Simple Naan

A super tasty and quick version of naan that I honestly love and that totally does the job for me when I fancy a curry!

Not authentic…

…but scratches the itch. If you, like me, don’t have a tandoor oven - or the time or patience to wait for a yeast version to rise/rest, here’s a super tasty and quick version of naan that I honestly love and that totally does the job for me in terms of scratching the itch of fancying a curry. And you can genuinely make these while your vegetables are roasting, if you’re doing my Chickpea and Vegetable Curry! It’s that fast!

Simple Naan

Makes 4-5

Time: Prep 5 min | Rest 10 min | Cook 1-2 min each

• 250g plain flour (you can swap some of it for wholemeal flour if you like)

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1 tbsp Nigella seeds

• 5 tbsp full fat yoghurt

• 1 tbsp butter (plus more to top it with)

• Optional: a small handful finely chopped almonds

• Alternatively: a crushed garlic, some chopped coriander to top the naan with

In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and nigella seeds. Melt the butter for a few seconds in the microwave or in a saucepan and add to the bowl. Add the yoghurt and mix all together. You can start by using a wooden spoon or similar, and I recommend that as it gets mixed into a proper dough start getting your hands in there to properly mix it all. Add some finely chopped almonds if using.

Divide into 4-5 dough balls and let them rest for 10 minutes under a linen or cotton tea towel.

On a floured surface, roll the naan out (try to get them quite thin!) with a rolling pin.

In a large pan, no oil or butter required, fry each naan - start on quite high heat, you’ve got it right if you see bubbles form in the dough (make sure the pan is hot before you put the bread in!), bring the heat down a bit and then flip the naan onto the other side. Repeat for each one.

SO easy and tasty with your homemade, or indeed, delivered, curries! Enjoy!

Did you make the naan? Did you like them? What did you have them with? Share on Instagram and tag @TheFromScratchBody and hashtag #TheFromScratchBody so I don’t miss it!