Eggless ONION PANEER KULCHA (YEAST FREE)

In a large bowl sieve flour, baking powder baking soda, sugar & salt together.

Make a small well in the middle of the flour mixture and pour ghee & oil in it. Now rub flour mixture together in your palms. It will look like bit crumbled.

Now add the yogurt and start kneading the dough. In the beginning it will look like a big mess. But continue kneading and gradually it will produce super soft & smooth dough.

Cover the dough with a clean damp cloth and allow it to rest for 4-5 hrs. (I kept in rest for 6 hrs.) After the resting period the dough will be almost double in size and it will be pliable comfortably.

While your dough is resting, prepare the filling for kulcha. Take chopped red onion in a medium mixing bowl and crumbled cottage cheese in it. Add rest of the ingredients for stuffing. Mix it thoroughly. Make small balls out of the filling

Now when your dough is ready, knead one last time for 1-2 mins to make sure it is completely pliable and smooth. Make medium sized balls out of the dough.

Gently take one ball at a time in your palm and flatten a bit. Keep them in a line. Now place each balls of filling in the middle of flatten dough.

Gently press the sides of the circle and bring them together on the top to make sure filling is covered completely. Pinch from all sides to make seam free.

Lightly dust your rolling board with flour and press the stuffed dough gently in the middle of it to flatten a bit. Now roll lightly using a rolling pin.

Sprinkle some sesame seeds on both sides and roll the stuffed dough round to your desired size. But don’t press the dough hard otherwise the cover will tear apart and filling will be exposed.

Grease the flatpan/ tava with few drops of oil and heat it on medium high flame. Place one kulcha at a time on the pan and cook for 2-3 mins. Kulcha will be puffed up by the time. Flip the kulcha and cook the other side too until browned.

Your hot hot kulcha is now ready to be served. Serve hot with any spicy indian gravy item. If you are planning to have kulcha on light meal, use simple Raita and your favorite pickle.