Onion Kulcha
- 1 recipe Naan (page 563), prepared through step 3
- Flour for rolling out the dough
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 teaspoons chaat masala (page 594), or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
- Pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted or clarified
- Put a baking sheet (or, preferably, a baking stone) on a rack on the lowest shelf of your oven; preheat the oven to 500F.
- Punch down the risen naan dough and, using as much flour as necessary to keep the dough from sticking to your hands, roll it into a snake, then tear the snake into 6 equal-sized balls.
- Let them rest for 10 minutes covered with plastic wrap or a damp towel.
- While the dough is resting, chop the onion and cilantro for the filling.
- Combine them with the chaat masala, cayenne, and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
- Lightly flour your work surface and your rolling pin.
- Flatten the balls of dough into 2-inch disks with your palm, then use the rolling pin to roll them into thick rounds, about 4 inches in diameter, dusting with flour as necessary.
- Mound 2 heaping tablespoons of the filling into the center of one of the rounds of dough.
- Bring the edges of the round up over the top of the filling and press them together to make a pouch.
- Press down on the neck of the pouch with the palm of one hand to make a slightly rounded disk.
- Sprinkle the disk with flour on both sides and roll it out again into a round 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
- Put the kulcha on a plate and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap.
- Stuff the remaining kulcha and stack them on the plate with a sheet of plastic wrap between them.
- Cook the rolled-out and stuffed kulcha on the preheated baking stone as in the naan recipe, flipping them once after 3 minutes.
- The kulcha are ready when theyre mottled and browned around the edges, 6 to 8 minutes.
- You can cook as many kulcha as will comfortably fit on your baking stone at one time.
- Wrap the freshly baked kulcha in a kitchen towel to keep them warm and pliable.
- Brush with melted butter on one side and serve.
recipe, flour, red onion, fresh cilantro, chaat masala, cayenne, salt, butter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/onion-kulcha-385936 (may not work)