Best 6 Sesame Onion Nan Recipes

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Prepare to tantalize your taste buds with a culinary journey to India, where aromatic spices and fluffy flatbreads reign supreme. Sesame onion naan, a beloved North Indian delight, takes center stage in this collection of delectable recipes. These naans are not just any ordinary flatbreads; they are crafted with a harmonious blend of whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour, resulting in a soft and chewy texture that will leave you craving more. Sesame seeds and onion lend their distinct flavors, creating a symphony of taste in every bite.

This comprehensive guide includes two delightful variations of sesame onion naan: a traditional version that relies on a tandoor oven for that authentic smoky char, and a more accessible recipe that utilizes a regular oven, ensuring that everyone can relish this culinary gem. Both methods yield equally delicious results, so whether you have access to a tandoor oven or not, you can embark on this culinary adventure.

In addition to the sesame onion naan recipes, this article also offers a delectable selection of accompaniments that will elevate your dining experience. From a tangy tomato chutney to a creamy yogurt dip and a refreshing cucumber raita, these condiments are the perfect complements to the savory flavors of the naan.

So, gather your ingredients, prepare your taste buds, and let's embark on a culinary odyssey that will leave you spellbound. These sesame onion naan recipes are more than just a meal; they are a celebration of Indian cuisine, a testament to the power of simple ingredients when combined with culinary expertise.

Let's cook with our recipes!

NAAN



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This recipe makes the best naan I have tasted outside of an Indian restaurant. I can't make enough of it for my family. I serve it with shish kabobs, but I think they would eat it plain.

Provided by Bob Cody

Categories     Bread     Yeast Bread Recipes     Flat Bread Recipes

Time 3h

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
¼ cup white sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 egg, beaten
2 teaspoons salt
4 ½ cups bread flour
2 teaspoons minced garlic
¼ cup butter, melted

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand about 10 minutes, until frothy. Stir in sugar, milk, egg, salt, and enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead for 6 to 8 minutes on a lightly floured surface, or until smooth. Place dough in a well oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and set aside to rise. Let it rise 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in volume.
  • Punch down dough, and knead in garlic. Pinch off small handfuls of dough about the size of a golf ball. Roll into balls, and place on a tray. Cover with a towel, and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
  • During the second rising, preheat grill to high heat.
  • At grill side, roll one ball of dough out into a thin circle. Lightly oil grill. Place dough on grill, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until puffy and lightly browned. Brush uncooked side with butter, and turn over. Brush cooked side with butter, and cook until browned, another 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from grill, and continue the process until all the naan has been prepared.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 51.7 calories, Carbohydrate 4.1 g, Cholesterol 22.3 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 362.7 mg, Sugar 3.8 g

EASY HOMEMADE NAAN (TWO INGREDIENT DOUGH)



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Make delicious Indian Naan bread at home with just two simple ingredients! Great as a side dish for your favorite Indian dishes or with salads, wraps, soup, and more.

Provided by Kristen McCaffrey

Categories     Side Dish

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 4

1.25 cups self rising flour
1 cup non fat Greek yogurt
1.5 tbsp olive oil (or melted butter, ghee)
1/2 tsp garlic salt (or garlic powder and kosher salt, optional)

Steps:

  • To make the two ingredient dough: In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and yogurt, stirring until they are well combined. If the mixture is too sticky, add a tablespoon of additional flour and continue to mix. Repeat as necessary until the mixture becomes a workable ball of dough. Remove the dough from the bowl and knead on a lightly floured surface, until the dough is smooth.
  • Once the dough is prepared and smooth, evenly divide the dough into 4-6 equal sizes. The amount you choose depends on how large you want each piece to be. Using your hands, roll each piece of dough into balls, and then roll on the counter until they are circles, about ¼ inch in thickness.
  • Lightly oil or butter your pan. Working in batches, place one or two pieces of dough onto the pan. Brown on both sides and then remove from the pan, and stack on a plate as you finish other pieces.
  • Brush olive oil or melted butter on top of each piece, and season with garlic salt, or other toppings.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 naan, Calories 217 cal, Carbohydrate 31 g, Fat 6 g, Protein 10 g, Fiber 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 733 mg, Sugar 2 g

NAAN



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A truly divine naan is crispy on the outside, a little bit charred with brown spots, soft on the inside and a little chewy and fluffy in parts. Like pizza, it is cooked for a very short time at an extremely high temperature. That's why homemade naan often doesn't come close to naan in a restaurant that is made in a tandoor--an earthen wood or coal-fired oven. Can you make good naan at home, and is it worth even trying? YES! You can do this either on a pizza stone/steel or in a heavy cast-iron skillet/griddle. The surface needs to be searing hot, and I like to give a final char directly on the flame. The result: heavenly naan.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     side-dish

Time 3h

Yield 8 naan

Number Of Ingredients 10

One 1/4-ounce package active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
1 teaspoon sugar
3 cups high-gluten bread flour, plus more for dusting (see Cook's Note)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
4 tablespoons ghee or unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for brushing and serving (see Cook's Note)
1/4 cup milk, warmed
1 tablespoon lemon juice, optional (see Cook's Note)
Oil, for the bowl
2 tablespoons nigella seeds, optional (see Cook's Note)

Steps:

  • Combine the yeast and sugar with 1/4 cup warm water in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside until it begins to froth, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile combine 2 1/2 cups of the flour with the salt in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Make a well in the center and add the yeast-mixture, yogurt, ghee or butter, warm milk and lemon juice, if using. Mix well with your fingers until it forms a sticky or shaggy dough. Add more flour if too shaggy or a little water if too dry.
  • Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place in a larger lightly-oiled bowl, tightly cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a draft-free place, such as an unlit oven, until doubled in size, 1 to 2 hours.
  • If using a pizza stone/steel: An hour before baking, put a pizza stone or steel on the lowest oven rack and preheat to 500 to 550 degrees F. If using a cast-iron skillet/griddle, just before baking, heat the skillet or griddle on the stove over high heat until very hot, 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Put some melted ghee or butter in a small bowl. Add the remaining flour to another bowl.
  • Divide the dough into 8 balls. Dab each ball in flour, flatten on a lightly floured surface and stretch or roll into an oval shape, thinner in the center and slightly thicker on the sides. Don't worry too much about the shape; I love making various countries when I make my naan! Dust off any extra flour. Brush some ghee or butter on the top of each and sprinkle with nigella seeds if using (add a little more than you want as you will lose a bunch while charring).
  • Transfer the stretched naan onto the hot stone or skillet. Cook until you see some bubbles on top, 2 to 3 minutes. Take it out with tongs and flash-cook over an open flame, turning it so that it gets a few brown charred spots on both sides. Spread with a generous pat of butter/ghee and serve hot. Repeat with the remaining naan.

SESAME ONION NAN



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Categories     Egg     Side     Bake     Vegetarian     Yogurt     Gourmet     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 2 (11-inch) Flatbreads

Number Of Ingredients 16

For bread
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water (105-115°F)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon active dry yeast (from a 1/4-ounce package)
3 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour plus 1/4 cup for kneading
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup whole-milk plain yogurt
1 large egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
For topping
1 medium onion
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Special Equipment
a pizza/baking stone; parchment paper; a pizza/baking peel (optional); a large thick skewer

Steps:

  • Make bread dough:
  • Stir together warm water and sugar in a measuring cup, then sprinkle yeast over mixture and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. (If yeast doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast.)
  • Stir together flour (3 3/4 cups), salt, and baking powder in a large bowl. Stir together yogurt, egg, and oil in a small bowl. Make a well in center of flour mixture and add yeast mixture and yogurt mixture, then stir in flour mixture gradually with a wooden spoon until dough just comes together.
  • Knead dough on a lightly floured surface with floured hands, lightly reflouring work surface and your hands when dough becomes too sticky, using no more than 1/4 cup flour, until dough is smooth, soft, and elastic, about 10 minutes. Transfer dough to a lightly oiled large bowl and cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours.
  • Make topping while dough rises:
  • Put oven rack with pizza stone in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 450F. (Heating pizza stone will take about 1 hour.)
  • Coarsely grate onion on largest holes of a box grater and drain well in a sieve. Cook onion and sesame seeds in oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is just beginning to turn golden, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and cool to room temperature.
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface without punching down. Cut dough into 2 pieces and transfer 1 piece to parchment-lined pizza peel or baking sheet. (Keep remaining piece of dough covered with plastic wrap.) Flatten dough with lightly oiled fingertips, patting and gently stretching into an 11- to 12-inch round.
  • Spread half of onion mixture over round, then poke holes through dough all over with skewer.
  • Slide bread, along with parchment, onto pizza stone. Bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove bread from oven by sliding peel under parchment. Transfer bread to a rack and discard parchment.
  • While first flatbread is baking, make another bread on another sheet of parchment, then bake in same manner. Serve flatbreads warm.

GREEN ONION GARLIC NAAN BREAD



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I am going to show you how to make naan Chef John-style-when I want it fast and I don't want to use yeast and wait for a dough to rise but I also want it just as good as if I did. While I originally tried this method to save time, it produces what might be my favorite style of naan. It really is incredible whether you use garlic and green onions, or not. As naan are made, they must be stacked and wrapped in a kitchen towel to keep them soft and supple.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Indian Bread

Time 38m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 ½ cups bread flour, plus more as needed
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon plain Greek yogurt
4 cups crushed garlic
½ cup thinly sliced green onions
2 tablespoons melted butter

Steps:

  • Place bread flour in a bowl. Add salt and baking powder and give it a good whisk until evenly combined.
  • Add in Greek yogurt gently, followed by garlic and green onions. Take a wooden spoon and slowly start mixing everything together. Keep mixing, stirring, and pressing until a shaggy dough forms.
  • Transfer dough to a work surface and use your hands to press dough together. Knead for a few minutes until dough becomes elastic and a little bit sticky. Add a bit more flour as necessary but try to keep extra flour at an absolute minimum. Knead until dough is a little bit stretchy, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Wrap in plastic and allow to rest on the counter for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Take a bench scraper and cut into 6 equal pieces. Take 1 portion and roll into a ball. Place onto a generously floured surface. Use a rolling pin to roll out nice and thin, about 1/8 inch or less. It's ok if the naan is not a perfect circle. You will need extra flour for rolling out as the dough is sticky, but try to use as little as possible.
  • Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Transfer dough circles into the hot dry skillet and cook until little bubbles form on the surface and the underside is lightly browned, about 1 minute. Flip naan over and cook for 1 more minute. Press down slightly with a spatula to increase the heat during cooking. Flip over twice more and cook for an additional 15 seconds per side, but make sure not to overcook to preserve the texture. Naan should still be flexible when you remove it from the skillet onto a plate.
  • Cover with a kitchen towel to keep warm and moist while you cook the other naan breads. Stack all 6 naan breads on top of each other and keep covered with a kitchen towel.
  • When you are finished cooking all 6 naan breads, unstack breads and brush the first naan bread on both sides with a little bit of melted butter. Stack second piece of naan on top and only brush the top side. Keep stacking and buttering all the naan breads. Fold each naan into a triangle and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 281.8 calories, Carbohydrate 52.8 g, Cholesterol 10.3 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 9.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 367.6 mg

GOURMET'S SESAME ONION NAN (UYGHUR FLATBREAD)



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Make and share this Gourmet's Sesame Onion Nan (Uyghur Flatbread) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Vicki Kaye

Categories     Southwest Asia (middle East)

Time 2h45m

Yield 2 flatbreads, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water, 105-115 degree F
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
3 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus one-fourth cup kneading
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup whole-milk plain yogurt
1 egg
2 tablespoons oil
1 medium onion
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Stir together warm water and sugar in a measuring cup, then sprinkle yeast over mixture and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes (If yeast doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast.
  • Stir together flour (3 3/4 cups) salt, and baking powder in a large bowl. Stir together yogurt, egg, and oil in a small bowl. Make a well in center of flour mixture and add yeast mixture and yogurt mixture, then stir in flour mixture gradually with a wooden spoon until dough just comes together.
  • Knead dough on a lightly floured surface with floured hands, lightly reflouring work surface and your hands when dough becomes too sticky, using no more than 1/4 cups flour, until dough is smoother, soft, and elastic, about 10 minutes. Transfer dough to a lightly oiled large bowl and cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours.
  • Make Topping While Dough Rises: Put oven rack with pizza stone in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 450 degrees (heating pizza stone will take about 1 hour).
  • Coarsely grate onion on largest holes of a box grater and drain well in a sieve. Cook onion and sesame seeds in oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is just beginning to turn golden, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and cool to room temperature.
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface without punching down. Cut dough into 2 pieces and trasfer 1 piece to parchment lined pizza peel or baking sheet. (Keep remaining piece of dough covered with plastic wrap).
  • Flatten dough with lightly oiled fingertips, patting and gently stretching into an 11 to 12 inch round.
  • Spread half of onion mixture over round, then poke holes through dough all over with skewer.
  • Slide bread, along with parchment, onto pizza stone. Bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove bread to a rack and discard parchment. While first flatbread is baking, make another bread on another sheet of parchment, then bake in same manner. Serve flatbreads warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 438.7, Fat 15.1, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 33.6, Sodium 860.8, Carbohydrate 64.2, Fiber 3, Sugar 2.7, Protein 10.8

Tips:

  • For a crispy nan, use a hot tawa or skillet. A well-seasoned cast iron pan also works well.
  • If you don't have a rolling pin, you can use a wine bottle or even a glass to roll out the dough.
  • To make sure the nan cooks evenly, flip it halfway through cooking.
  • If you want a softer nan, you can brush it with melted butter or ghee after it's cooked.
  • Serve nan warm with your favorite curry or stew.

Conclusion:

Sesame onion nan is a delicious and easy-to-make flatbread that can be enjoyed with a variety of dishes. With its crispy exterior and soft, chewy interior, nan is a perfect accompaniment to any meal. So next time you're looking for a delicious and versatile flatbread, give sesame onion nan a try.

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