Super Easy No yeast Garlic Naan bread Recipe you will ever need. It requires no yeast, no eggs, and can be made on a skillet.
Brushed with a layer of garlic butter on the top, sprinkle of coriander leaves, this quick & easy homemade garlic coriander naan bread tastes simply fantastic with your favorite Indian Curries like Mushroom Bhaji, Aloo Gobi, or even Saag Chana.
NO YEAST GARLIC NAAN BREAD RECIPE
It's time you start making your Naan bread at home and trust me, you will never ever run to a store to buy them BECAUSE you don't need Yeast too!
I love making Easy Homemade Naan bread on weekends for special meals and serving with Indian curries. However, on days I haven't made naan bread dough in advance, this garlic naan bread without yeast works like charm.
It is so easy to make and you need a basic handful of bread ingredients, easily available in UK supermarkets & no yeast!
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS NO YEAST NAAN BREAD?
✓It can be made at home on a Tawa / Cast Iron Skillet. No Tandoor is needed.
✓ Kids love them to bits as long as mummy doesn't put any sesame seeds or nigella seeds on top.
✓Easy to customize recipe
✓ Restaurant-style garlic naan bread can be made at home in a jiffy
✓It can be made as Vegan Garlic Naan too with Coconut Yogurt
✓This naan bread can be made with whole wheat flour too:)
WHAT IS NAAN BREAD?
Naan is a leavened, oven-baked Indian flatbread, traditionally baked inside a very hot clay tandoor oven. Naan is stuck in tandoor and baked at very high heat. Such Tandoor Ovens are often found in restaurants.
However, we can always make easy fail-proof no yeast garlic naan bread at home on a skillet, with the recipe below. You are sure to love how easily this flatbread recipe can be made without eggs and without yeast too!
INGREDIENTS
You'll need a handful of ingredients to make this No Yeast Garlic Naan bread, all of which are easily available in the supermarket.
Flour – Plain Flour / All Purpose Flour is typically used to make naan bread. But you may also substitute with whole wheat flour for wholesome Naan bread.
Natural full-fat Yogurt is what I use in this recipe.
Garlic is an essential aromatic in this garlic coriander naan recipe. For Naan bread recipes without garlic, simply leave them out.
Butter renders richness to the Naan and I love them in it.
Other essential ingredients include Salt, Sugar, Baking Soda, Baking Powder
Coriander Leaves – is optional. Check out my naan bread variations below
HOW DO YOU MAKE EASY GARLIC NAAN BREAD at home?
It is easy to make Garlic Naan Bread with a three-step process.
Step 1 - Garlic Butter
Melt the 2 tablespoon of Butter on low flame and add finely chopped garlic. Allow it to simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off the flame and set it aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar & salt, and give it a good mix.
In another bowl, prepare a wet mix by mixing yogurt, garlic, 2Tbsp melted butter, and stir.
Step 2 - Knead the Naan dough
Add the ingredients to a bowl in a stand mixer and knead until you have a soft dough. Cover and rest for 1 hour!
Alternatively, knead by hand till you have a soft pliable dough.
Step 3 - Make the Garlic naan bread on a skillet
Gently roll the dough into a circle/ oval – any shape as desired to at least 0.5 cm thickness evenly.
Brush the top of the nan with water. Remember to place the wet side on the hot skillet. Cover with a lid and cook for 1 ½ minutes { 90 sec approximately }. You should start seeing bubbles on the top.
Flip the flatbread with a turner and allow it to cook for another 30 seconds. Remove from flame and brush the garlic naan with melted garlic butter. Sprinkle some coriander leaves and sesame seeds ( optional )
Store the fresh homemade Naan in a casserole dish or keep them wrapped in a warm towel.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH YEAST-FREE NAAN BREAD?
Naan Bread is great along with Indian Curries like
- Vegan Aloo Gobi – Potato & Cauliflower Curry
- Aloo Matar
- Paneer Peshawari
- Dhaba style Dal Makhani
- Paneer Makhani
- Saag Aloo
- SouthIndian Egg Curry
- Palak Paneer
It is a misconception that making butter Naan is really hard and it's best enjoyed at a restaurant but trust me, it's actually the other way around. Making restaurant-style Garlic Naan bread at home is actually quite easy and you don't need a tandoor either.
NAAN BREAD VARIATIONS
Yes, there are so many types of Naan bread that you will find on a restaurant menu card ( easily doable at home too)
Butter Naan - Simple failproof naan { using the recipe below }. Just leave out the Garlic.
Pudina Naan { Mint Naan } - Scatter lots of shredded mint leaves.
Coriander Naan - One of my favorite toppings on the naan bread.
Chilli & Cheese Naan - Chilli is for spice lovers.
Stuffed Naan varieties are plenty!! I can go on with this list.
Have you tried making some Naan bread Pizza at home with this Garlic Nan? They are super fantastic.
YOU MAY ALSO LOVE THESE INDIAN FLATBREAD RECIPES
QUICK & EASY GARLIC NAAN BREAD recipe below
Ingredients
- 2 Cup Plain Flour + a little more for dusting
- 1 Cup Yogurt
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 Tbsp+ 2 tablespoon Butter
- 5 cloves garlic finely grated
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar & salt and give it a good mix.
- In another bowl, prepare a wet mix by mixing yogurt, garlic, 2Tbsp melted butter and stir.
- Melt the remaining 2 tablespoon of Butter in low flame and add finely chopped garlic. Allow it to simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off the flame and set it aside.
There are 2 ways to knead.
- Using a stand mixer, attach the dough hook and knead the dough to obtain a soft and supple dough. This can take 2 minutes approximately.
- The other way is to knead the dough by hand. Add a gradual stream of wet mixture to the dry and continue kneading until you obtain a soft & smooth dough. Kneading the dough for 5-6 minutes will make sure the dough is supple.
- Cover the naan bread dough with a damp towel and allow it to rest for 60-90 minutes . The dough will tend to rise a bit.
- After an hour, divide the dough into equal portions. Heat a non stick skillet/ lava .
How to make No Yeast Garlic Naan?
- In the mean while.. gently roll the dough into circle/ oval - any shape as desired to atleast 0.5 cm thickness.
- Brush the top of the naan with water. Remember to place the wet side on the hot tava. Cover with a lid and cook for 1½ minutes { 90 sec approximately }. You should start seeing bubbles on the top.
- Its time to flip the nan with a turner. Allow it to cook for 30 seconds.
- Remove from flame and brush the garlic nan with melted garlic butter. Sprinkle some coriander leaves.
- Store the Naan’s in a casserole or keep them wrapped in a warm towel. Gently warm them before serving.
- This garlic Naan tastes best when served hot.
Oli says
They were delicious!!! Full of flavour. My first time making homemade naans did not disappoint. Ended up cooking with extra virgin olive oil in a regular pan though. After cutting up the dough, I chopped up some coriander and threw it and the dough chunks into a mixing bowl and rolled around before rolling out to cook. Very nice!
Sandhya's Kitchen says
Really glad Oli that you enjoyed our Garlic naan bread. They are full of flavour and we love it with coriander too!
Dannii says
We make our own naan all the time. It’s so easy and just tastes so much better than store bought. These look great!
Natalie says
I LOVE garlic naan! Looks absolutely amazing my mouth is literally watering ♥ Can't wait to try your recipe! The pictures are stunning!
Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says
I am surprised how easy these are! I am seriously craving them with that garlic butter! Yum!
Mike @ ASaucyKitchen says
As an Englishman who grew up on store bought naan; these look like they're on another level entirely! Nothing better than homemade naan to go along with a good curry.
Sandhya's Kitchen says
Thank you soo much. These Naan breads are a delish!
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
I'm definitely going to have to give making these a try, I do love a garlic naan