It’s easy to make your own delicious homemade Naan. This traditional Indian flatbread can easily be made at home using simple ingredients and either a skillet or a grill.
What would a feast of India be without some delicious Naan? We love our Strawberry Lassis and our to-die-for Chicken Tikka Masala, but let me tell you… the Naan makes the meal.
Naan is traditionally made in a Tandoori oven. We recognize that most home cooks do not have a Tandoori oven in their house, so our recipe uses the stovetop. Another option to cook your naan is to use a grill. This adds an extra smoky element to the naan which is more reminiscent of the authentic method of cooking your naan in a Tandoori oven using fire.
Grilling Instructions:
Heat an outdoor grill to high heat. Brush one side of the dough with melted butter. Place butter side down on the grill. Butter the top side. When bubbles appear, flip the dough (should only take 1-2 minutes). Cook the other side for another 1-2 minutes.
Naan Flavoring:
Garlic Naan – Add 2 teaspoons minced garlic to the dough mixture. Or add 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder to the melted butter for brushing.
Onion naan – Add 1 teaspoon onion powder and 2 teaspoons finely diced onion or dried onion to the dough mixture.
Cinnamon Naan – Add 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon to the dough mixture. After cooking, sprinkle the top with a 1:1 mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon.
Reheating and Storage Instructions:
Store leftovers on the counter in a plastic zip top bag, or freeze in a freezer safe zip top bag for up to 3 months. To reheat from frozen, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the frozen naan directly on the oven rack. Your naan will be warm and ready to eat in just 1 to 2 minutes. Want to keep the oven off? Thaw on the countertop, then heat in a skillet on the stove over medium-low heat until warmed through, flipping once to heat through on both sides.
If you like this recipe, you may be interested in some of our other favorite Indian recipes that you can easily make at home:
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I made these tonight and love them! I rarely bake bread, but itโs Covid and I had some yeast. This was so easy, even I could do it. Thank you so much!
Absolutely trouble! They are amazing and Iโm hooked! But I put fresh garlic on finished naan not in dough but itโs a family favorite and we make in cast iron skillet!! Thank you
I made this awhile ago and it was delicious. The only problem I had was keeping it fresh. House later it became chewy, and I kept it in a sealed container.
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Absolutely delicous! My kids raved about them. We’ve made it 3 more times and it turned out great each time. Freezes and warms up beautifully.
I make these all the time! So much cheaper than buying from the store and a million times tastier!!!
One suggestion: if you wet one side of the rolled out naan with a little water before you put it on a skillet, it then sticks to the skillet. Now turn the skillet with the stuck naan and cook the top side of the naan directly on the gas with bubbles popping up. When cooked well take out of the skillet and brush butter on both sides.
Fantastic recipe. We all loved it. Easy to make, directions are very clear. Finished bread has a classic flavour. Will definitely add this to my โmust have againโ recipes
You are so good wow .i just love your cooking