Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, kulcha naan recipe | plain kulcha recipe | butter kulcha on tawa is a vegetarian north indian roti made with maida / plain flour / all purpose flour, sugar, and baking powder in about 150 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 120 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 150 minutes
- Yield: 8 Servings
- Category: roti
- Cuisine: north indian
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)
Method
- 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.
- add in ¼ cup curd and mix well.
- further add ¾ cup water or as required and knead dough.
- knead to smooth and soft dough adding more water if required.
- cover and rest for 2 hours or more.
- pinch a ball sized dough and flatten.
- sprinkle some black sesame seeds and coriander leaves.
- gently roll to oval shape using rolling pin.
- brush with water over kulcha.
- furthermore, slowly flip the kulcha and put it on hot tawa.
- now after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook kulcha directly on flame till they turn golden brown and puffs up.
- gently scrape the kulcha from bottom and remove.
- also brush some butter.
- finally, serve plain kulcha hot with your favourite curry like paneer butter masala.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
