Butter naan is a Tasty restaurant style dish that can be easily prepared in home. This butter naan is without yeast and without eggs.
Whenever I go to Indian restaurant and feel like having north Indian food, butter Naan is the first thing that comes to my mind. Cant say no to Butter naan. I wanted to make naan at home and I am posting a recipe without yeast and eggs.
We had butter naan with tofu butter masala
Butter Naan:
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Standing time : 3 hours | Cooking time : 10 mins
Recipe Category: Entree
Ingredients:
All purpose flour/Maida - 2 cups
Fresh thick curds - 2 tbsp
Warm Milk - 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - as needed
Baking powder - 1/2 teaspoon heaped
Baking Soda - 1/2 teaspoon heaped
Butter - 3 tablespoon + 1 tsp, melted in room temperature
Method:
- Mix maida, baking powder and baking soda well. Sieve the flour mix. Take the seived flour in a bowl and make a hole in the centre. Add milk, curd, salt, sugar and butter in that. Mix well with finger tips and dont knead hard. Coat the dough with little olive oil and keep aside for 2-3 hours. Better to cover the dough with a damp cloth or kitchen towel. (Can Be kept max upto 7-8 hours). Knead the dough softly and make desired size balls
- Dust the rolling platform generously with flour and roll the dough. Apply water to one side, and place it on the skillet, with the water-applied side on the skillet
- Cover the skillet and cook on medium flame. After a minute, it will puff up. At that stage, flip the naan and cook the other side. Apply butter/ghee over both sides and serve hot.

Ingredients
- All purpose flour/Maida - 2 cups
- Fresh thick curds - 2 tbsp
- Warm Milk - 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Salt - as needed
- Baking powder - 1/2 teaspoon heaped
- Baking Soda - 1/2 teaspoon heaped
- Butter - 3 tablespoon + 1 tsp melted in room temperature
Instructions
- Mix maida, baking powder and baking soda well. Sieve the flour mix. Take the seived flour in a bowl and make a hole in the centre. Add milk, curd, salt, sugar and butter in that. Mix well with finger tips and dont knead hard. Coat the dough with little olive oil and keep aside for 2-3 hours. Better to cover the dough with a damp cloth or kitchen towel. (Can Be kept max upto 7-8 hours). Knead the dough softly and make desired size balls
- Dust the rolling platform generously with flour and roll the dough. Apply water to one side, and place it on the skillet, with the water-applied side on the skillet
- Cover the skillet and cook on medium flame. After a minute, it will puff up. At that stage, flip the naan and cook the other side. Apply butter/ghee over both sides and serve hot.
This looks so yummy! Yum, yum, yum!
Thanks Lori:)
Aww! this looks too good....
Thanks Malar:)
Excellent Vidya. In Punjab, they make Kulchas this way. Naan and kulcha are very close cousins ;). Looks so soft n inviting.
Ya kulchas I have tasted in restaurants, love them too but never tried in home. Thanks Sonal:)
Well you made that already. 🙂
🙂 oh ya just checked the recipe looks similar.. Thanks for mention:)
Wow, I've never tried to make naans at home, perhaps I will have to try it now? It looks great!
Thanks Loretta:) Do try and let me know
Vidya,
My kids love naan–it was the gateway to Indian food for them. [Now they eat dal and korma and biryani and the grown ups never get the leftovers. Not fair.] Thanks!
Thanks Kristen:) I am glad to know ur kids love Indian food:) DO try Naan sometime
Thanks Kristen:) I m glad to know that your kids like Indian food.. Do try
Looks so soft and yum!
Thanks Beulah:)
OMG, looks so delicious!
Thanks:)
This looks perfect! Happy weekend dear <3
Thanks Priya Akka:-)
Naan = love
Totally agree:-)
I love the idea of the vegetables in the Nann… Yumm indeed!
Emma 🙂
Thanks Emma:-) veggies mix is side dish
Hi
I have made the dough at 10 in thr morning. Is that ok if i make the naans after 8:00pm in tr night? As u mentioned i can max leave it for 7 to 8 hrs. Reply pls
Yes Sravani, you can keep till 7-8 hours. Friend tried keeping for 7 hours and Naan turned out yum. Do try and let me know how it turned out
well made dear....
Thanku Smitha:-)
my kids all time fav.. looks so tasty!
Thanku Veena:-) do try it for kids and share your feedback
Looks lovely....
Thanku Santosh:-)
Super delicious naan vidya..Too yum
Thanku Sathya:-)