Naan bread with garlic-rosemary butter - Freshly baked Indian flatbread – golden brown on the outside, wonderfully soft on the inside – meets aromatic garlic-rosemary butter.
This recipe brings the scent of India and Mediterranean herbs to your plancha. The yeast dough becomes especially fluffy with yogurt and plant-based milk, while the spicy butter gives the bread an unmistakable taste. Perfect as a side dish to grilled meats, curries, or simply enjoyed on its own – a homemade Indian naan bread that is quickly prepared as a pan-fried bread!
Ingredients for the fluffy Naan Bread
Dough:
260 g wheat flour type 405 + a little for rolling
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp dry yeast
1 tsp salt
100 g yogurt, room temperature
80 ml milk or plant-based milk, lukewarm
40 g butter, melted
a little sunflower oil for the plancha
Garlic-Rosemary Butter:
50 g butter
2-3 cloves garlic
2 sprigs rosemary
1 pinch salt
Preparation of the homemade Naan Bread from the Pan
For the dough, put the dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix.
Gradually add the yogurt, melted butter, and milk and knead for 8-10 minutes until a smooth yeast dough forms. Lightly oil your hands for kneading so the dough doesn't stick.
Alternatively, a stand mixer can be used. The kneading time with a machine is only 5-7 minutes. The dough should have a nice smooth surface.
Cover with a damp kitchen towel and let rest for about 60 minutes until the volume has significantly increased.
Then carefully turn the dough onto a floured surface and divide it into five portions.
Form each piece into a ball. Cover the balls again with a kitchen towel and let rest for another 15 minutes. In the meantime, peel and finely chop the garlic. Pluck the needles from the rosemary and also chop finely.
Now preheat the plancha or pan on high heat. Carefully pull the dough balls apart with your hands and then roll them out with a rolling pin to about 5 mm thickness.
Brush the plancha or pan with a little oil and place the flatbread on it. Bake on both sides until the naan bread is golden brown and fluffy – a great pan-fried bread as an alternative to the classic oven.
In the meantime, put butter in a small saucepan and heat it. Add garlic, rosemary, and a pinch of salt and stir. As soon as the garlic is slightly translucent, generously brush the naan bread with it.
