Best Gluten-Free Naan Bread

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4.86 from 115 votes

Tastier and cheaper than shop-bough, these gluten free naan bread are made using 3 ingredients and ready in 10 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: breads

Author: James Wythe

Equipment

large mixing bowl
fork
Rolling Pin
frying pan

Ingredients

150 g gluten-free self raising flour plus extra for dusting
140 g coconut yoghurt (or other yoghurt)
1 tsp olive oil (or try flavoured olive oil) plus extra for drizzling
sea salt
chopped fresh herbs, such as coriander and flat leaf parsley (optional)

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

To a large mixing bowl add 150g flour, 140g yoghurt, 1 tsp olive oil and a pinch of sea salt. Mix with a fork, until it starts to clump together
Now dust your hands, worktop and rolling pin with flour
With your hands press your dough into a large ball and then divide in half and shape into 2 balls
Gently roll out each dough ball, or press with your hands, until roughly 5mm thick. Then press round any edges that have split, to give a smooth edge
Place a frying pan onto a high heat (no oil needed), wait until it's very hot before adding your naan bread
Cook on both sides, for a couple of minutes, until the bread is just starting to blacken (this adds a lovely flavour)
Finally drizzle with a little extra olive oil, sprinkle over the chopped herbs, if using, and some sea salt

Notes

Step-by-Step Photos: My blog post includes helpful step-by-step photos to help guide you through making this recipe.

Substitutions & Variations: I have included a list of these in the post above.

To Store: Best served fresh, but you could pre make the dough and fry when you're ready.

To Freeze: Allow to cool and freeze in a container. Allow to defrost and reheat in a pan/microwave (you may need to add a splash of water).

Tip 1: Best served fresh, but you could pre make the dough and fry when you're ready.

Tip 2: If you don't have a rolling pin then fear not, you can either pat the dough down with your hands or use a circular shaped bottle such a wine bottle or olive oil bottle

Tip 3: The better quality yoghurt you can use really helps make the best naans.

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