Recipes · Indian · Bread
Naan (Indian Leavened Flatbread)
One serving has 373 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (67%), selenium (50%), folate (43%), riboflavin (42%), niacin (37%) and manganese (31%). Ready in 130 minutes.
- Preparation: 120 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (138 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 80 g Flour, all-purpose
- 15 g Yogurt, plain
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 3 g Sugar
- 1 g Salt
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
- 30 g Water
Method
- Makes 1 naan; scale up the amounts for more.
- Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water and let stand 5-10 minutes until frothy.
- Mix in the flour, yogurt and salt and knead 8-10 minutes into a soft, smooth dough; cover and let rise in a warm place 1.5-2 hours until doubled.
- Shape into a ball, then stretch and pat out into a teardrop shape about 1 cm thick.
- Cook on a very hot griddle or under a hot broiler (or in an oven preheated to its highest setting, about 250 °C/480 °F) 2-3 minutes per side until puffed and charred in spots.
- Brush with the melted butter and serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 373 kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 65.2 g | |
| Water | 54 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.4 g | 8% |
| Protein | 9.3 g | 19% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.27 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.34 g | |
| Leucine | 0.66 g | |
| Lysine | 0.27 g | |
| Methionine | 0.17 g | |
| Cystine | 0.19 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.47 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.29 g | |
| Valine | 0.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.21 g | |
| Fat | 7.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.59 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.47 g | |
| Saturated | 4.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 19.1 mg | |
| Calcium | 33.5 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.13 mg | 14% |
| Iron | 3.8 mg | 21% |
| Magnesium | 20.4 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.55 mg | 31% |
| Phosphorus | 109 mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 120 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 27.6 µg | 50% |
| Sodium | 399 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.74 mg | 9% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.74 mg | 67% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.46 mg | 42% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5.1 mg | 37% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.55 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 171 µg | 43% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.07 µg | 3% |
| Choline | 4.1 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 58.8 µg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 0.08 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0.3 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.38 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 0.83 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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