Mint and Coriander Kulcha

Kulcha is a type of flat bread popular in north India and Pakistan. They are usually prepared with maida, but I have used both maida and wheat flour.  Kulchas can be stuffed with any filling - potatoes, paneer, peas, vegetables or made plain.  The vegetable tray in my refrigerator had plenty of fresh mint and coriander leaves and hence decided to make the stuffing using them.

Ingredients:

1 cup refined flour
1 cup wheat flour
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp curd
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
2 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves
1 finely chopped green chilli
salt and pepper to taste
butter
roasted sesame seeds

Method:

1. Take the flours, baking powder, baking soda in a mixing bowl. Add salt, sugar, milk, curd and mix. Add water as necessary to make a soft dough. Knead lightly and keep it covered for 30 minutes.
2. Combine the mint, coriander, chilli, salt, and pepper and keep aside.
3. Knead the rested dough once again and divide into 12 portion.
4. Take one portion, and roll and flatten it and put some mint-coriander filling inside it.

5. Close it and then with help of dusting flour roll them into circles (like in rotis).
6. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top and press them into the dough with the help of rolling pin.

7. Heat a tava, place the rolled out dough carefully on the hot tava (with the sesame side on top).
8. When bubbles start forming, turn over on the other side and cook until bubbles start forming on this side too.
9. Remove from tava and directly place the kulcha on the gas flame, turn to the other side.
10. Remove and apply butter immediately on the kulchas.
11. Serve hot with any curry.