Kulcha is generally produced in tandoor, however, you can bake them within the oven, pan or microwave it within the convection mode. You may also stuff all of them with taters, paneer and then leave them plain without stuffing anything in it. If you seem like eating something light, check out making the plain, soft and crispy Kulcha in your own home.
Ingredients for Kulcha
- Maida - 400 gms. (3 cup)
- Sodium bicarbonate - 1/3 desert spoon.
- Baking powder - 1/2 desert spoon.
- Sugar - 1 desert spoon.
- Oil - 1 table spoon.
- Curd - 2 table spoon.
- Salt - 3/4 desert spoon (based on the taste)
- Kasoori Methi - 1 table spoon.
Method - Steps to make Kulcha
Sieve the maida inside a bowl and add sodium bicarbonate and baking powder in it. Mix the components well.
Divide the maida in 2 portions creating a space in the center. Now put curd, salt, sugar and oil in the center and blend them well using the flour. Now knead it with luke tepid to warm water to create a smooth dough. Switch, turn and punch the dough for five minutes to really make it smooth and elastic. Apply oil around the dough with on the job all of the corners and canopy it having a clean towel. Keep your bowl in a warm spot for 2-3 hrs.
Withing 2 hrs the dough will rise and double up. Remove the towel in the bowl and punch the dough once more with hands to repair it. The dough to create kulcha is prepared.
Divide the dough into 8 equal parts. Should you making the kulcha on the pan (tawa), then grease it with little oil and around the flame in order that it heats well. Meanwhile, take one area of the dough and roll it right into a flat disc of 5-7 inches. You may also expand the kulcha by pressing it with greased hands.
Sprinkle some kasoori methi around the folded out kulcha and press with hands to repair them. Now place the kulcha around the pan facing it upwards. Switch along side it from the kulcha when the bubbles begins to form in the upper surface or increases up. Apply some oil around the kulcha once the surface turns light brown in colour. Roast the kulcha till it turns brown from both sides. Prepare all of the kulchas very much the same.
If you're making kulcha inside a tandoor or oven then pre-heat the oven at 300 centigrade. Grease the tray with little oil and the folded out kulcha onto it. You are able to bake 2 kulcha previously. Put the tray within the oven and bake it for just two minutes. Prepare all of the kulchas very much the same and roast again around the pan wih little oil during the time of serving it.
Serve the kulcha with matar chole, chutney, curd or pickle.
- This preparation is perfect for 4 people.
- Time taken - 50 minutes (ten minutes to knead the flour)