Amritsari Kulcha

Amritsari Kulcha

Ingredients to make Kulcha.

• Maida (white flour) - 400 gms. (3 cup)
• Curd - 3 table spoon.
• Baking soda - 1/3 tea spoon.
• Baking powder - 1/2 tea spoon.
• Sugar - 1 tea spoon.
• Oil - 1 table spoon.
• Salt - 3/4 tea spoon (or to the taste)
• cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon.

Ingredients to prepare the filling.

• Potato - 300 gms. ( 4 boiled)
• Salt - 1/2 tea spoon (or to the taste)
• Green chilli - 1-2 (chopped)
• Ginger - 1 inch long piece (grated)
• Amchoor powder - 1/2 tea spoon.
• Coriander powder - 1 tea spoon.
• Red chilli powder - 1-2 pinch.
• Garam masala - 1/4 tea spoon
• Coriander leaves - 1 table spoon (chopped)

Method -

Knead the flour to make Kulcha.

Sieve the maida in a bowl and mix curd, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar, oil in it. Mix the ingredients well with hands. Knead the flour with luke warm water to make a smooth dough. Flip and punch the dough for 5 minutes to make it smooth. Apply oil to the dough and keep it in a deep pan. Cover the bowl with clean towel and keep it at a warm place. Within 5-7 hours the dough will rise. Punch the dough once again to fix it. The dough to make kulcha is ready.

Knead the flour to make Kulcha. Sieve the maida in a bowl and mix curd, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar, oil in it. Mix the ingredients well with hands. Knead the flour with luke warm water to make a smooth dough. Flip and punch the dough for 5 minutes to make it smooth. Apply oil to the dough and keep it in a deep pan. Cover the bowl with clean towel and keep it at a warm place. Within 3-4 hours the dough will rise. Punch the dough once again to fix it. The dough to make kulcha is ready.

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Hint: Add very less water when kneading the dough.
Prepare the Filling to stuff the Kulcha.
Peel and mash the boiled potatoes. Put salt, green chilli, ginger, coriander powder, amchoor powder, red chilli powder, garam masala and coriander leaves. Mix all the spices well with the mashed potatoes. The filling to stuff the kulcha is ready.
Now Prepare Kulcha
Make 8-10 round balls of the dough. Make equal amount of small balls of the potato mixture also.
Take one ball of the dough and roll it into a flat disc of 3 inch. Put the potato mixture ball on the disc and press it with hands so it settles down on the dough. Fold and close the disc from all the sides to make a kulcha.
Dust the kulcha with dry maida and press it with light hands to increase its size upto 3 inch. Now roll the kulcha into a flat disc of 6-7 inch with the roller. On top of the kulcha surface sprinkle some water and fix some cumin seeds, sesame seeds and chopped coriander over the at the top of the kulcha.
Bake the Kulchas in the oven.
To bake the kulcha in an oven grease a tray with oil. Put 2 kulchas in the pan and pre-heat the oven at High for 10-12 minutes. Place the tray in an oven and bake the kulcha for 3 minutes. Flip the side of the kulchas after 3 minutes and bake again till both the surfaces turn brown in colour. Now take out the tray from the oven and serve the hot baked kulchas with  butter, jaljeera boondi raita, chole or gobhi carrot pickle or simple you can have this tasty kulcha with mint chutney.

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