{"id":2232,"slug":"naan","title":"Naan","description":"Naan is a round flatbread made with white flour and is a staple accompaniment to hot meals in central and southern Asia.","ingredients_raw":["3 cups (450 g) plain flour","1 cup (240 ml) yogurt","1 teaspoon baking soda","2 teaspoons salt","¾ cup (180 ml) water"],"ingredients_norm":["plain flour","yogurt","baking soda","salt","water"],"steps":["Make the dough by kneading together all the ingredients and sufficient water (this will be approximately ¾ cup but some judgement is required).","Wrap the dough in a damp muslin cloth and leave it to rise for 2–3 hours.","Divide the dough into small balls.","Roll out the balls in oblong or round shapes with a rolling pin or by slapping and stretching with your hands.","Smear the surface with water and bake in a tandoor or preheated oven (as hot as your oven will go).","The naans should puff up a little, and be ready to remove from the oven in 4–5 minutes.","Brush the naan with butter. Serve hot."],"categories":["Flatbread recipes","Recipes for flatbread","Pakistani recipes","Indian recipes","Vegetarian recipes","Recipes using baking soda","Recipes using all-purpose flour","Afghan recipes"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":120,"servings":"4","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Naan","source_ref":"4512549","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Naan&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"a6cd2f6768c99576d47fba1747b40c49c8453abba5f2c8211894e32dfe291f11","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:10Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:10Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/naan"}