Naan recipe – fluffy, bubbly, chewy!

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	71%	75%
fat	29%	17%
salt	1%	2%
yeast	1%	2%
total sugar	6%	2%
flour strength	2.0	1.0

Where it stands out

• #4 of 32 for flavour depth

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

3 g	1 tsp instant / rapid rise yeast ((Note 1))
118 g	1/2 cup warm tap water ((~40°C/105°F in temperature))
12 g	1 tbsp white sugar
30 g	2 tbsp milk (, full fat (low fat ok too))
	1 1/2 tbsp whisked egg (, at room temp (around 1/2 an egg, Note 2))
3 g	1/2 tsp salt (, cooking / kosher)
210 g	1 3/4 cups bread flour (, or all-purpose/plain (Note 3))
30 g	30g / 2 tbsp ghee or unsalted butter (, melted (Note 4))
30 g	30g / 2 tbsp tbsp ghee or butter (, melted (Note 4))
3 g	1 small garlic clove (, for Garlic Butter option (Note 5))
	Nigella seeds
	Coriander/cilantro (, finely chopped)
	Shredded cheese ((for cheese naan) – Monterey Jack, cheddar, tasty, colby, anything that melts (shred yourself) (Note 6))

Method: 15 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Love this recipe. Just tried it for the first time, it's so straight forward! No kneading, minimal shaping, and I love that flatbread does not have to be one uniform shape. Takes a lot of pressure off! The timing on these is also not too picky - I had to d” — a cook, 5.0★

“I usually don’t write reviews but WOW this recipe is AMAZING!!! I made Indian food at home, but it’s not the same without naan. So I attempted it with this recipe and it is as good as restaurant quality. Thank you for the recipe!” — a cook, 5.0★