This tasty, light and fluffy easy naan bread recipe is ready in just 15 minutes with 4 ingredients! Easily vegan, gluten-free and a quick yeast free bread.
Naan Bread Recipe
Once you make this easy naan bread recipe, I’m sure you’ll never want to buy pre-made ones again.
They may not be completely authentic, but they’re light, fluffy and so quick to make.
You only need 4 ingredients and 15 minutes for these homemade naan bread recipe.
I prefer to make my own simple naan bread rather than store bought.
It’s cheaper and there are no unusual ingredients. Plus, my kids like to help roll them out.
It’s a super quick yeast free bread that tastes delicious.
Reader Testimonials for Naan Bread
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I made your naan breads last night. My friends ‘who are foodies’, were blown away. Thank you. As you said, I’ll never buy them again xx” – Sarah
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Love these vegan naan!! We’ve made them a couple times with soy yogurt as my son has a milk/dairy allergy. Have also made them into mini pizzas after frying. Delish recipe! Thanks!” – Darcy
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “These naan breads are so easy to make (I just mixed in the food processor) and they taste so delicious! They’re really light and fluffy, I will be making these regularly from now on! Thanks” – Caroline
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Amazing! The whole family loved them. I spread some garlic butter over the top before serving. I will never buy naan bread again!” – Jan
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I made the naan bread for my family and they love it. I also made a gluten free batch as my daughter and myself are gluten intolerant. It worked brilliantly. Thank you for this brilliant recipe.” – Lorinda
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Love this recipe, a family favorite now along with the dahl recipe” – KP
Naan Bread
Rather than going for authenticity, this naan bread recipe focuses on making the naan fast.
Just mix the four ingredients together, knead a few times, then roll out the dough and dry fry for a few minutes.
You could try adding in some flavourings, such as crushed garlic and chopped coriander to make them extra special.
Or brush with melted butter or oil and sprinkle with chilli flakes.
Vegan Naan Bread Recipe
Looking for vegan naan? Simply use plain vegan yogurt!
I make these as vegan naan breads all the time and they work perfectly dairy free.
Naan Bread Serving Suggestions
This naan bread is perfect for mopping up your favourite curry.
I often make them alongside my favourite red lentil dahl.
These naan breads would be perfect with this healthy spinach and chickpea curry , Tofu Curry, Chickpea Curry or even as a flatbread with my Spanish beans.
How to make Easy Naan Bread
Ingredients you will need:
Flour (or gluten-free flour)
Plain Greek yogurt (or dairy-free yogurt)
Baking Powder
Salt
Tools you’ll need:
Bowl
Rolling pin
Frying pan
Naan bread tips:
- Versatile – you can use them as general flatbreads, for kebabs or falafel, or my halloumi souvlaki.
- This is a yeast free bread, so it’s very quick and easy!
- Get the pan very hot for best results – you want the naan breads to cook quickly
- Make them in a frying pan or griddle pan
Toppings & Flavorings
- Brush wet flavourings on after, such as garlic-infused butter or herb/chilli oil
- Add dry spices to the dough, such as cumin, garam masala, sumac etc…
- Try brushed with oil and sprinkled with onion seeds.
- Add chilli oil or oil and some dried chilli flakes for a bit of heat.
Special Diets
- Make gluten-free naan: swap to your favourite gluten-free flour and adjust the amount as it might absorb the yogurt differently.
- Make vegan naan: It’s really easy to make vegan naan, just swap to dairy free yogurt, such as soy yogurt.
How to make Easy Naan Bread – step by step tutorial
This naan recipe is sooo easy! Just follow these simple steps.
1 – mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.
2 – Bring it all together into a dough.
3 – form into a ball of dough, then knead briefly.
4 – Divide the dough into small balls, then roll each one into rounds or naan shapes.
5 – Then you just need to fry them in a hot dry frying pan until golden spots appear! Voila – super quick and easy naan recipe.
How to Enjoy Naan Bread
Since these naan breads are so quick and tasty, you can use them for more than just alongside an Indian meal. They’re fluffy and delicious yeast free flatbreads so have many uses:
- These breads are perfect alongside a delicious curry – try my dahl recipe or Cauliflower Leaf Curry.
- As a quick bread with dips (try my beet hummus)
- As a flatbread filled with veggies.
- It’s great for packed lunches with cheese or other fillings.
- Try it as an alternative to traditional bread in my vegan tuna mayo.
- Serve it to dip into soup, like my quick kale soup, pea soup or tomato soup.
Make Easy Garlic Naan Bread
Just melt a little butter with some crushed garlic and brush it on after cooking. You could also add a little finely chopped coriander/cilantro.
Get the Easy Naan Bread Recipe
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Thanks for checking out my yeast free bread recipe! I love hearing from my readers. You all allow me to do what I love and write this food blog, sharing vegetarian and vegan recipes, vegetable cake recipes and also easy vegan desserts.
Kate x
Quick and Easy Yeast-Free Naan Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups (250g) all purpose flour (plain flour)
- 1 1/4 cups (250g) plain yogurt (or dairy free vegan yogurt)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. You’ll probably need to use your hands to bring it all together. Knead it for a minute or so in the bowl until it comes together in a fairly sticky ball. If necessary, add a little more flour to make it manageable.
- Divide it into six equal pieces. Using a rolling pin dusted with flour, roll each one out onto a floured surface to about 6” diameter.
- Heat a frying pan (without oil) until hot. Cook each flatbread for a few minutes on each side until lightly golden spots appear and it puffs up.
- Best eaten on the same day. If making ahead, warm them up in the oven before serving.
Recipe Tips
Naan bread tips:
- Versatile - you can use them as general flatbreads, for kebabs or falafel, or my halloumi souvlaki.
- Brush wet flavourings on after, such as garlic infused butter or herb/chilli oil
- Add dry spices to the dough, such as cumin, garam masala, sumac etc...
- This is a yeast free bread, so it's very quick and easy!
- Get the pan very hot for best results - you want the naan breads to cook quickly
- Make them in a frying pan or griddle pan
- Make gluten-free naan: swap to your favourite gluten-free flour and adjust the amount as it might absorb the yogurt differently.
- Make vegan naan: It's really easy to make vegan naan, just swap to dairy free yogurt, such as soy yogurt.
Tammy
Love this recipe! I add onion seeds and brush with garlic butter, once cooked. So simple, but taste lovely! I’ll never buy shop bought again! 👌🏼
Joanna
Ridiculously simple and delicious. I am no cook, but this justed worked. I am delighted.
Laney
I just wanted to write and thank you!! I’m currently in Amman, Jordan where I work for an org supporting refugees, and the government imposed an official “lockdown” due to corona virus-enforced with police all stores shut down and no-one is allowed outside or will face arrest. They didn’t give much of a warning so people have to make do with what they have in stock! Today is day 4 and we were told we will not be let out to restock, the government will only deliver water and some bread apparently later this week, who knows when the grocery stores will reopen!! Since i’m out most of the time for work I don’t have many things but I did have the ingredients for these to go with the red lentil dhal I was able to make and store! SO happy these are saving me!!!! thank you so much, will definitely be looking to see more simple ingredient recipes to see how I can make my supplies last! stay safe everyone!
Oliver
Lovely had them with a curry!
Z
Amazingly quick recipe. If I do not have yoghurt, could milk be used as a substitute? If yes, how much milk for this recipe.
Kate Hackworthy
Hi, sorry, but milk would be a bit too thin for this recipe. You could substitute sour cream though.
Mac
Awesome recipe. Tried it out last night. Thank you.
Sandy
Came out fantastic !
Vicky B
Fantastic, I made with honey Greek yoghurt as that wa the all I had in and garlic, they were ace, great recipe xx
Taryn
Do you think I could use almond milk instead of yogurt?
Kate Hackworthy
Hi Taryn,
Almond milk will be too thin to bind it together, but you could use a dairy free yogurt.
Julie Farnham
Loved them and so quick and convenient
Jacquie
I got my son to make these for his cooking exam, so we tried them at home first and they came out really good and were really easy to make and tasted lovely. Will definitely do them again,.
Lynne
Made these naan breads tonight to go with a chicken and spinach curry. Absolutely perfect, so light and fluffy. Brushed with melted butter and crushed garlic. Tasted divine. I had a problem rolling them into rounds but they ended up as authentic naan bread shapes! No more shop bought naans in this house!
SJH
So quick and easy and tasty! I would recommend this recipe to anyone- having a child with multiple allergies makes it hard to have foods that are safe when everyone else is eating things that my child can’t- but this recipe has has now become a staple in our household- the band truly so come out fluffy, soft and yummy!
SJH
* the nan is soft, fluffy and yummy! Better than a shop bought or even restaurant nan!
(Sorry don’t know what my phone was typing out instead lol)
Dolores Dugger Howze
SCRUMPTIOUS!!!
Nikki
So easy to make and taste way better than shop bought. Great with the quick chickpea curry.
Sarah
And they are definitely 5 star!
Mansi Shah
Brilliant. Thank you. Turned out just like restaurants.
Sarah
Amazing, amazing naan bread. I made them with spelt and they turned out great!
Dawn Elizabeth
Needed to be able to make this really quickly as the rest of the food was going to be ready in minutes. It was fab!! Easy, quick and really fluffy😀. I brushed with garlic butter and chucked over some nigella seeds to finish off.
Sveta
Outstanding!!!! Became our family favourite !!! THANKS A LOT!!!!
Abbey Lewis
Absolute winner! I made them with my friends and they couldn’t believe how simple they were. Extremely impressed, thanks 😌
Lynn roberts
So tasty and can add garlic, poppy seeds etc, etc. My 10yr old grandson loves making and eating it
Steve
I’ve been making naan bread for a long time and never quite got them right.
These are easy to make tasty and fluffy.
Have made them time and again
S
How do you figure this is gluten free and vegan? All purpose flour is not gluten free and yogurt is not vegan
Kate Hackworthy
No they aren’t. That’s why in the post I’ve given the gluten free and vegan alternatives for those with those diets. Gluten free flour/bp and dairy free yogurt.
Wud
I’m a Naan fan❤️ Was so happy to see this awesome recipe❤️ Managed to make Garlic cheese butter Naan ❤️ Will try using olive oil for next attempt. Thank you so much for the nice yummy easy recipe. Loveeeee
Mikaela
These look like they’re AMAZING! I’m making them tomorrow for my 14 month old, she LOVES Naan. My question is can you freeze the dough before cooking it or is it better to make them then freeze? I know sometimes naan can get chewy. I’d like to avoid any extra chewiness if possible. Thanks! 🙂
Karen
Wow just made these , was sceptical but they are really great and so easy! I’ll be making them again , thank you
Jaime
Wow! My celiac girls also can not have dairy, eggs, corn, quinoa, oats, and a plethora of kther foods. This Naan recipe was amazing and so easy to come together! We used Daiya Greek style yogurt in Bob’s Red Mill one to one flour. I did use extra flour because its pretty sticky stuff, but the results left my family and company asking for more. Thank you for sharing.
Katie
Made these on the spur of the moment one evening and couldn’t believe how easy they were. They bubbled and browned just like nann breads in store or from a restaurant do. I’m making them again tonight with vegan yoghurt and more salt. Can’t wait!
Natalie
Can you use coconut flour as a direct substitute to plain flour?
Kate Hackworthy
Hi Natalie
I’ve never tried it with coconut flour. If you do, you may need to adjust how much yogurt you use as it could be more or less absorbent than wheat flour. Just add 3/4 of the yogurt and add more or less as necessary to get the consistency in the photos. Let me know how it goes!
David
Coconut flour is VERY absorbent and has no bonding protein like gluten so you will need to add something to make it stick together or it will just crumble apart. You will need use much less flour and add something like flax, chia or xanthan gum to make it bread like. I can’t tell you what works best as I tend to only use it in things I want to be crumbly and coconut flavored like coconut shortbread.
Rosie
I don’t usually leave comments / reviews but just wanted to thank you for the recipe. I make a lot of bread so I wasn’t sure what to expect from just yoghurt and flour but these naans were AMAZING. The texture is a bit different (more soft and delicate) but not in a bad way, and they taste great. My boyfriend compared it to sourdough! I guess because of the sharpness of the yoghurt. These really can’t be beaten in terms of how easy and quick they are to pull together. I’ll be making them again for sure.
Rose
Hi! Just wondering if you think wholemeal spelt would work for these.. or spelt in general? Or does it need to be more ‘normal’ flour?
Kate Hackworthy
Hi, I haven’t tested them with spelt. You might need to adjust the amount of yogurt you use to get the right consistency, but other than that it should work. Let me know how it goes!
Sylvia
Amazing! So quick, easy and delicious! Saved as my favourite. Thanks for sharing!
Deborah
Very impressed. Used gluten free flour. Made them plain but next time will probably add garlic and herbs.
Tei Wildi
I can’t believe I never knew how easy these are! Literally 10 minutes and they taste amazing! So Light anf fluffy! Not only will I never buy naan bread again. I’m tempted to never buy ANY bread again not make or buy pizza bases! These are much more healthy, tasty and easy! best recipe ever!
Steve
Great. Rolled mine out and put grated cheese in middle folded it in then rolled out to cook. Stunning
KarenB
Made these tonight along with the chickpea curry! Both awesome recipes, and quick to prepare. Will definitely make again.
Denise
Just made these naan’s easy and so good.
Joan Shaw
Easy peasy – quick & delicious! Higly recommended.
Heather
One of my all time favourite recipes, constantly requested at home – thank you!
Have you ever tried substituting the yoghurt with creme fraiche before? My husband accidentally brought home vanilla yoghurt instead of natural and I don’t really fancy trying that one out 😝
Debbie Skerten
Very excited by this recipe and all the positive reviews. I can’t wait to make them.
Lorinda
I made the naan bread for my family and they love it.
I also made a gluten free batch as my daughter and myself are gluten intolerant. It worked brilliantly. Thank you for this brilliant recipe.
Nicki
Can I ask how you did the gluten free?
Nancy L Wong
Amazing!! So unbelievably good.
KP
Love this recipe, a family favorite now along with the red lentil dhal
Julie Horsley
I made these tonight, fantastic recipe, light fluffy and so tasty. I added chilli flakes to mine, then brushed with chilli oil so yummy. I will never buy them again. I also finished off over naked flame to get tha authentic charred flavour.
Nita
I made these naans this evening, so easy & quick light & fluffy. Next time I shall make butter garlic naans. 😋
My husband doesn’t want me to buy naans form the shop any more.
Thanks for sharing the recipe.👍🏼.
Nita
Nataly
Kate, that recipe looks so yummy! I’ll have to try that one. Thanks for sharing.
Mariya
Kate, this is really a great recipe. I will make this at the next chance i get.
Mandy
Can you tell me how much plain flour, yogurt etc in you Nan breads please, can’t see any measurements. Thank you
Kate Hackworthy
Hi Mandy
The full recipe is in the recipe card at the end of the post.
I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Alina
Kate, this recipe would be perfect for those cold nights. Looking forward to making this for my family.
Julie
These are so quick and easy to make and are amazing, Thanks for sharing this recipe the whole family and friends love them .
Olga
Kate, it looks perfect and tasty! Can’t wait to have this anytime of the day, love it!
Angelina Costa
Made it into 2 round cooked pizza crust in my biggest pan ….
Came out amazing so happy .
Deff gonna make a bunch and freeze them!!
Molly j
Best naan ever, I will never have shop bought again
My Grandchildren said they are amazing so will be busy with these from now on.thankyou.
Cath
I am never buying naan bread again! So easy and absolutely yummy.
Annie
Fabulously easy recipe and great results.
Tina
This recipe is off the charts amazing! I was shocked at how close they taste in flavour and texture to restaurant naan – they have the chewiness that I love about naan bread. Very cool, and so quick and convenient. Like other commenters, I brushed them with butter and garlic, and I used my mix master with the dough hook so no hand kneading required.
Sarah
I made your naan breads last night. My friends ‘who are foodies’, Were blown away. Thank you. As you said, I’ll never buy them again xx
Darcy H
Love these!! We’ve made them a couple times with soy yogurt as my son has a milk/dairy allergy. Have also made them into mini pizzas after frying. Delish recipe! Thanks!
Susan Forde
This will become a regular in my weekly rotation. My son lovesssss these. I brushed mine with oil and sprinkled with garlic powder. Then added sliced tomatoes, basil and cheese. So yummy!!!!
Nam
No, this is not authentic and closer to roti/chapati plus baking powder but there’s nothing wrong with that. Actually naan is easily the most overrated Indian bread outside of India. There are people in India that have never tried naan because there are too many other breads. Stick with this as actual naan is a pain and yields mixed results. If using gluten-free flour, do yourself a favor and use a boiling water mix. Roll it out with wax paper and peel off into the pan.
Moira Walker
Such an easy recipe. They turned out delicious. Will definitely be making my own in future. Thank you for the recipe.
Kirsten
Can’t wait to try this recipe with my celiac son. FYI it isn’t “vegan” if it has yogurt as an ingredient though!
Kate Hackworthy
Hi, yes that’s why I suggest non-dairy yogurt for vegans. I hope you enjoy them!
Cathryn
I made these to have with curry. Turned out perfectly, great recipe and very easy. Will definitely make again. Thanks.
Declan
Made these and they were delicious.
Found the pastry sticky but once they were in the pan they came out perfectly
so soft, great taste.
Clare Payton
I made these after finding your recipe on Pinterest, made them gluten and dairy free ( doves gluten free plain flour and Alpro plain soya yoghurt) and I can’t thank you enough! They are amazing! I left a comment and pic over on pinterest as I don’t do other social media
Thanks again, easy , tasty and incredibly delicious!
Caroline Cottrell
These naan breads are so easy to make (I just mixed in the food processor) and they taste so delicious! They’re really light and fluffy, I will be making these regularly from now on! Thanks
Jan
Amazing! The whole family loved them. I spread some garlic butter over the top before serving. I will never buy naan bread again!
Ken
Made these fantastic went down well with all family
Steph
Soft, delicious and SO easy! Thanks!
Julie
So easy and takes minutes.
Superb.
Thanks for this recipe.
Tanya
Awesome recipe! I was getting ready to commit to a 3 hour process of making naan and realized my yeast wasn’t active. I went searching for a quick, no yeast recipe and found this! So simple. I used a food processor to do all the mixing. They turned out amazing and will go perfect with my leftovers from yesterday 😊 (Daal, tikka masala and butter chicken). Thank you!
Kathryn
So quick, easy and so tasty, I will not buy naan or flatbread again. I mixed minced garlic in some olive oil and brushed on top, fabulous!
Ann
I love your thorough instructions! I love naan bread and have tried to make it at home with little success, but maybe I just needed a better recipe! Will try yours next time 🙂
Elizabeth
Homemade na’ans are so good, aren’t they. My husband makes the best ones, but his are yeasty – I’ll have to try this version instead.
Sharon
This naan looks amazing and I really like that you made it yeast free. I’m always looking for a good bread dipping bread into stews, soups and curries. I can’t wait to try this recipe out.
Traci
I don’t think I ever realized how easy naan bread is until now. You have completely inspired me. Bookmarking and pinning this one for sure! Thanks for the great recipe 🙂
Sarah
Naan is so delicious and is always a crowd pleaser! This recipe looks so easy and foolproof, can’t wait to make and share!
Tina
I love how easy these are. There is nothing better than fresh flat bread, hot off the griddle. I make these a lot, thanks for sharing your recipe!
Linda Hobbis
Mad though it sounds, I never actually knew how these were made – how easy is that! Thanks for sharing.