Cheese Garlic Naan Bread
If there is one better thing than soft and fluffy plain naan it is our Cheese Garlic Naan Bread, featuring that same soft and pillowy texture plus irresistible melting cheese in the centre and deliciously savoury garlic butter on the surface. This homemade naan recipe stands head and shoulders above any store-bought naan, we promise you that much! Made with a few simple ingredients, Cheesy Garlic Naan will allow you to have a true Indian restaurant experience in the comfort of your home!
Ingredients
- 310 g strong bread flour
- 7 g fast-action yeast instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 110 g Greek yogurt
- 120 ml water
- 30 g butter melted
- 200 g Cheddar coarsely grated
For Brushing:
- 30 g butter melted
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- fresh herbs to garnish
Instructions
- In a bowl of your stand mixer, combine strong flour, yeast, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- Add the water, yogurt and melted butter. Run your stand mixer, fitted with a dough hook attachment on medium speed for 10-15 minutes, until you have a soft and elastic dough. It will be sticky, but should loosely wrap around then dough hook.
- Grease a bowl with some butter or oil and place your naan dough into it. Cover with cling film and leave in a warm spot to prove until doubled in size (1.5-2 hours).
- When doubled, divide the dough into 6 equal balls. If your dough is extremely sticky, place the balls of dough in the fridge for 20 minutes to firm up slightly.
- One by one flatten each ball of dough into a small circle on a floured surface. Add ⅙ of the grated cheese into the centre and pinch the corners together in to form a ball again (see photos and video).
- Gently roll out each ball into circles of about 1 cm thickness.
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan or a cast iron skillet on high heat.
- Fry each cheese naan for about 1-2 minutes. It will puff up quite a bit. Then flip it over and fry for another 1-2 minutes.
- Transfer the naans onto a lined baking tray and keep them warm in the oven preheated to the lowest setting.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add a pinch of salt and minced garlic and warm the butter on low heat for 1-2 minutes.
- Brush the cooked naans with melted garlic butter mixture. Scatter some fresh herbs on top and serve warm!
Video
Nutrition
Calories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 16gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 718mgPotassium: 116mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 461IUVitamin C: 0.003mgCalcium: 305mgIron: 1mg
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