Garlic Naan bread is a wonderful treat that you can to compliment so many dishes. Cooking it in the air fryer allows the bread to be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Never greasy.
This garlic naan recipe uses staple ingredients that make it so easy to make hot fresh naan bread any time easily in the air fryer.
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This Air Fryer Garlic Naan bread is a favorite for dipping in soup, stews or dips. Softer and more tender then it’s pita bread counterpart it is a delicious side for whatever you can imagine.
The history of Naan can be found here about this wonderful bread.Looking for more? Check out all of the Quick and Easy Recipes on It Is a Keeper.
If you’re looking for more easy bread recipes, try these English Muffin Bread, Sweet Irish Soda Bread and Homemade Garlic Bread from Scratch.
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Why We Love This Garlic Naan Bread Recipe
Really there is nothing more warm and comforting than fresh baked bread. It is the perfect accompaniment to almost any meal. This Garlic Naan Bread recipe is so easy and so delicious to make in your air fryer you will not be able to resist it.
- Perfect Side for Meals: Make this bread for a side dish to any stews or soups to round out the meal.
- Easy Ingredients: All found in pantry or fridge. Make it at home flat bread is so easy.
- Family Friendly: This easy side dish makes everyone happy with dinner.
- Adaptable: Make with a variety of different seasonings and spices to change up the flavor.
Ingredient Notes for Indian Flatbread with Garlic Topping
- Yeast: Active Dry Yeast is the key to fluffy flatbread.
- Greek yogurt: Yogurt gives the dough a pillowy texture..
- Baking Powder and salt.
- Topping: Minced garlic, butter and fresh parsley.
See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions to Make Garlic Naan
- Ingredient variation: Use different toppings. such as mint, oregano and other Italian seasonings etc.. to make naan. If you do not like the garlic flavor.
- Ingredient substitution: Try using olive oil in place of the butter for the topping.
- Cooking variation: If you have no tandoor, cook the garlic naan in a cast iron skillet on the stove at medium-high heat if you do not have an air fryer.
How to Make Homemade Garlic Naan Bread
Make the easy air fryer recipe to have hot fresh naan bread anytime you want a treat.
These are the basic steps for making recipe for homemade naan. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
Step 1: Activate Yeast
First, to make the dough, in a mixing bowl, stir the yeast, sugar and water together. Let sit for 10 minutes.
Step 2: Mix
Second, add flour, milk, yogurt, add minced garlic, oil, baking powder and salt to the yeast mixture. Using a dough hook, mix together until dough ball forms.
Step 3: Rest
Next, remove from bowl and knead dough for 3 minutes on a floured surface. Place dough ball in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 1 hour to double in size.
Step 4: Cut, Roll and Cook Naan
Remove and divide the dough into 10 equal pieces and then roll pieces into balls. Use a rolling pin to flatten out the dough. Take flattened dough and place in air fryer basket and spray with oil. Cook on 370 for 6 minutes, flip and cook for 3 minutes.. Cook on 370 for 6 minutes, flip and cook for 3 minutes. Naan is done when brown char and bubbles form.
Step 5: Season
Finally, in a bowl, add melted butter with the garlic and parsley. Brush mixture onto naan after cooking.
Recipe FAQs about this Homemade Garlic Naan at Home Recipe
Expert Tips for Making This Restaurant Style Garlic Naan Recipe
- Different Herbs: Fresh Rosemary or cilantro is a great addition to this recipe.
- Variation tip: Feel free to use a gluten free flour like Bob’s Red Mills One for One Gluten Free Flour. To make the naan dough.
- Pizza: Naan make great base for pizza.
What to Serve with Air Fryer Garlic Naan Bread
Air Fryer Garlic Naan Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
- ¼ cup of warm water
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ¾ cup milk
- ¾ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup oil
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- Garlic butter:
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons parsley
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, stir the yeast, sugar and water together. Let sit for 10 minutes. Foam will appear
- Add flour, milk, yogurt, garlic, oil, baking powder and salt. Using a dough hook, mix together until dough ball forms.
- Remove from bowl and knead dough for 3 minutes on a floured surface. Place dough ball in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 1 hour to double in size.
- Remove and cut dough into 10 equal pieces. Roll piece into balls and flatten balls on a floured surface to fit the size of your air fryer basket.
- Take flattened dough and place in air fryer basket and spray with oil. Cook on 370 for 6 minutes, flip and cook for 3 minutes.
- In a bowl, melt the butter with the garlic and parsley. Brush mixture onto naan after cooking.
Expert Tips
- Add Fresh Herb: Try brushing the Naan with herb butter. For example, rosemary.
- Short cut tip: Freeze some of the dough and cook later. Prepare as above and flatten and then freeze.
- Variation tip: Feel free to use a gluten free flour like Bob’s Red Mills One for One Gluten Free Flour.
- Pizza: Naan make great base for pizza.
Estimated Nutritional Information
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This recipe is my personal adaption of an ethnic-inspired recipe. It is not intended to be an authentic recipe. I’ve recreated this recipe because I enjoy the flavors and I want to encourage my readers to expand their tastes and try new flavor combinations. The recipe, ingredients, and processes may have been adapted to make the recipe accessible to the average American. I have provided links to authentic versions of the recipe in the post above. I encourage you to visit these pages and learn more about the traditional version(s) of this recipe.
Can the dough be frozen and baked at a later date?
Yes, you definitely can!
Highly recommended! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious!
Love, love, love this naan! So good!
YES!! this recipe makes AMAZING naan in the AIR FRYER!! perfection!