If using both white and wholemeal flour is essential, make naan from a recipe that specifies each flour: Elephant Atta’s recipe uses 175g self-raising flour and 50g self-raising wholemeal flour. If preparation time matters more, choose ready-made naan by its ingredients, pack size and storage instructions, but check the particular product rather than assuming a plain or brown-looking naan contains both flours.
If the flour blend is the reason you are choosing naan, look for specified white and wholemeal ingredients. Elephant Atta’s recipe names both flours and their quantities; a product’s colour alone cannot establish its composition.
Match the pack to your serving date and available storage. Asda’s listed plain naan is stored in a cool, dry place, while Waitrose & Partners’ tandoori plain naan requires refrigeration below 5°C.
Check the supplied pack for each guest’s requirements. Asda lists wheat in its ordinary plain naan and separately labels a Free From plain naan as free from gluten, milk and eggs; the two products should not be treated as interchangeable.
Decide whether the specified flour blend or a ready-made pack matters more, then check the details that affect your Christmas serving plan.
Choose this when: Both white and wholemeal flour need to go into the dough; Elephant Atta’s naan recipe specifies 175g and 50g respectively.
Allow for: Ingredients and preparation time rather than reheating a purchased naan; the recipe also includes milk.
Choose this when: A prepared accompaniment fits the meal plan and a specified two-flour blend is not essential.
Check first: The particular pack’s ingredients and storage directions; the Asda plain and Waitrose tandoori plain listings give different storage requirements.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Flour blend | Read the flour ingredients on a ready-made pack. For homemade naan, check both quantities: Elephant Atta’s recipe specifies 175g self-raising flour and 50g self-raising wholemeal flour, not equal amounts. | I want to know that both flours are in the naan, rather than judging by its name or colour. |
| Storage and timing | Check whether the exact pack needs chilled or cool, dry storage, plus its freezing and post-opening instructions. Asda lists cool, dry storage for its plain naan; Waitrose & Partners specifies refrigeration below 5°C for its tandoori plain two-pack. | If I am shopping ahead of Christmas, the naan needs to fit the space I have and the day I plan to serve it. |
| Guests’ requirements | Read the supplied pack’s ingredients, declared allergens and relevant warnings. Distinguish an ordinary wheat naan from a separately labelled Free From variant. | For a guest avoiding particular ingredients, I need to check the naan they will actually be served, not another product in the range. |
| Serving quantity | Compare the number of naans and pack weight with the number of people eating. Count the naans rather than assuming packs of similar weight contain the same number. | I want enough portions for the meal without choosing a larger pack solely because it is labelled for a family. |
Appearance and fibre information do not identify which flours were used. Asda’s Free From plain naan, for example, lists rice flour and starches rather than a white-and-wholemeal wheat blend.
Read the particular product’s flour ingredients, or use a recipe that specifies both flours if that blend is essential.
Asda’s listed plain naan specifies cool, dry storage, while Waitrose & Partners’ tandoori plain naan must be refrigerated below 5°C.
Check the exact pack’s storage, freezing and post-opening instructions against your Christmas serving date.
Asda’s ordinary plain naan lists wheat, while its separately labelled Free From plain naan makes different ingredient-exclusion claims.
Check the supplied pack’s ingredients, allergen information and relevant warnings against each guest’s requirements.
Asda lists ordinary plain naans and a separate Free From plain two-pack.
Trolley.co.uk names a Sainsbury's plain naan 260g two-pack in its naan listing.
Trolley.co.uk names a Tesco garlic and coriander naan 260g two-pack in its naan listing.
M&S lists plain, flavoured and mini naans in its range.
Waitrose & Partners lists plain naan variants with different storage directions.
These Humza packs offer plain or garlic-and-coriander ready-made naan in four- and twelve-piece formats for a Christmas meal. If both white and wholemeal flour are essential, check the ingredients of the exact pack before choosing one.
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The twelve-piece plain pack is an option when several people will be eating naan. Check its flour ingredients, allergen information and storage directions against your meal plan.
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The four-piece plain tandoori pack offers a different serving quantity from the family pack. Check the exact pack for its flour ingredients, allergens and storage instructions.
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This twelve-piece pack is a ready-made option when garlic and coriander suit the meal and several portions are needed. Check its ingredients and storage directions before buying ahead.
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The four-piece format suits a plan that calls for fewer garlic-and-coriander naans than the family pack. Check the supplied pack for flour ingredients, allergens and storage directions.
No flour ratio follows from that phrase alone. Check the product’s ingredients or the recipe’s quantities: Elephant Atta’s naan recipe uses 175g self-raising flour and 50g self-raising wholemeal flour, so it is not a 50:50 example.
Follow the directions on the exact pack. M&S says to freeze its listed plain naans by the date mark and use them within three months; that instruction should not be applied to another product.
Use the heating directions on the naan you buy. Preparation instructions can differ between products, so check the pack before planning when to serve it.
Check the supplied pack’s ingredients and allergen information for the exact variant. Asda’s ordinary plain naan lists wheat, while its separately labelled Free From plain naan makes different claims; a ‘plain’ name does not make the two interchangeable.