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Easy Vegan Garlic Naan

This Vegan Garlic Naan is delicious and easy to make. A perfect vessel to eat curries or to eat on its own. The Garlic butter brushed on top is just the cherry on top.
Prep Time20 minutes
Active Time30 minutes
Proofing time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Keyword: Coconut, flour, Garlic, Sugar, Yeast, Yogurt

Equipment

  • baking pan or pizza stone

Materials

  • 420 g (3 cups) of all-purpose flour
  • 16 g (1 tbsp) sugar
  • 7 g or 1 envelope of instant yeast
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 225 g (225) plain unsweetened vegan yogurt
  • 120 g (120 g) warm water 110°F
  • melted vegan butter or coconut oil for brushing on top of naan bread

Garlic cilantro topping

  • 3 tbsp vegan butter
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • minced parsley or cilantro

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.
  • In a second smaller bowl, add the yogurt, coconut oil, and warm water.
  • Mix with a wooden spoon until a shaggy dough forms. Knead with your hands until a sticky dough forms. It should be sticky, but not runny. If runny, add a few pinches of flour until it becomes more like dough.
  • Using wet hands or a bench scraper, form into a ball. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes or until double in size.
  • Dust a clean work surface with flour and turn the proved dough out onto it. Divide into 4-6 pieces. Use as much flour as needed to prevent sticking. Cover with a lint-free towel as oven preheats
  • Preheat oven to as high it will go. Mine goes to 550°F, but you can also do it at 500°F. If you have a baking steel or pizza stone, put it in now.
  • Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough into an oval shape. To make the classic triangle shape, pinch the bottom sides an gently pull.
  • Brush top with melted coconut oil or vegan butter and place on baking steel or pizza stone. If you don't have one, put on a parchment lined baking pan. Bake 2-3 at a time
  • Bake for 3-5 minutes until golden spots appear on the surface. Larger ones will take longer to cook, so just keep an eye on it.
  • Repeat with remaining dough.

Garlic cilantro topping

  • Heat the vegan butter in a pan. Once bubbles appear, turn heat to low and add the minced garlic and cook gently until fragrant, but not brown.
  • Take off heat, add cilantro or parsley, and salt. Mix and brush on the top of the naan bread straight out of the oven.