Topic: How do you get garlic taste into a Garlic Naan?

[chriswg]

Might sound like a really silly question, but even with two whole cloves of either crushed, finely chopped or roughly chopped garlic per small naan the taste just doesn't come through. I cook them on a very hot tawa for 30 seconds before putting the tawa at the very top of a hot grill for another minute or so. This is just enough to brown the garlic without it burning. I have tried other methods too but the lack of taste is always a problem.

[976bar]

Hi Chris,

Do you make you're own Naan bread mixture? If so why not add some garlic powder into the mixture when making the dough?

This will disolve into the mixture and give a subtle flavour. But also still add the garlic itself

[Malc.]

Chris,

When ever I add garlic to a bread I usually do this having pasted the garlic using a little salt and then adding it to either melted butter or oil, before either incorporating into the dough or simply brushing on before or after cooking. I will admit that I haven't tried this with Naan but I can't see why it wouldn't work.

[jamieb728]

Hi chris

I agree with the above if you make your own dough then i usually add some garlic to the mix just before i kneed the dough that way it get into all the dough and gives flavour to the whole naan bread hope this helps

jamie

[peterandjen]

Not sure if this will work but when making big croutons you just rub a clove of garlic all over the breads surface then cook it, maybe if you tried this only with the naan bread half baked. That should give the outside a garlic flavour.

[Stephen Lindsay]

I sprinkle garlic salt on the the top of the naan along with melted butter before grilling it.

[Razor]

Ok, this may not be the correct way to do a garlic naan, but my old TA, which was excellent by the way, simply brushed the cooked naan will melted garlic butter ghee.

They were fantastic and quite juicy as I remember.

Ray

[Domi]

Ok, this may not be the correct way to do a garlic naan, but my old TA, which was excellent by the way, simply brushed the cooked naan will melted garlic butter ghee.

They were fantastic and quite juicy as I remember.

Ray

That's how they do it here too....sometimes they bung it in the flat oven if it's a bit wet but the brushing with melted ghee and garlic works best for me at home...I add just a twist or two of salt to the garlic ghee to enhance the flavour too.

**EDIT** I use CA's naan recipe btw but cut down the sugar and the nigella quantities.

[Vindaloo-crazy]

Razor's right, that's how they do it. It's a fried garlic and ghee mix that's brushed onto the naan.