Kashmiri Kulcha

Unlike the usual soft kulcha that we eat at restaurant along with some sabzi, this Kashmiri Kulcha topped with sesame seeds is crisp, hard with flaky biscuit like texture and often served at tea-time with Noon chai or pink tea.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 27 Nov 2025in Recipes Breads

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Main ingredients	Refined flour, Eggs, Castor sugar, Melted ghee, Green cardamom poweder, Salt, Baking powder, Instant dried yeast, White sesame seeds
Cuisine	Kashmiri
Course	Breads
Prep time	1-2 hours
Cook time	10-15 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Sweet
Level of cooking	Easy
Others	Non vegetarian

Ingredients

1 cup refined flour (maida)
1 egg
¼ cup castor sugar
½ cup melted ghee
½ teaspoon green cardamom powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon instant dried yeast
Egg yolk for brushing
White sesame seeds to sprinkle
Tea for serving

Method

Break egg into a bowl, add castor sugar and mix well till sugar dissolves. Add ghee and mix well.
Sift refined flour, cardamom powder, salt, baking powder and yeast together into the egg mixture. Knead to form soft dough. Cover and set aside to prove for 1 hour or till it doubles in volume.
Preheat oven to 220⁰ C.
Divide the dough in 8 equal portions and flatten them slightly. Arrange them on a baking tray, brush egg yolk and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
Keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 10-15 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
Arrange them in a serving basket and serve with tea.

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