Garlic Naan (On a Griddle)

Garlic • Butter • No Clay Oven Needed — India

No clay oven, straight on a griddle — puffed, buttery garlic naan that makes any gravy taste five-star.

Ingredients

• 400 g — All-purpose flour (3¼ cups)
• 100 g — Plain yogurt (⅓ cup)
• 120 ml — Lukewarm milk (½ cup)
• 5 g — Yeast + sugar (1 tsp)
• 20 g — Garlic, finely minced (2 Tbsp)
• 30 g — Butter, melted (2 Tbsp)
• 10 g — Fresh cilantro, chopped (3 Tbsp)
• 3 g — Nigella seeds, optional (1 tsp)

Step-by-Step Method

1. Make the dough. Let the yeast bloom in warm milk with sugar for 10 minutes. Knead a soft dough with flour and yogurt, cover and rest 1 hour.
2. Roll it out. Take a large grape-sized ball of dough and roll it into an oval. Press the garlic and cilantro on top and roll lightly once more.
3. The griddle trick. Brush water on the underside and stick that side to a hot griddle. When bubbles appear on top, invert the griddle over the flame to char the top.
4. Brush with butter. Brush with melted butter the moment it comes off the heat. Serve piping hot with gravy — never serve naan cold.

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