Butter garlic naan
(बटर गार्लिक नान, मक्खन लहसुन नान)
Butter garlic naan is a traditional flatbread and one of the most popular versions of naan. It’s made with flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and dahi. Once the dough has been baked in a hot tandoor oven, the golden naan is taken out and brushed with butter or ghee, then topped with minced garlic.
It’s recommended to serve butter garlic naan with a variety of Indian dishes such as curries, butter chicken, dal makhani, malai kofta, or shahi paneer.
Serve with
Shahi paneer
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Handi paneer
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Goshtaba
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Malai kofta
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Butter garlic naan Authentic recipe
The following recipe shows how to prepare a classic butter garlic naan. As with regular naan, the recipe is pretty much the same, except here, the dough is enriched with yogurt, which relaxes gluten, making for a more soft and supple dough. The baked naans should be brushed with melted ghee and garlic and kept warm to stay tender until consumption.
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