & Sides: exact steps and temperatures, Sanjay's trick, what to do if it goes wrong, and how to store the leftovers. Every dish and ingredient is pictured.

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