Kulcha
is a popular Indian flat-bread of Punjab. It is commonly served with
spicy chole. Amritsari kulche-chole are a famous dish of Punjab. You
will also find it as a popular street food in the state. Here is the
recipe of Kulcha which you can have as a sunday breakfast.
Preparation Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Servings: makes 6 kulchas
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups all purpose flour (maida) (for dough)
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour (maida) (for dusting)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Water (for kneading)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 tbsp nigella seeds (kalunji)
- Oil or butter (for shallow frying)
Preparation Instructions:
- Mix 1.5 cups maida, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar and a tbsp ghee in a bowl. Mix well to avoid lumps. Add curd and mix again.
- Add water in small quantity and knead the above mixture into a soft dough. Cover the dough with a clean and wet cloth and let it ferment for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, divide the dough into small balls. Press the dough ball into a pattie and sprinkle some nigella seeds on the pattie evenly.
- Apply some dry flour and roll the kulcha into a small-sized roti. Meanwhile, heat the tawa over medium flame.
- Place kulcha over the tawa and cook for 30 seconds. Flip it, apply oil and cook. Again flip it, apply oil on other side and cook.
- Flip and cook (without applying oil) till golden spots appear on both sides. make all kulchas in the similar way.
- Serve kulchas hot or cold (as per your liking) with spicy chole.
Tips:
- You can replace the nigella seeds with finely chopped coriander leaves or dried fenugreek leaves.
