Kulcha (Flat ovened baked bread with leavened dough)

Ingredients

• Oven temp: 400 F-204 C
• Flour (Maida) 2 cups
• Dry yeast 1 tsp
• Sugar ½ tsp
• Salt ½ tsp
• Oil 1 tsp
• Sour curds ½ cup
• Water to knead the dough
• Greased baking tray

Preparation

• Dissolve sugar in 1/2 cup lukewarm water and sprinkle yeast over it. Leave in a draught-free place to froth.

• When frothy, add salt, oil, curds and yeast mixture to flour and knead to soft dough with the lukewarm water and leave to rise in a draught-free place covered with cling film or wet cloth.

• When risen and doubled, punch and knead again and leave to rise again.

• When risen second time, knead a bit and shape into small balls and leave to rise again for about 1/2 an hour.

• Pre-heat the oven. Flatten the balls and roll thin. Place the rolled kulchas on to the baking trays.

• Bake in the pre-heated oven for 5-7 minutes. Your kulchas are ready.