Naan on tawa or tawa naan recipe: Naan is TH’s favourite bread. That and palak paneer are his absolute favourite dishes to order in a restaurant. I recently got the book Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day from the library and got totally smitten by it. I don’t have most of the stuff that they have mentioned as requirements, like pizza peel, oven thermometer, baking stone etc but this Tawa Naan recipe required no special equipment which was great news.
The dough is the master Boule recipe mentioned in popular book Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
. I halved the recipe since I only wanted to use it for naan the first time around.
. I halved the recipe since I only wanted to use it for naan the first time around.You may also like:
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Naan On Tawa Recipe
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Tawa naan is easy yeasted naan recipe made on a tawa on the stove top. This is an easy step by step recipe.
Author: nags
Recipe type: Bread
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 5-6 naan
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups lukewarm water
- ¾ tbsp yeast
- 3 and ¼ cups of all purpose flour
- A generous pinch of salt
Instructions
- Dissolve the yeast in the water. Add in salt and the flour, incorporate well until a sticky dough is formed. No kneading necessary.
- Set aside covered for 20-30 mins.
- Tear or cut off peach-sized amounts with a serrated knife and transfer to a floured surface. Shape into oblong naan with help of rolling pin if necessary. Make sure there are no holes in the naan once you are done rolling it out.
- Heat a skillet on high heat, brush on some ghee or oil, lower the heat to medium and lay the nan on carefully.
- Flip over in about 2 mins when the first side starts browning.
- Cook closed for 30 seconds to a minute now, depending on the thickness of your naan.
Step by Step Tawa Naan Recipe:
Here’s what we need first – 3/4 tbsp of active dry yeast.
Throw the yeast in a bowl with 1.5 cups of lukewarm water. I warmed my water in the microwave for a minute on medium-high powder. The recipe says no need to dissolve the yeast or anything but I secretly made sure it is dissolved. You see, nothing wrong in being extra careful.
Now add 3 and 1/4 cups of all purpose flour and a generous pinch of salt to it.
Ok, now bring the mixture together with your fingers. No need to knead. You’ll be left with a sticky mass of dough. Just leave it covered somewhere warm and dry for about 20-30 mins.
I left it alone for around 20 minutes and it almost doubled. The recipe says not to worry about doubling, etc so I didn’t. I always listen to what cookbooks say. Ok, almost always.
The dough will be sticky and very elastic. Dig your hand in some flour and tear off a peach-sized piece.
Lay it on a floured surface (my ‘surface’ is this).
With the use of your hands and/ or your rolling pin, stretch out the dough till you form a naan shaped… err.. thing. Mine is square because I can’t shape naan properly yet. There, I said it.
Heat a skillet on high heat, brush on some ghee or oil, lower the heat to medium and lay the naan on carefully.
Flip over in about 2 mins when the first side starts browning.
Cook closed for 30 seconds to a minute now, depending on the thickness of your naan, which shouldn’t be too much, btw.
That’s it! Yummy, spongy, soft naan is now ready. The texture and taste was awesome and we loved it. Just make sure to have it when still hot otherwise the naan may turn a bit rubbery. That’s to be expected right, even the ones baked in tandoors that we get in restaurants turn all hard on us if we don’t eat it immediately.
Naan goes fabulously with butter chicken, paneer butter masala, or even this easy chicken curry with coconut milk.
For tawa naan recipe in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu etc please use the Google translate button in the sidebar.
Thank you for the easy Naan recipe. I made as directed and cooked mine on a taawa. Very nice with butter chicken I made
Is there any alternative for yeast?. Please tell me if there is any.
ThankYou
you can also use yogurt but the rest of the ingredients and proportions will also change. i will try to share that recipe soon
Lovely !!! How many naans does this make ?
around 6
Hey,great work….i mean all ur receips…..
Thanks for this recipe and tutorial. I've always been hesitant to make naan (why?!), they turned out fantastic!
awesome , gonna try this..looks easy
I made these today for the first time and served them with chicken and vegetables. Made these today for the first time. Kind of reminded me of thicker tortillas with yeast. 😉
Great stuff!~
I mean 3.25 cups. 3 cups and 1/4 cups of flour.
Not sure how else to make it clearer. Hope you get it now.
1.5 cups of water for 1/4 cup of maida ??? am just a student so someone help me out…
"add 3 and 1/4 cups of all purpose flour " means i cant get that ya??? we must add 1/4 cup of maida ??????
tht's nice and simple..nice way of presentation also..
About how many naan does this recipe yield?
If we want to make garlic naan, should we press garlic and coriander leaves into the dough before cooking it, or how should we go about it? Thanks for your help!
To make garlic nan, press chopped garlic into the rolled out nans before transferring it to the pan. This nan recipe makes about 6 nans.
In the step by step version, u said use 1.5 cups water. but in the end proper recipe u said use 2.5 cups… im guessing its 1.5 cos i tried with 2.5 and was left with watery dough. 🙁
could u please clarify it?
oh but i luv ur blog okay?
So sorry for the confusion! Its 1.5 cups. I hope I didn't screw up your first nan recipe attempt 🙁
Hey.. first of all your blog is great! Just love it….
I have tried only oven baked naan and it came out pretty well…
let me try out this tawa naan recipe.. looks nice 🙂
Keep blogging!
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Wow….naan at home and that too on the tava. Can't wait to make it.
I have HUGE wooden Pizza peeler, it's God send, love making Pizza on Pizza stone too. Great recipe to do on Tava, quick and easy. Looks good. If you add a lit bit less water to the dough, you can make a round and then pull one side to make a tear shape which makes a perfect Naan.
Great post, always helps to see the step by step pics.
I love naan.. plain, butter, sprinkled with kalonji /sesame/ garlic/ cilantro.. u get the idea! 🙂
Soft naan and a paneer makhanvala…ummmmmm!
Thanks for posting this easy recipe!
woww.. nice one… I always thought naan was something too difficult.. your recipe gives me the confidence to try!
Thank you so much. My MIL does one side on the thava and the other side in the grill, and it blows up nicely. Might be worth trying!
I am anyday Tandoori roti person. But those pluffy naans MIGHT convert me 🙂 I am wondering what you served them with?palak paneer?
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Fantastic naan with butter melting in it. Do visit my blog when time permits.http://shanthisthaligai.blogspot.com/
wow, look at that, I'm already drooling, great color, looks delicious
Hey Nags, just cooked Nans this weekend, following your recipe, they turned out to be awesome!
The step-by-step recipe helps a lot!!
Way to go!!
Thats amazing!!! you make it sound so simple, I just have to try this now!
wow, look at that, I'm already drooling, great color, looks delicious
Lovely easy recipe.1st time here, nice collection of recipes you have.
Nags, pictorial is of great help..naan on tava was heard of, but not seen..would like to try it in few days time! Tks for sharing n posting the technique!
I make these occasionally,when some one visits…to show off them that I can make at home ;D But for our selves,I am too lazy to roll these… 🙂
I have posted a Naan recipe, As my patience wears off, I do them on the tawa like you, I don't like plain naan, I used to always order Rotis, hubby dear always ordered butter naan, now I add garlic & butter, that is ok, now!, fell in love with your step by step creation.., They look very soft and good.., I used to have a chatti, stick the dough to it once it got cooked underneath I used to turn it upside down and cook, Non-stick doesn't work like that 🙁
Thanks. This is a great recipe. Will try it soon.
Nice post. I make this regularly, esp. when I have guests… in my double burner griddle where I can slap in 3 or 4 at a time.. takes less effort than roti:-)
Nan is my fav too….my regular order, sounds easy!
[email protected] TH asked for square naans. I believe you coz my kids and hubby always request for square chappatis too : Great job. I like your style.
Off now to make some us some naans.
Angela
Looks great Nags.The best thing i like abt Naan is is that its very filling.I made some recently…its such a beautiful bread to make.So interesting too.I liked your step by step instructions…wud help readers:).Liked it alot:)
Hi Nags realy a nice idea to make naan its my moms fav. but i don't have oven here will try this … thanks for the idea…..
Fantastic naan with butter melting in it. Do visit my blog when time permits.http://shanthisthaligai.blogspot.com/
You r so good with your explanations …i just love it ….Great job …this Naan ..is a must try Thanks a lot ..and keep up the good work !
You have an awesome blog and you take so much of effort to make it all easy for us. Thanks and do keep posting 🙂
I am anyday Tandoori roti person. But those pluffy naans MIGHT convert me 🙂 I am wondering what you served them with?palak paneer?
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yummy!! I love nans too. the last pic makes me drool.
This is a very good idea. I'm going to try this one and also pass it on to a friend of mine who always makes naan in the oven and gets hurt.
looks yum… I have tried it earlier too. turns out awesome…
Thanks Chitra. That's very sweet of you 🙂
Thank you so much. My MIL does one side on the thava and the other side in the grill, and it blows up nicely. Might be worth trying!
Ok…all the pictures are great, but the last one where you tempt us with that melted butter is just awesome. And I'm tempted beyond any limits..I'm wishing now that all we bloggers lived next to each other and would call each other to their homes while making stuff like this! Until then…lucky your TH!
woww.. nice one… I always thought naan was something too difficult.. your recipe gives me the confidence to try!
Very nice! Looks awesome and easy! I should try it soon.
Thanks for posting this easy recipe!
thanks a ton for this. we simply adore naan but always thought thats gonna be difficult. you made things easy. bookmarked and will make soon once I resolve the problem of getting some good yeast here.
Nan i will try with recipe
Naan looks very soft and fluffy and no worrying abt fancy gadgets – cool!
Shreya, yes, all purpose flour is same as maida.
Asha, I thought the same thing! I felt it was a bit too watery, probably great dough for artisan bread but maybe if we lessen it, the dough will be easier to work with and also, the nan won't dry out so quickly after its made too.
I love naan.. plain, butter, sprinkled with kalonji /sesame/ garlic/ cilantro.. u get the idea! 🙂
Soft naan and a paneer makhanvala…ummmmmm!
Naan is my son's favorite. I always like your step-by-step recipies. The Naan looks soft and delicious.
Thank you so much for posting the step by step pictures (and I'm so happy they're not from Flikr because that's banned here in the UAE).
I think I'll make mine square too 🙂
I have HUGE wooden Pizza peeler, it's God send, love making Pizza on Pizza stone too. Great recipe to do on Tava, quick and easy. Looks good. If you add a lit bit less water to the dough, you can make a round and then pull one side to make a tear shape which makes a perfect Naan.
Great post, always helps to see the step by step pics.
My hubby made this last week,easy and yummm
This is so perfect and the step by step very very helpful. And Nags are you using your white photo table for rolling them naans? 😉 I got to get one, multi purpose as they are.
Hi Nags, this is really easy..have to try it, all purpose flour is maida, isn't it? I really wish there was a way to make tandoor roti at home, at least that is wheat, and I wouldn't feel guilty about eating maida. Thanks for this recipe, nothing beats a tasty naan made at home:-)~shreya
Recently made this….
looks gr8…loved d last pic…
I htought naan making was a pain … eggs, sour curd, left overnight … and what not!
Too good Nags! Way too good. 🙂
That sounds very simple! Am sure making it!