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70 min — 60 min prep, 10 min cooking.

Srinagar Kulcha Naan

Name: Srinagar Kulcha Naan
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Jammu & Kashmir Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 250g Wheat Flour (Atta); 2tsp Active Dry Yeast (Bakery Grade); 20g sesame seeds; 1tsp sugar; 4tbsp Curd; 25g Butter; 5g salt; 2tbsp oil

Srinagar-style sesame-topped baked bread from tandoor. Served hot with butter for breakfast on houseboats.

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Time 70 min · Serves 4 · 370 kcal · Kashmir Valley, Jammu & Kashmir

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

Wheat Flour (Atta) — 250 g (ground)
Active Dry Yeast (Bakery Grade) — 2 tsp (whole)
sesame seeds — 20 g (whole)
sugar — 1 tsp (whole)
Curd — 4 tbsp (whole)
Butter — 25 g (whole)
salt (optional) — 5 g (whole)

Tempering

oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Mix the wheat flour, salt, sugar and yeast. Add curd, oil and warm water, and knead into a soft dough.
Cover and let the dough rest in a warm place for 1-2 hours, until it doubles in size.
Divide into portions, roll into ovals, and press sesame seeds onto one side of each.
Slap onto the wall of a hot tandoor (or bake in a very hot oven) until puffed and lightly charred, 2-3 minutes.
Brush generously with butter and serve hot, traditionally with morning tea on Srinagar houseboats.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Srinagar Kulcha Naan?: 370 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 70 min — 60 min prep, 10 min cooking.