Paul Hollywood's Naan Bread Recipe w/ American Measurements (2024)

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ByLauraPublished onJanuary 20, 2019January 25, 2024Updated onJanuary 25, 2024

Make your OWN Naan at home using Paul Hollywood's Naan Bread Recipe which I've converted to American Style Measurements for easy baking in the USA.

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This naan bread recipe makes a pretty good restaurant-style flatbread right in your home on baking equipment you probably already own! They are perfect for dipping in curry or scooping up chunks of roasted meat for a quick bite. Elevate your curry night with homemade naan!!

Paul Hollywood’s Naan Bread Recipe

I’ve messed around with grilling flatbreads quite a lot, but I’ve never had success like this. They were flat, cooked through, and crispy in spots, and everyone loved them. I’ll give three great ways to grill them farther down below, and none of them require a tandoor oven, you’re welcome!

Plus I’ve converted Paul Hollywood’s Naan Bread recipe to American measurements so you can skip the scale and get right to grilling bread quicker.

Naan Bread

I don’tknow what I was thinking but I’ve been trying to make naan with yeasted dough, and I always ended up with a mega thick size chunk of bread. Which I usually do not complain about but it wasn’t naan-like.

Then came the bread week on the Great British Baking Show (collection 6 on Netflix) and the technical bake was non-yeasted naan. That pretty much sealed the deal I KNEW our bake on the GreatBritish Baking Show Bake-Along for bread week was going to be naan. It had to be right?

American Measurements

One of the things that makes European recipes harder for Americansto follow is that they weigh everything. This is the correctway to make sure you’re getting the right amount of ingredients but if you don’t have a scale it can be impossible to use the recipe.

One hundred grams of sugar is always 100 grams; no measuring cup is going to give you such accuracy. Overhere in America, we’re not typically used to using scales, we grew up with measuring cups.

Part of the mission of the Bake-Along is to get people interested and baking without spending a bunch of money. So I try to convert the technicalchallenges for those that need or want to measure with cups.

Keep in mind that sometimes weights don’t directly transferto cups so you’ll find funky things like 1 cup of milk with a tablespoon removed or somethinglike that. I’ve measured and tested these converted recipes no less than five times, so I get the best measurements.

How to Make Naan Bread at home when you don’t have a tandoor

These do require a unique cooking style. Paul calls for a grill pan or heavy sheet pan in the oven and you only cook them on one side. I think the other side is supposed to cook from the pan being preheated. I never worked for me, so in every method, I had to flip the naan to cook both sides.
I didn’thave a grill pan, so I’ve tried them three ways:

Sheet pan in the oven: I preheated the oven on broil and adjusted the rack down to 8 inches from the heat. I laid naan right on the pan, and theycooked up quickly and nicely. I did, however, flip them over because the bottoms were not grilling
Electric Griddle: I set it on high and place the naan right on it, I could do two at a time but had to watch so I wouldn’tburn them. They cooked up quickly and again I had to flip them to cook the other side
Cast Iron Double Burner griddle: I set it over two burners on the stove top and made the naan right on it. Again it worked well, but I had to flip them.

I never did figure out HOW to cook them without flipping them. I suppose the grill pan in the oven would have been best, but I didn’thave one. No worries though because they turned out so tasty I’ll keep making them any way I can.

Paul Hollywood's Naan Bread Recipe w/ American Measurements (4)

Ghee for Naan

When you’re thinking about making these remember they do need to be brushed with butter after grilling. You CAN use plain salted or unsalted butter for this job. Or you can try making your own ghee.

It’s simple to make, and the pure butter flavor is outstandingfor everything, use it wherever you use butter.

Serve Homemade Naan with these fantastic Bombay Potatoes! Or this recipe for Chicken Pakora.

Paul Hollywood’s Naan Bread Recipe with American Measurements

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Make your OWN Naan at home using Paul Hollywood’s Naan Bread Recipe which I’ve converted to American Style Measurements for easy baking in the USA.

Course: Bread Recipes

Cuisine: Indian Inspired

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk 2 Tablespoon removed
1/4 cup yogurt
1 egg
pinch Sugar
1/4 cup ghee or use melted butter
4 cloves garlic minced, optional topping
2 TBSP chopped cilantro optional, we liked them with it but not necessary

Instructions

mix the dry ingredients together and make a well in the center
mix the milk, yogurt, egg, and sugar together
pour in the flour mixture and lightly stir until it comes together as a loose dough
turn it out on a lightly oiled counter and knead 5 minutes
cover for 30 minutes
when you're ready to cook them use any of these pans and the method to use them:
Baking Sheet in the oven: broil on high, adjust baking sheet about 8 inches down
Electric Griddle: set it on high
Cast Iron Double Burner griddle: set it over two burners on the stovetop, set burners to med/high
Any of these methods require you to flip the naan to cook both sides
divide the dough into 8 pieces
on a lightly floured surface roll each piece out in a teardrop shape about 8 inches long and 6 inches wide at the widest
cook 1 or 2 at a time on your preferred pan, flip once one side is bubbling and cooked, 1-2 minutes, flip and cook the other side for about 1 minute
remove from the pan, brush with ghee or butter, repeat with the remaining dough
once they're done sprinkle with chopped cilantro, and minced garlic if desired and serve hot

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Paul Hollywood's Naan Bread Recipe w/ American Measurements? ›

It wasn't a bad taste, but it was noticeable. I also found the baking soda doughs burned more easily. The baking powder-yeast dough compared to the yeast-only dough were nearly identical — similar air bubbles in the pan, similar dough texture, similar flavor — so, in the end, I stuck with yeast alone as a leaven.

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Is yeast or baking powder better for naan? ›

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What yeast does Paul Hollywood use? ›

Yeast. The idea of yeast may seem scary to first-time bakers. However, instant yeast is easy to buy, store and use. I always use 'fast-action' or 'easy-blend' yeast.

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What is the difference between flatbread and naan? ›

Naan is another flatbread traditionally served in Indian restaurants but the difference is that there will already be a filling inside these flatbread pockets. Naan may be stuffed with curd, fresh desiccated coconut, butter, nigella seeds, and raisins.

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What food does Paul Hollywood dislike? ›

The notoriously critical judge opened up about his disdain for the quintessential American dessert with The New York Post, and let's just say, his mind seems set. "Oh, they're awful," Paul Hollywood said of Hostess Twinkies, which he tried for the first time during a trip to New York last year.

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What is strong white flour in the USA? ›

Strong bread flour is another name for bread flour. The main difference between strong bread flour and other types of flour is its protein content. Strong bread flour is made from “hard” wheat varieties and has more protein, from 12 to 14 percent.

Do Indian restaurants use yeast in naan? ›

About Naan

In the modern days, yeast & other leavening agents have replaced the bread starter. So most restaurants either use yeast or another leavening agent like baking powder & baking soda. If you order naan in Indian restaurants you may not find the texture & flavor to be the same in every place.

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Why do you put yogurt in naan bread? ›

My favorite homemade naan recipe is made with basic bread ingredients (flour, water and yeast) plus a generous dollop of yogurt, egg and baking powder to make the bread extra soft and chewy. I also prefer to use touch of honey as a natural sweetener for the bread.

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Why use yogurt in naan bread? ›

Yogurt: Plain Greek yogurt holds the naan dough together and ensures a tender texture. Make sure you get authentic Greek yogurt and not Greek-style yogurt.

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What yeast do professional bakers use? ›

The Very Best: Instant Yeast

Instant yeast is the only yeast I ever use in my baking. Always have and always will. The yeast of choice in most restaurant kitchens and commercial bakeries, it's easy and convenient.

What kind of flour does Paul Hollywood use? ›

Paul Hollywood's choice of flour is a surprising one

With about 11.7% of protein, all-purpose flour is said to be perfect for most applications from cookies to scones. Self-rising flour, which brings together flour, baking powder, and salt, contains 8.5% protein, which virtually guarantees light, fluffy biscuits.