Grammy's Kitchen · Naan · Homemade Naan
One of 32 naan recipes we measured
427 cooks on www.onceuponachef.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 93% | 75% |
| fat | 23% | 17% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| yeast | 1% | 2% |
| total sugar | 5% | 2% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 240 g | 2 cups all purpose flour (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off, plus more for rolling (see note)) |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon sugar |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon instant dry yeast/rapid-rise yeast ((see note)) |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| Heaping 1/2 teaspoon anise seeds ((optional)) | |
| 46 g | 3 tablespoons plain yogurt |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil |
| 177 g | 3/4 cup warm water ((about 100°F/38°C)) |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons melted salted butter, (for brushing on finished naans) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley ((optional), for serving) |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.onceuponachef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Good recipe overall, but the flour ratio is off 180g water / 260g flour = ~70% hydration. Decently high but not unmanageable. Now if we add 2 tbsp oil (25g) and 3 tbsp yogurt (45g) now we're at 250g of liquid. Granted, yogurt/oil are not 100% liquid bu” — a cook, 3.0★
“I have made and loved most of your recipes. I tried to make naan about a month ago and it was almost a complete failure. Instead of using a different source, I tried your recipe again today. Despite using a copious amount of flour, each piece stuck to the boar” — a cook, 1.0★