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Kulcha Naan Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 2 cup maida / plain flour / all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp oil
  • ¼ cup curd / yogurt
  • ¾ cup water (to knead dough)
  • 4 tsp black sesame seeds / til
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp butter (to brush)

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Instructions

  1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 2 cup maida, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt and 2 tsp oil.
  2. add in ¼ cup curd and mix well.
  3. further add ¾ cup water or as required and knead dough.
  4. knead to smooth and soft dough adding more water if required.
  5. cover and rest for 2 hours or more.
  6. pinch a ball sized dough and flatten.
  7. sprinkle some black sesame seeds and coriander leaves.
  8. gently roll to oval shape using rolling pin.
  9. brush with water over kulcha.
  10. furthermore, slowly flip the kulcha and put it on hot tawa.
  11. now after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook kulcha directly on flame till they turn golden brown and puffs up.
  12. gently scrape the kulcha from bottom and remove.
  13. also brush some butter.
  14. finally, serve plain kulcha hot with your favourite curry like paneer butter masala.

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Step-by-step

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firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 2 cup maida, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt and 2 tsp oil.kulcha naan recipe
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add in ¼ cup curd and mix well.kulcha naan recipe
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further add ¾ cup water or as required and knead dough.kulcha naan recipe
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knead to smooth and soft dough adding more water if required.kulcha naan recipe
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cover and rest for 2 hours or more.kulcha naan recipe
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after 2 hours, knead the dough slightly. to remove if any air present in the dough.kulcha naan recipe
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pinch a ball sized dough and flatten.kulcha naan recipe
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sprinkle some black sesame seeds and coriander leaves.kulcha naan recipe
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flip it over, making sure the coriander leaves and sesame seeds faces down.plain kulcha recipe
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gently roll to oval shape using rolling pin. make sure you do not make too thin nor thick. and also keep the size in mind. it should not be larger than your tawa size.plain kulcha recipe
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brush with water over kulcha. make sure you coat uniformly. this helps kulcha to stick on tawa.plain kulcha recipe
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furthermore, slowly flip the kulcha and put it on hot tawa. remember, be gentle and put the water coated side down to tawa. also do not use nonstick tawa.butter kulcha on tawa
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gently press the kulcha. this helps the kulcha to stick on to the tawa and when you can flip the tawa upside down it will be intact.butter kulcha on tawa
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now after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook kulcha directly on flame till they turn golden brown and puffs up.butter kulcha on tawa
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gently scrape the kulcha from bottom and remove.butter kulcha on tawa
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also brush some butter (this is optional, however, helps to make your kulcha stays soft for longer time)butter kulcha on tawa
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finally, serve kulcha naan recipe / plain kulcha hot with your favourite curry like paneer butter masala or matar chole recipe.kulcha naan recipe

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Notes

  • firstly, knead to smooth a soft dough else kulcha will be chewy.
  • in addition, you can also use oven or tandoor to bake the kulcha instead of tawa. but never use nonstick tawa as it slips while reversing.
  • also to prepare stuffed kulcha check out paneer kulcha recipe and aloo kulcha recipe.
  • applying water is mandatory. this helps naan or kulcha to stick to tawa and can reverse the tawa and cook directly on flame.
  • finally, plain kulcha / kulcha naan recipe taste great when served hot.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/kulcha-naan-recipe-plain-kulcha-tawa/