Homemade Naan Recipe Without Yeast - Step-by-Step Photos (2024)

Naan recipe is Indian flatbread that is usually cooked in a tandoor oven( cylindrical clay oven). You can make restaurant style naan at home on stove, that tastes and looks absolutely delicious!

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This no yeast instant naan is soft, pillow-y and easy to make! You don’t need a tandoor to have a the most delicious naand bread recipe made at home. You can achieve similar results of restaurant quality naan bread using a skillet made on stove top.

Just look at those gorgeous brown blisters on the top of the naan bread. Doesn’t it remind you of the ones you order in your favorite Indian restaurant?!

You will mostly find naan recipes made using yeast. As amazing yeast naan bread is, we are sharing with you an instant version of naan bread recipe without the use of yeast.

You heard it right, naan recipe that needs no long hours of waiting for the dough to prove and rise. This naan recipe just needs about 30 minutes for the dough to get ready and start making naan out of it.

This recipe is easy and fail-proof and you can have your naan bread ready in very less time, whenever you get craving for naan, try this recipe!

You’ll love how soft, and pilable this flat bread turns out. It’s perfect for dunking in your favorite curry, turn it into a wrap, or use it as pizza base with your favorite topping and enjoy.

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What Is Naan Bread

For those who are unfamiliar with naan, it’s Indian flat bread made of plain flour. Traditionally plain white flour is kneaded with yeast to leaven the bread. A good kneading and proving the bread overnight or couple of hours yields softer, pillowy Indian naan bread.

Once dough is proven, it’s divided into small portions, flattened and stretched. Don’t bother much about the shape of the bread. Get as rustic as you could be because Naan is rustic flat bread. This flat bread is usually cooked in tandoor oven – a cylindrical clay oven.

While traditional naan might not be quick and involves long hours, You can make seriously good homemade naan without much sweat! It’s fast and easy to make.

This version of easy homemade naan needs a cast iron pan and stove. And made without yeast. So no waiting for hours for dough to prove.

This instant naan recipe made without yeast gives you soft, puffy, pillow-y bread with beautiful brown blisters. You see you can’t go wrong with flat breads, it’s that easy to make. We have a step-by-step photos to help you go make the BEST homemade naan easily in your kitchen

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This no yeast instant naan is guaranteed to be as good as you get in restaurants. It’s soft, pillow-y and is made without yeast. It’s made on a griddle on stove top.

There are many variations of naan bread recipe. In some there is eggs and milk, some has yeast and yogurt, others call for baking soda, milk and eggs. This recipe is about yeast free instant naan made with a mix of whole wheat flour and plain flour.

Flavor Toppings for Homemade Naan Recipe

Plain and simple – Salt and sugar might be simplest flavoring that you can add to naan bread.

More interesting flavor toppings that can take your naan bread to another level are:

Garlic Butter – anything and everything tastes great with garlic butter.

Nigella and sesame seeds – talk about giving naan a fancy look, a mix of nigella seeds and sesame seeds does the magic. Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves along with it on top to make it more pretty! Plus the added nutty flavor from the seeds is so DAMN GOOD!

A combination of ALL – Garlic, butter, nigella seeds, sesame seeds, coriander leaves, all sprinkled on top. Now that’s a PERFECT NAAN RECIPE.

No matter what flavor topping you choose, make sure to finish off with a good dollop of ghee brushed over hot naan bread. If you don’t have ghee, use unsalted butter. Just make sure not to skip this step.

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How to Make Naan Recipe Without Yeast

Flour

This homemade easy and fast naan recipe has a mix of whole wheat flour and plain white flour. In a bowl add flour, salt, sugar, baking soda, oil and mix well. Make a well in the center pour yogurt into it. Yogurt along with baking soda acts as raising agent. This is what gives you pillow-y naan.

With the use of baking soda, you don’t need to leave the dough to prove for hours. After a mere 15 to 30 minutes it’s ready to shape.

Knead –

Knead all ingredients into smooth dough. Add water if needed. The dough will be soft and sticky. Do not be tempted to add more flour. Rub oil all over the dough, cover and let it rest for about 30 minutes.

Shape –

Divide the dough into 6-8 equal parts. Dust a little flour if needed to help roll and press the dough into oblong or circle shapes.

Cook it on Stove –

Rub water over the rolled dough on both sides, and if you prefer to add any toppings, sprinkle it now.

Place the rolled dough over a hot tawa/griddle with the side sprinkled on top facing up. Cover and cook for about a minute on medium low flame. Then turn it over and cook on other side for another 30 seconds.

Once done remove from tawa and rub with some fresh homemade ghee. Repeat with rest of the dough.

How To Make Naan Bread (Step-By-Step Photos)

In a bowl add flour, salt, sugar, baking soda, oil and mix well.

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Make a well in the center and all curd and knead into smooth dough. Add water if needed. The dough will be soft and sticky. Do not be tempted to add more flour. Rub oil all over the dough, cover and let it rest for about 30 minutes.

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Divide the dough into 6-8 equal parts. Dust a little flour if needed to roll and shape into flat bread using rolling pin or just by hands.

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Rub water over the rolled dough on both sides and if you prefer to add any toppings you can add at this stage.

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Place the rolled dough over a hot griddle with the side sprinkled with topping facing up.

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Cover and cook for about a minute on medium low flame.

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Then turn it over and cook on other side for another 30 seconds.

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Once done remove from heat and rub ghee or butter over hot naan bread.

Repeat with rest of the dough.

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Can You Freeze Naan Bread

Yes you can cook homemade naan bread and freeze it for up to 2 months in freezer. To stock up naan in freezer, layer naan one top of another with parchment paper between them so the bread does not stick to one another. Take the stack of naan and place it in zip lock bag. Just before locking the zip lock bag, push out all air, lock it tight and store in freezer.

How To Reheat Frozen Naan

Oven – Sprinkle water on both sides of frozen naan.Place frozen naan on baking tray. Reheat oven to 400 F. Reheat naan in pre-heated oven for 4 minutes. If you do not sprinkle enough water over frozen naan, re-heating it in oven will turn it dry and crispy on both side.

Note – if you over heat naan, moisture from it will evaporate and cook the starch in the naan, making it rubbery. DO NOT OVER HEAT NAAN.

Microwave – Depending on your microwave and the size of naan, the time to re-heat naan in microwave will vary. Microwave frozen naan directly for about 30 to 90 seconds.

Pro-Tip : Place a small bowl of water next to naan inside the microwave. This will prevent naan from turning crisp and hard.

Stove – Heat non-stick skillet on medium heat. Place frozen naan over hot skillet and cook it for about a minute of two moving it around. Turn over and repeat. Apply pressure while cooking naan.

How To Serve Homemade Naan

The possibilities are endless on what to serve naan with and how to serve it. This soft, pillow-y bread has so many great ways to be served.It’s perfect for dunking in your favorite curry, see below for all the curries with which naan recipe can be paired with. Turn it into a wrap, or use it as pizza base with your favorite topping and enjoy. I also love to spread creamy smooth hummus over naan and top it with my favorite toppings like grilled shrimps, tandoori chicken, or just avocado and eggs!

YOU WOULD LOVE TO SERVE THIS NAAN WITH THESE LIP-SMACKING CURRY-

  • Instant Pot Butter Chicken
  • Dum Aloo
  • Instant Pot Saag Chicken
  • Vegan Palak Paneer

DID YOU LOVE THIS NAAN RECIPE? CHECK OUT OTHER VERSIONS OF NAAN TOO BEFORE YOU GO-

  • Garlic Naan
  • Peshwari Naan
  • Whole wheat palak naan

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Homemade Naan Recipe Without Yeast

Jyothi Rajesh

Homemade naan recipe is Indian flatbread that is usually cooked in a tandoor oven( cylindrical clay oven). Make restaurant style naan at home on stove, that tastes and looks absolutely delicious!

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Flatbread, Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 people

Calories 411

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 cup curd (thick yogurt)
  • Ghee (clarified butter)

To sprinkle

  • Kalonji seeds(Nigella seeds)/Dried fenugreek leaves(kasuri methi) / Coriander leaves

Instructions

  • In a bowl add flour, salt, sugar, baking soda, oil and mix well.

  • Make a well in the center and all curd and knead into smooth dough. Add water if needed. The dough will be soft and sticky. Do not be tempted to add more flour. Rub oil all over the dough, cover and let it rest for about 30 minutes.

  • Divide the dough into 6-8 equal parts. Dust a little flour if needed to roll and press the dough.

  • Rub water over the rolled dough on both sides, and if you prefer to add any toppings you will sprinkle it now.

  • Place the rolled dough over a hot tawa with the side sprinkled on top facing up.

  • Cover and cook for about a minute on medium low flame.

  • Then turn it over and cook on other side for another 30 seconds.

  • Once done remove from tawa and rub with ghee. Repeat with rest of the dough.

Notes

  1. You need to have soft pliable dough, add few teaspoon of plain flour is dough is sticky and hard to work with.
  2. If you prefer to use all wheat flour, remember naan won’t turn out soft as pillow-y as expected.
  3. You can sprinkle any topping of your choice. Other option is run crushed garlic over the naan when it is still on hot griddle.

Nutrition mentioned below is for one single naan bread. Depending on the size of naan bread, the calculation can vary. Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Serving: 0gCalories: 411kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 11gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 885mgPotassium: 195mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 60IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 4.4mg

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Homemade Naan Recipe Without Yeast - Step-by-Step Photos (2024)

FAQs

Is yeast or baking powder better for naan? ›

Naan is essentially a leavened flatbread, which means it contains some form of raising agent to provide its airy texture. Hence for this naan, the raising agent we will be using is yeast. Other variations do exist which may utilise self raising flour or baking powder/baking soda.

Do Indian restaurants use yeast in naan? ›

While there is not just one authentic Naan recipe, this is based on traditional Indian recipes. Is there yeast in Naan? Yeast is not traditionally used to make Naan as it is a flatbread. However, Westernized versions of Naan sometimes include yeast, creating a more bready texture.

What dough is naan made of? ›

My favorite homemade naan recipe is made with basic bread ingredients (flour, water and yeast) plus a generous dollop of yogurt, egg and baking powder to make the bread extra soft and chewy. I also prefer to use touch of honey as a natural sweetener for the bread.

Does authentic naan have yeast? ›

Though they're flatbreads, naans traditionally get their bubbly texture from yeast (and, very traditionally, from wild yeasts). Some more modern variations, such as that in Vivek Singh's Curry, use baking powder instead, with Jaffrey also adding extra bicarbonate of soda.

What happens if you use baking powder instead of yeast? ›

In baked goods, you can replace yeast with an equal amount of baking powder. Just keep in mind that the leavening effects of baking powder will not be as distinct as those of yeast. Baking powder causes baked goods to rise rapidly, but not to the same extent as yeast.

What happens if you use baking powder instead of yeast for bread? ›

The CO2 causes the bread to rise and all the other compounds, including the yeast it self makes the bread taste like bread. The reason some would use baking powder is that it impart a different flavor than baker's yeast. It also acts a lot faster.

Do restaurants use egg in naan? ›

In many traditional recipes, naan bread does not contain eggs. However, there are variations of naan where eggs might be added to the dough. Whether eggs are added to naan largely depends on the specific recipe used by the restaurant and regional preferences.

What is the difference between Afghan naan and Indian naan? ›

Afghan naan is different in shape, texture, and taste from Indian varieties. While the main ingredient – wheat flour – is the same, Afghan bakers hand-shape the dough, rather than rolling it out, and their use of a tandoor results in large, pillowy rounds.

How long can you leave naan dough to rise? ›

6 to 24 hours is ideal depending on where you let it rest and rise. Baking powder naan is great/fine. However, you typically let it rest for thirty minutes.

Why is naan unhealthy? ›

Skip: Naan

And like those fluffy spuds, this soft flatbread has little nutritional value. Most naan recipes call for Greek yogurt to give it that airy texture. But that's more than offset by less healthy ingredients like white flour, sugar, and oil.

Why do you put yogurt in naan bread? ›

Salt could be optional if you are having naan with a curry. (Cause curry usually has salt and the bread might not need it). Variations like milk or yogurt is used instead of water to make dough soft and fluffy. This would change the texture and flavor of the bread.

How is naan originally made? ›

Traditionally, Naan was made in a tandoor oven with flour, fermentation, sugar, salt, clarified butter, water, and sour cream. Its invention is disputed: some say it was the outcome of a test after the advent of fermentation from Egypt.

Can I let my naan dough rise overnight? ›

Then after the dough has doubled in size, put the bowl with the dough it in the fridge overnight (I've done 24 hours). Do not punch dough down or touch it – just put it in as is. The fridge stops the dough from rising any further. Take the bowl out of the fridge at least a couple of hours before cooking.

What does naan mean in English? ›

: a round flat leavened bread especially of the Indian subcontinent.

Does traditional naan have yogurt? ›

directions. Mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in the yogurt till the dough is too stiff for a spoon, then knead it in the bowl till it holds together well, adding more flour if necessary. Turn it out on a floured surface and continue kneading for about 5 minutes till the dough feels smooth and elastic.

Should I use yeast or baking powder for bread? ›

Yeast is my go-to for bread, pizza dough, and sweet rolls like cinnamon buns. These items benefit from its slow fermentation, which adds depth to both flavor and texture. On the other hand, baking powder should be your choice for quick breads, cookies, and cakes.

Why yeast is better than baking powder? ›

Unlike baking soda and baking powder, yeast is a live organism. Its biological leavening process (sometimes referred to as fermentation) takes longer and is therefore best suited for doughs that need a little more rising time.

Why isn't my naan puffing up? ›

If your heat is too low, the naan bread will dry out before bubbles start forming. The heat is too high. If your heat is too high, the underside can start burning, so you'll need to flip it before it can start puffing up and before bubbles can start forming.

What are the leavening agents in naan? ›

About Naan

So most restaurants either use yeast or another leavening agent like baking powder & baking soda. If you order naan in Indian restaurants you may not find the texture & flavor to be the same in every place. Each place may have their own recipe to make these.

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