Garlic Naan

Baker Bettie · bakerbettie.com · 2026 · 6

Against 107 naan recipes

Less salt than 85% of recipes.

How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 107 naan recipes, per 100 g of flour.

Less salt than 85% of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
Yeast in the middle half of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%.
Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 0.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

150 grams (⅔ cup) water, warmed to about 110-115°F/ 43-46°C150 g
1 ½ teaspoons quick-rise or instant yeast≈ 4.7 g
large pinch of granulated sugar≈ 0.4 g
60 grams (¼ cup) plain yogurt or sour cream60 g
300 grams (2 ½ cups) all-purpose flour300 g
22 grams (1 ½ tablespoons) neutral flavored oil like canola or vegetable oil22 g
¾ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 3 g

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

56 grams (¼ cup) ghee or unsalted butter56 g
1-2 cloves fresh garlic, finely mincedn/a
handful of chopped fresh cilantro, *optionaln/a
about 28 grams (2 tablespoons) neutral flavored oil like canola or vegetable oil28 g
1 tablespoon cumin or nigella seeds, *optional≈ 15 g
flaky saltn/a

flour 300 gbatter 540 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 107 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: liquid, fat, sugar, yeast, baking powder or soda, salt.