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Home » Sides and salad recipes » Buttery garlic naan bread with 2 ingredient dough

Buttery garlic naan bread with 2 ingredient dough

Author: VJ Published : February 2021 Modified : May 2022 / 4 people have commented

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This homemade buttery garlic naan bread is soft and fluffy, with a hint of garlic, and a delicious buttery taste, and it’s made in minutes with the amazing 2-ingredient dough. This recipe is EPIC!!!

A balti dish filled with buttery garlic naan bread.

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Table Of Contents
  1. The best and easiest naan bread
  2. I want to make it! What do I need?
  3. So how do I make it?
  4. Can I freeze garlic naan bread?
  5. Variations
  6. Pin for later
  7. Buttery garlic naan bread recipe
  8. Buttery garlic naan bread with 2 ingredient dough

The best and easiest naan bread

This recipe for buttery garlic naan bread is the best recipe I have ever made. Full stop!

I can’t believe how much money I’ve spent in my life buying dry, tasteless naan bread, when this recipe was just waiting to be developed.

Honestly, this naan bread is soft, fluffy, moist, tearable, shareable, buttery, garlicky, and downright delicious. It’s hard to believe that it’s made with only two main ingredients. But it’s true. This is another miracle 2-ingredient dough recipe!

  • there’s no yeast
  • you don’t have to knead
  • no waiting for the dough to prove
  • mixes in less than a minute
  • takes five minutes to fry

This is UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

Buttery garlic naan bread in a balti dish.

I want to make it! What do I need?

You are not going to believe this – seriously, you need 2 main ingredients. You can get exact measurements on the printable recipe card at the end of this post.

  • self-raising flour – it must be self-raising flour, not plain. You can make your own self-raising flour by mixing one teaspoon of baking powder with a cup of plain flour.
  • unflavoured Greek yoghurt (or thick natural yoghurt)

If you want to add extra flavour you will need

  • crushed garlic
  • salt

And finally you will need butter for frying. Don’t fry this in oil, butter just makes it taste so much better!!! If you have ghee (clarified butter), you could use this for frying instead.

Oh, and don’t forget some chopped fresh coriander for sprinkling.

So how do I make it?

This recipe doesn’t really have any exact measurements – you can make as many pieces of naan bread as you need. So as long as you always have self-raising flour and Greek yoghurt on hand you can rustle up this buttery garlic naan bread in an instant.

Mix the dough

First of all, you need to measure out your self-raising flour into a mixing bowl. You will need one heaped tablespoon of flour for each piece of naan bread that you are making.

Next, add the Greek yoghurt. For this, you will need one level tablespoon of yoghurt for each heaped tablespoon of flour.

If you want to make garlic naan, add some crushed garlic (approximately 1 crushed garlic clove for each piece). This makes it nice and garlicky – if you want it stronger just add more, or milder just add less.

If you prefer a plain naan, simply leave out the garlic!

For the salt just add one pinch per piece. Of course, salt is always optional, so you can leave this out if you wish.

And that’s it – now all you have to do is get your hands in and mix eveything together until it forms a nice soft ball of dough.

This is a very forgiving recipe so if the mixture is too sticky just add another spoonful of flour, or if it is too dry, add more yoghurt. The aim is to get a nice soft non-sticky dough.

A ball of 2-ingredient dough.
Mix the flour and yoghurt into a soft ball of dough.

Shape the naan bread

The next step is to shape the naan into ovals.

Divide the dough into the number of pieces you are going to be making. Using your hands, flatten each piece into an oval shape approximately 1/4″ thick.

Sprinkle a little flour onto your work surface if necessary.

Flattened naan bread before being fried.
Divide the dough and f latten to about 1/4″. Shape into ovals.

Fry the naan

Now melt a knob of butter in your frying pan until it starts to sizzle.

Add as many pieces of naan as will fit easily into your frying pan. You can fry the naan in batches so leave enough room so that you can turn them over easily.

Two pieces of garlic naan bread being fried in butter.
Fry the naan bread in butter.

Fry the naan for about 3 minutes per side. Keep the heat turned down to medium so the naan browns nicely but doesn’t burn.

2 pieces of naan bread browning in butter in a frying pan.
Naan bread browning in butter

Repeat until all the naan has been cooked.

Sprinkle with freshly chopped coriander and serve warm with your favourite curry.

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Can I freeze garlic naan bread?

Technically yet, you can freeze this garlic naan, but practically I wouldn’t bother.

This is such a quick and easy recipe you can have a fresh batch mixed and fried in the same time that it would take to defrost and warm the frozen naan.

That said, if you do want to freeze them, just transfer the cooled fried naan bread to a ziploc bag and store in the freezer for up to 6 months.

To use, defrost on the counter top and warm up in a dry frying pan over a low heat until heated through.

Variations

If you prefer a sweeter naan bread you can easily turn this garlic naan bread into an easy peshwari naan by substituting the garlic for coconut and ground almonds.

Just add half a teaspoon of ground almonds and half a teaspoon of desiccated coconut for each heaped tablespoon of flour, and mix into the dough.

For an even more authentic peshwari taste, chop up a few raisins and add these with the coconut.

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  • Easy lamb curry
  • Samosas with cheese and sweetcorn filling

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Buttery garlic naan bread recipe

A balti dish filled with buttery garlic naan bread.

Buttery garlic naan bread with 2 ingredient dough

This homemade buttery garlic naan bread is soft and fluffy, with a hint of garlic, and a delicious buttery taste, and it's made in minutes with the amazing 2-ingredient dough. This recipe is EPIC!!!
Recipe by: Veronica
Side Dish
Indian inspired
Calories 121
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 6 minutes
Total Time 11 minutes
Servings: 4 pieces
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Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Frying Pan

Ingredients

  • 4 heaped tablespoons self-raising flour
  • 4 rounded tablespoons unflavoured Greek yoghurt
  • 1 teaspoon crushed garlic add more or less to taste
  • ½ teaspoon salt to taste
  • 1 ounce (25g) butter for frying
  • 1 tablespoon chopped coriander to garnish

Instructions

  • Measure the ingredients into a mixing bowl and then mix together to form a soft ball of dough. Note 1.
  • Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces and then flatten each one into an oval shape approximately ¼" thick.
  • Melt the butter in a frying pan until it starts to sizzle.
  • Add the naan bread and fry for approximately 3 minutes per side until golden.Note 2
  • Serve warm, sprinkled with chopped fresh coriander.

Notes

  1. If the mixture is too sticky just add another spoonful of flour, or if it is too dry, add more yoghurt. The aim is to get a nice soft non-sticky dough.
  2. Fry the naan slowly so it does not burn.  The naan should be a nice golden brown on both sides and cooked through.
Variations
If you prefer a sweeter naan bread you can easily turn this garlic naan bread into an easy peshwari naan by substituting the garlic for coconut and ground almonds.
Just add a teaspoon of ground almonds and a teaspoon of desiccated coconut to the flour, and mix into the dough.
For an even more authentic peshwari taste, chop up a few raisins and add these with the coconut.
 

Nutrition

Calories – 121kcal | Carbohydrates – 10g | Protein – 3g | Fat – 7.7g | Saturated Fat – 5.2g | Cholesterol – 13mg | Sodium – 327mg | Potassium – 18mg | Fiber – 0.3g | Calcium – 31mg | Iron – 1mg

I am not a nutritionist. The nutrition information has been calculated using an on-line calculator, and is intended for information and guidance purposes only. If the nutrition information is important to you, you should consider calculating it yourself, using your preferred tool.

Unless otherwise stated, a cup is the standard US cup containing 240 ml. In all my recipes this cup is assumed to hold 140g of flour. For help converting other ingredients between cups, grams, ounces and other measures, see my recipe conversion calculator.
All my recipes are developed and tested at sea-level. For tips on adjusting recipes for high altitudes see my post on baking at high altitudes.
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About VJ

In my previous life, I was an IT Consultant. Now that I've swapped an office for a kitchen I have a lot more time to spend on things that interest me such as trying out new recipes. Most of my cooking is based around quick and easy meals, and you'll probably find a little South African influence creeping in due to the many years I spent there.

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  1. Penny

    11 February 2021 at 4:14 pm

    This sounds sooo good!

    Reply
    • VJ

      11 February 2021 at 4:40 pm

      Why thank you!!! I hope you enjoy it 🙂

      Reply
  2. Monica

    11 February 2021 at 4:01 pm

    5 stars
    I hate baking. This is NOT baking. Easiest and tastiest flat bread by far!

    Reply
    • VJ

      11 February 2021 at 4:04 pm

      🙂 Anything for an easy life.

      Reply

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