barqun

Salaam

Does anyone have the recipe to make kulchay like the ones in Pakistan. I got the recipes for naan but they dont have the same elasticity. plz tell some recipes which you have tried. thanx

Zabardast

w/salam,

Kulcha Recipe:

Ingredients:
1. Maida ( white flour ) 2 cups
2. Dry Yeast 1 teaspoon
3. Cooking Oil 2 Tablespoons
4. Baking Soda 1/4 Teaspoon
5. Sugar 1 teaspoon
6. Salt 1 pinch
7. Yoghurt 4 Tablespoons ( room temperature)
8. Mik Warmed 1/2 cup
9. Warm Water 1/2 cup
10. Garlic Paste ( 1 teaspoon) optional





Instructions:1. Take a Glass Bowl ( do not use a metal utensil )
2. Put some warm water in this glass bowl.
3. Add the yeast and dissolve it.
4. Add the Sugar and Salt.
5. Leave this bowl aside for about 10 minutes.
6. In 10 minutes you would see that some froth has formed on it.
7. Meanwhile take a mixing bowl.
8. Sift in the Maida ( flour) in it. It is good to sift the floor to put some air in it.
9. Pour in the mixture of water , yeast which you prepared in step 6.
10. Add the yoghurt in the flour.
11. Put in the baking soda.
12. Mix the flour together with all the ingredients and leave alone for 5 minutes.
13. After 5 minutes put some oil in this mixture.
14. Start kneading the dough with your hands.
15. Add milk as required while kneading the dough.
16. Once the dough is done cover it with a wet towel.
17. Leave it for about 4 -6 hours.
18. You would notice that the dough has doubled up in size due to the action of yeast and the baking soda.
19. Knock it by hand to take the air out of this.
20. Once you are read to cook the Kulcha heat up the Tava ( Fry Pan)
21. Take a small roll of this dough and flatten it by hand to give it a tear shape. ( You can use the rolling pin as well). If it is difficult to handle due to stickiness , smear some oil on your hands.
22. Put it on the heated pan and let it cook.
23. If you wish you could brush some garlic paste on one side of this kulcha( to make Garlic Kulcha)
24. Brush some oil and turn the side and cook the other side.


Serve it hot with some butter and the any meat or vegetarian curry.

You could also make a stuffed Kulcha by filling boiled potatoes or some diced onions, cooked minced meat etc...

If you are preparing a stuffed Kulcha then try it with some plain yoghurt.

barqun

^have you tried this recipe yourself? Does it come out exactly like the ones in Pakistan

Zabardast

/\ Nope...but why don't you give a try...and tell us the result...

RupayHalwa

I was going to ask the same question. I'm a bit wary of untried internet recipes for bread making. I tried one for sheermal once and it didn't come out nice.

If any one tries this recipe, pls let us know how it turned out. Thanks.