Kulcha

Recipe by Cook's Hideout

Its the 6th day of the Blogging Marathon and I definitely had a blast making these delicious Indian breads. I also started thinking why I avoid making rotis and I think I can't when I CAN make decent Indian breads. After a lot of thinking, I decided that I don't like making individual portions of anything, I prefer mass production. I don't like making samosas, laddoos or puris, but I love cooking dishes that can feed 4 people without much fuss. That explains why I prefer making a loaf of bread than make 12 rotis for dinner. Hopefully after this...

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cups Whole-wheat pastry flour ((or use 4 cups of All-purpose flour))
• Ritz Cracker
• Ritz Cracker
• Ritz Cracker
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Ritz Cracker
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 egg
• Butter Ghee (or - for brushing (I used Earth Balance butter))

Method

1. Sift flours, salt, baking soda, baking powder in a large bowl.
2. Beat yogurt, egg, sugar and ghee until well combined.
3. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well to form a smooth dough. Add water if needed.
4. Knead the dough for 10 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap or damp towel and set aside for about 2-4 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 450°F.
6. Knead the dough for 5 minutes and divide it into 8 equal parts. Roll each ball into round or oval shaped discs.
7. Bake 2 or 3 kulchas at a time on a greased baking sheet for 6-8 minutes or until light brown spots form on the bread. Brush with ghee/ butter once done.

View the recipe instructions at Cook's Hideout