Name: Healthy Kulchas recipe by Samira Gupta at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Dry ingredients; 1-1/4 Cup Wheat flour ( Atta); 1-1/4 Cup All purpose flour ( Maida); 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp Baking Soda; 3/4 Tsp ( or as per taste ) Salt; Wet Ingredients; 4 tbsp curd; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2-1/2 Tsp Sugar; 1/3 Cup Lukewarm milk; 1/3 Cup ( approx) Water; For topping; 1 Tbsp White Sesame Seeds ( white til); 1 Tbsp Nigella seeds ( kalonji); 2-3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Ingredients Serving: 6

Dry ingredients
1-1/4 Cup Wheat flour ( Atta)
1-1/4 Cup All purpose flour ( Maida)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
3/4 Tsp ( or as per taste ) Salt
Wet Ingredients
4 tbsp curd
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2-1/2 Tsp Sugar
1/3 Cup Lukewarm milk
1/3 Cup ( approx) Water
For topping
1 Tbsp White Sesame Seeds ( white til)
1 Tbsp Nigella seeds ( kalonji)
2-3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Instructions

Sift all the dry ingredients at least 2 times.
Make a well in the centre and add all the wet ingredients.
Knead the dough. Knead it for 8-10 minutes till smooth.
Keep the dough in a greased bowl, cover and allow it to ferment for an hour or so in some warm place. In winters for 3-4 hours
Divide the dough in 15-16 parts and make balls.
Again keep these balls covered under a damp cloth for 10-15 minutes. Very important step.
Take a ball, flatten it little, put sesame seeds, nigella seeds(kalonji) and green coriander. Press these with fingers using little oil so that they stick there
Now, bake these in oven or cook on griddle (tawa) as under.
In Oven
Preheat oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.
Take the ball, roll thin and bake in preheated oven for 5-6 minutes
Apply butter and serve with Matara ( White Peas)…… and with lots of smile
On Griddle (tawa)
After putting seeds etc, invert the ball and roll from the plain side.
Brush this plain side with water and put on heated tawa, so that kulcha with plain side sticks to the griddle and side with toppings is on the top.
When see bubbles then invert the griddle (tawa)and cook it on direct flame, like chapatis.
Apply butter and enjoy with Matara ( white peas )….. and smiles of course.
Variation
To get the texture exactly like store bought ones, make these with only all purpose flour and omit wheat flour.
Make ahead
You can half cook these, either in oven or on griddle.
In that case, don’t brush with water.
Then wrap in cling film and store in refrigerator. Remains good for 2-3 days depending on the weather.

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