Aloo Naan
Aloo Naan (Stuffed Potato Naan)
Naan is very popular bread. This recipe is a tasty twist to naan stuffed with spicy mashed potatoes. Aloo naan can be served by itself or any gravy based vegetable dish.
Ingredients
- 2 cup of All Purpose flour (Plain flour or maida)
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- Pinch of baking soda
- 2 tbsp of oil
- 2 tbsp yogurt (curd or dahi)
- About 3/4 cup lukewarm water use as needed
- 2 medium potatoes
- 1 tbsp salt adjust to taste
- 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 1/2 tbsp mango powder (amchoor)
- 1 chopped green pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro (hara dhania)
- 1/2 tbsp garam masala – optional
- 2 tbsp of oil
- 2 tbsp of clear butter or ghee to butter the Naan
- 1/4 cup All Purpose flour for rolling
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in 2 tablespoons of lukewarm water and let it sit for 10 minutes or until the mixture becomes frothy.
- Add sugar, salt and baking soda to the flour and mix well.
- Add the oil and yogurt mix it well, this will become crumbly dough.
- Add the water/yeast mixture and add water as needed to make the dough firm. Note: After dough rises, it will become a little softer.
- Knead until the dough is smooth. Cover the dough with damp cloth and keep it in a warm place for 3-4 hours. The dough should almost double in volume.
- Boil 2 medium potatoes until they are tender.
- Once cooked, drain the water and let the potatoes cool down. Note: Do not cool the potatoes under running water. Potatoes will absorb the water and become soft.
- Next peel the skin off and mash the potatoes.
- Add green pepper, cilantro, cumin seeds, mango powder, garam masala, and salt to the mashed potatoes and mix it well.
Notes
Making Naan
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees with pizza stone (baking stone) for about thirty minutes so stone is hot. Using a baking/pizza stone helps get Naan close to same kind of heat as a clay tandoor.
- Knead the dough for about two minutes and divide the dough into six equal parts, and divide the potato mix in six parts. Potato mix should be little smaller then dough balls.
- Roll the dough into a 3-inch circle. Place one potato ball in the center. Pull the edges of the dough to wrap the potato filling. Proceed to make all six balls.
- Let the filled balls settle for 3 to 4 minutes before rolling them.
- Next turn the oven to high broil.
- Before putting the Naan in oven, oil your palms with oil and flip naan between your palms and place onto your baking/pizza stone into the oven.
- You can place about 2 to 3 naan on the baking/pizza stone at a time. The naan will take about 2 to 3 minutes to cook, depending upon your oven. After the naan is baked, it should become golden brown color on top.
- Take naan out of the oven and brush lightly with clear butter (ghee).
- Wait for 2 to 3 minutes before baking the next naan. It gives oven the chance to get heated again to max.
- If you are doubling the recipe yeast should instead of two teaspoon it should be 1 ½ teaspoon same thing applies with sugar.
- If pizza stone is not available use baking sheet. After naan is cooked from top turn them over to cook from other side.
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Hello Manjula, Thanks so much for the aloo naan, I gave it a try and it turned out to be excellent, family enjoyed it very much. I recently came across your website and looking forward to trying all your delicious recipes.
I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that “Aloo Nan” sounds a lot like ” allo, grandma”
If i dont use yeast … Is dat fyn….
It wil taste good o no….
Hello aunty..
Can we make this in micro… at convection or grill mode??
If yes.. then pls tell settings… nd can we put it baking tray?? Or baking sheet is necesary??
Ma’am
My oven has got till 250conly.
How set 500C, when I do not have that much/
Can you please help.
500F = 260C
salam your recipe was so good your guiding style so nice really very apreciating thankyou
The best ever aloo naan.. Manjula god bless you .. Thank you for sharing your recipe to everyone…
Your recipes and instruction have brought much happiness to my table! Thank you for your generosity.
Manjula ji,can I make Naan in microwave ? Should I use the tray which is used to bake pizza ?
Please reply. Thanks
Hi! Wanted to know where you bought the pizza stone from?
V
from amazon
i am making this tonight , just waiting for my dough to rise wish me luck
Greetings Manjula,
Thank you for the clear instructions. This is a wonderful
service. I can’t wait to try some of the recipes found here.
Hi aunty, if using baking sheet, how long and at how many degrees should the oven be pre-heated? Thanx in advance.
Kashish,
Oven should be heated at 450 degree and do turn the Naan one time.
hi manjula aunty can you plz tell me where can i buy the glass bowls like you have ? thanks for your wonderful recipe.
i got bowls like those at the 99 cent store
What rack do you put the pizza stone on: middle? top? It would make a big difference.
Hi, if I want to make this naan using whole wheat instead, how would the quantity be different? thank you!
Dal,
Check the recipe for Tandoori Roti to make.
Hi aunty, i dont have this pizza stone i have normal oven..can this possible in normal oven…if possible then whats the temperatve i have to maintain before and after???
If I wanted to make it for a puja to serve to my guest. Can I make them ahead of time. What is your advise on that.
Thank you
shobha
Hi Manjula,
My husband (from Pakistan) was amazed when he came home to naan at the table. He says he wished he would have married you instead of me, but since that is not possible, perhaps he can get a signed 8 x 10 photo of you to hang on the wall? But seriously, thank you for all your tutorials ~ most people think it impossible to make naan at home (including those in India/Pakistan) but with your help, you show us that anything is possible. Thanks!
Tara
Archana,
Since this is a bread type recipe – there would be NO substitute for yeast. Not only is it used as the leavening agent but yeast also imparts a certain flavor to bread products. I don’t think there is anything you could use to obtain the same results as yeast.
Manjula!!
I made this tonite, minus the mango powder because I didn’t have any, and they turned out spectacularly, thank you for the video recipe, it’s excellent!
(could you tell me how to prevent the stuffing from spooging out when you roll the dough out before putting them in the oven? All of mine broke and lost filling, I just cooked them regardless, and they were fine, but I would like to know how to keep the filling inside!)
J.ibson,
Let the filled balls settle for 3 to 4 minutes before rolling them and that should help.
Ooo, I did that, they rested for about ten minutes. When I made my filling, I found it to be so good I probably ate half of it, so my breads only had maybe a tablespoon of filling each.
May I ask, when you roll the doughs out, do you roll the edges thinner than the center, so when you fold it all back up there’s an even thickness of dough around filling? I noticed mine seemed very thin on the top, but the folded side was very thick.
I’ll keep workin on them, they were very excellent even though my technique was messy.
Thanks again for the website, I’m quite enjoying myself here.
JGibson, possibly you’re rolling the naan to be too thin and that’s the problem.
Stuffed Indian breads take practice and patience to get good at.
Dear Manjula ji, is der any other alternate of using yeast?
pls rply waiting eagerly ………
Hello Aunty,
I will be making these for the third or fourth time since August. They are WONDERFUL! I’ve had the chance to share them with my family outside of the home and they greatly enjoyed it too.
I made my Aloo Naan into balls and just realized they’re pressed out into a flat bread. I will attempt to make them this way tonight. Also, in the past I substituted Tahini (Ground Sesame Seed) for Yogurt with delicious results. I finally have some yogurt so I may create this more authentically.
I’m looking forward to dinner tonight! Thanks for all your wonderful recipes Aunty!
Ashley
I went ahead and printed this recipe for myself to use at some point this week. I will come and report back with the results! Thanks so much 🙂
I finished eating these only MOMENTS AGO. I thought they were delicious, but as shared, it would pair beautifully with a gravy dish. My preferences would consider this a perfect dish with a bit more salt and some thick gravy or curry. My husbands input is that it’s DELICIOUS and would be even better with filling and less bread. Perhaps I need to use the rolling pin the next time…
I’m very excited to make this dish again. It was very easy; especially since I made the potato filling with a food processor. I am VERY EXCITED to make it again because I know it will be incredible. Thanks for the wonderful meal!
P.S. I couldn’t find a Hummus recipe anywhere on this site. Have I gone crazy?
Regarding my husbands input… He said “more filling and less bread.”
Dear Manjula Aunty,
Can the naans be cooked in a normal conventional oven. Does it have to be a pizza baking stone? I don’t have a stone?
Also could you do a recipe for the (black colour) jamuns
Please advise! Your recipes are great!!
many thanks.
My family enjoyed this so much. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe.
can i prepare naan in microwave
Dear Manjula,
I was so scared to cook indian food, because it was looking so hard to do. But all because of You and Your videos even me – girl from small country Lithuania, can cook so wonderful and tasty Indian food. Thank You a lot!
Hello, thank you so much for this recipe, I have always loved vegetable naan and could never find the correct way to make it so I always ordered it form an Indian restaurant that is 40 minute drive from my home!
today I used your recipe and it tested even better then the ones I buy
Thanks so much
ML, Ravid form Israel
can these aloo naans be cooked on inverted matkas(heated to required temperature) like normal naans??
Haritha, Yes
thank you.
i love the way you make your food, this bread with patatoe is just a good idea to use for grill food instead of long french bread 🙂 i will try making it today, i love watching your cooking
u have a great talent!!!!
Dear Manjula,
Thank you so much for your wonderful videos! The naan bread is out of this world- definetly our family staple now! Just wish I was close enough to San Diego to come to your classes! When are your cookbooks are coming out?
what is baking sheet?i dont have one!
Hi Saima,
It’s just a flat metal tray used for baking in the oven. Usually they are provided with the oven, but a large flat thali will work very well too if you are baking naans. Make sure you grease it well or your naans might stick.
i dont have the pizza stone!today i was going to make naan!i hope it works out without the stone. please suggest if we can do it on the tray available in our oven by greasing it?
where will i find a pizza stone ?
Google “pizza stone” and you will find places to purchase it either at a store or through the mail.
Hi Manjula Aunty,
Today I tried Aloo Naan as per your recipe. It came out very well.. very soft and delicious.
Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Cheers,
Shalini
You make everything in easy way…..
if you could teach tawa naan….
thank you
Prepare the naan as per recipe till the rolling part. Heat your tawa/griddle (better with a handle), then wet one side of the rolled out naan with hands dipped in water, lift the naan and put the wet side down on the tawa, put the flame on medium and cook till you see nice bubbles, then flip the tawa with the naan and cook the other side directly over the flame moving your hand in circular motion. The naan will not drop due to water and even if it does, you can pick it up quick with a pair of tongs. I hope this helps.
hi manjula aunty…. luv ur recipies…bt i dun hv oven in my house..so can u juz mail me tht how can we make naan on microwave..??
waitin..do reply..
Hi Ayushi,
We cannot make naan in Microwave as it does not give the baked effect but here’s an easier way for you. Prepare the naan as per recipe till the rolling part. Heat your tawa/griddle (better with a handle), then wet one side of the rolled out naan with hands dipped in water, lift the naan and put the wet side down on the tawa, put the flame on medium and cook till you see nice bubbles, then flip the tawa with the naan and cook the other side directly over the flame moving your hand in circular motion. The naan will not drop due to water and even if it does, you can pick it up quick with a pair of tongs. I hope this helps.
hi manjula, in making aloo stuffed naan, i want to know the heating of the oven is not mentioned properly what should be the actual temperature of the oven 500 degrees what/?centigrade or farenheit.reply.thank u.
Mrs. Parvathy,
Heat the oven to its maximum temperature. In this case it is 500 C.
Amazing! I’ve made this several times in the past week. Regular naan, aloo naan, qeema naan…they’re all a hit in our household. The use of the pizza stone is key and definitely brilliant! I look forward to trying some more of your recipes soon.
hi aunty, you are really perfectionist…i really admire the way you did in this recipe..that too the dough mixing part,you prepared before and demonstrated in a way to easily understand..great work..thanks for sharing..
Hello Manjula Aunty,
I tried these aaloo naans. They came out perfect. I had already made naans from ur recipe, so I was confident that aaloo naans will also come out good. And they were………..
My husband loved them. He called them ‘Amritsari Kulche’. I did some variations though, I also added finely chopped onion,ginger,some paneer and anardana instead of amchoor. They were yummy………….
Thank you so much for all these good recipes.
Nannu
Hi
Instead of Maida can we use wheat flour.
Very important is how to make a very good garam masala.
Can you, Manjula aunty include a video of how to make garam masala powder. It helps a lot.
Dear Manjula
How are you? I tried the naan and everybody liked it.
Now I want to try the besan ladu.
Hi,Manjula madam,
How are u? First time i see ur web site. Its very wonderful. Iam not having oven. any other alternation for aloonaaan.
Pizza stone means what. It can use OTG? please reply madam. please take of your health.
Thanks madam
lalithabalaji
Hi Manjula aunty,
I am lavanya. First time i will send this mail to u. Your recipes are soo good. I tried chole, palak paneer’ boondi and some items its came very tasty. Recently i watched ur aloo nan. I want to try that one also. Really the recipes help me alot. Thank’s for ur recipes.
Good recipe. ..Thanks auty.
Wonderful puffed naans
can we make this aloo naan in a tawa
Hi Arooshya,
You can make naan on tawa it will taste good but different texture.
HELLO MRS. MANJULA
IM A SRILANKAN, AT FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK U FOR GIVING SUCH GREAT RECIPES.
I HAVE TRIED MANY RECIPES OF URS…….EVRYTHING CAME PERFECT…..
BOONDHI LADDU MADE MY GRANPA GREEDYU KNOW DAT.
TODAY EVENING I’L BE TRYING TO MAKE THIS NEW RECIPE “ALOO NAAN”.
THANK U SOOOOMUCH AUNTY….. I LOVE U A LOT
hi auntyji….
thanks a ton for the latest recipe..looks very delicious…i will try the same out soon…i just wanted to knw if u will be able to make aloo buns for us and tell us how to make them…i am a big fan of the same and i dont get it here in where i live…pls let me knw if u can help me out with the same
Thank you so much for this lesson, Manjula! I can’t wait to try this one out. It was so helpful to see you do it in the video. I appreciate you taking the time to make these recipes for us. 🙂
Hi aunty
Can make naan on gas stove?
manjula i am trying your potato nan today. thanks for the recipe via email
I tried the kachories last week they were yummy. thanks
Yum! Can’t wait to try this recipe out. Shukriya, Manjula ji!
Want to know if I can make Nan in oven without using pizza stone?
Rashmi, you can make the naan using any baking sheet.
where can i get a pizza stone from? i live in england.and my oven only goes up 2 230 degrees.fan assisted
very tasty….looking/..
videos r very helpful
Hi Manjulaji,
Naan looks very good!!!!! I am going to try to make it this weekend, since recently i bought pizza stone.
Keep up the good work!!!!
Bela
Any alternative if we dont have oven ?
Sindu, naans must be baked either in the oven or tandoor. There is no alternative.
Looks very good. Would you please tell me what position the rack is in the oven where the pizza stone is? Is it the top, second, third or bottom position?
Likes2eat,
It is second to the top or third from the bottom.
Yummy and delicious… it is mouthwatering.. looks very tempting!!