Naan bread without yeast is easy, simple and delicious Indian bread you can make at home! Traditional Indian naan bread is popular flatbread made using yeast as the leavening agent and it's fluffy and delicious. However, this easy naan bread without yeast is made using yogurt and baking powder and it's still delicious, soft and fluffy in texture even without using yeast! So if you do not have yeast at home and want to try delicious and soft naan bread, do try this easy recipe for naan bread using yogurt and baking powder.
Is Indian Naan Bread A Type Of Flatbread?
Yes, naan bread is the most popular Indian style flatbread.
It is popularly available in Indian restaurants and often made in Indian homes as well.
Indian naan bread is usually leavened with yeast but in this recipe we use just baking powder and yogurt instead of yeast so even if you don't have yeast or if you have a yeast allergy, you can try this yeast free naan bread!
I also have this easy and delicious naan bread using yeast if you want to try traditional Indian naan bread with yeast!
Another popular flatbread from Indian is chapathi. More flatbread recipes include sweet potato flatbread, aloo parata (potato stuffed flatbread), onion paratha, squash flatbread, Indian Kerala parotta (layered paratha) and more!
Can You Make Soft, Fluffy Naan Bread Without Yeast?
Yes, we make this fluffy naan bread without yeast using baking powder and yogurt so they remain soft and fluffy even when there is no yeast.
So here is how you can make Indian naan bread without yeast using baking powder and yogurt.
How To Make Homemade Indian Naan Bread Without Yeast?
To make easy, delicious and soft naan bread without yeast, we use the following ingredients.
ingredients
all purpose flour 4 cups
baking powder 3 teaspoons
salt adjust to taste
sugar 4 tablespoons
yogurt 2 cups
olive oil 1 tablespoon
ghee or butter or oil as needed to grease the skillet and make the naan bread
step by step instructions
To make the dough for naan bread:
Place the all purpose flour in a large bowl.
Add the baking powder, sugar and salt to the flour, mix well using a spoon so they are evenly mixed with the flour.
Add the yogurt also to the dry flour mixture, mix first using a spoon and then using your hands so the yogurt is evenly mixed with the flour.
First you get a crumbly flour mixture, but that is fine and you can continue kneading another couple of minutes to make the dough.
Also add the olive oil and knead well again to make a sticky dough.
Keep this dough covered for at least 2 hours of dough rising time.
Once it is done, we are ready to make the naan bread!
To make naan bread
Make a medium sized dough ball from the prepared dough, dust with extra flour and roll the ball in a flat surface or board using a rolling pin to form naan bread (to make very soft naan bread, make small balls and roll thinly).
Heat a skillet or tawa or non stick pan (iron skillet or tawa works much better than non stick pan) and grease with a little butter or ghee or oil.
Place the rolled naan bread in the heated pan or skillet, brush with a little more ghee or butter or oil and cook in medium to high heat (adjust the heat as needed) for about a minute or two until the bottom side is cooked.
Flip and cook the other side too until both the sides are golden brown in color with spots on them.
You may flip the naan bread again if needed, if it is not completely done.
Also, you may add a little more oil or butter or ghee, as needed, so the bread will cook & brown more nicely.
Once the naan bread is made, transfer the prepared naan bread to a serving dish.
Similarly make more dough balls, roll them and cook them to make more naan breads until all the dough is finished, and as you prepare transfer them all to serving plate.
I usually make about 12 naan breads from this amount of flour.
Enjoy the naan bread hot with any curry or any sides or toppings as you like. It's also very delicious as it is, even without any sides!
Below you can get the recipe for yeast free naan bread in detail.
Naan Bread Without Yeast (Using Baking Powder And Yogurt)
Ingredients
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- salt adjust to taste
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cups yogurt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ghee or butter or oil as needed to grease the skillet and make the naan bread
Instructions
To make the dough for naan bread:
- Place the all purpose flour in a large bowl.
- Add the baking powder, sugar and salt to the flour, mix well using a spoon so they are evenly mixed with the flour.
- Add the yogurt also to the dry flour mixture, mix first using a spoon and then using your hands so the yogurt is evenly mixed with the flour.
- First you get a crumbly flour mixture, but that is fine and you can continue kneading another couple of minutes to make the dough.
- Also add the olive oil and knead well again to make a sticky dough.
- Keep this dough covered for at least 2 hours of dough rising time.
- Once it is done, we are ready to make the naan bread!
To make naan bread
- Make a medium sized dough ball from the prepared dough, dust with extra flour and roll the ball in a flat surface or board using a rolling pin to form naan bread (to make very soft naan bread, make small balls and roll thinly).
- Heat a skillet or tawa or non stick pan (iron skillet or tawa works much better than non stick pan) and grease with a little butter or ghee or oil.
- Place the rolled naan bread in the heated pan or skillet, brush with a little more ghee or butter or oil and cook in medium to high heat (adjust the heat as needed) for about a minute or two until the bottom side is cooked.
- Flip and cook the other side too until both the sides are golden brown in color with spots on them.
- You may flip the naan bread again if needed, if it is not completely done.
- Also, you may add a little more oil or butter or ghee, as needed, so the bread will cook & brown more nicely.
- Once the naan bread is made, transfer the prepared naan bread to a serving dish.
- Similarly make more dough balls, roll them and cook them to make more naan breads until all the dough is finished.
- I usually make about 12 naan breads from this amount of flour.
- Enjoy the naan bread hot with any curry or any sides or toppings as you like. It's also very delicious as it is, even without any sides!
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