Punjab : Amritsari Kulcha

Punjab ,  a state full of life and good food is an integral part of day to day life . Though there are plenty of dishes to choose from , I have picked up a dish here which is absolute favourite of my family .  Amritsari Kulcha is an easy to make , lip smacking stuffed bread .



Ingredients

For Dough 

  • All purpose flour (Maida)  -  500 Gms 
  • Curd  -  1/4 Cup  ( 4 Tablespoon ) 
  • Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Baking soda -  1/2 tsp 
  • Oil - 1 cup
  • Sugar - 2 tsp 
  • Salt - As per taste 

For Filling 


  • Boiled Potato - 4-6  medium 
  • Green Chili -  5-6  Finely Chopped
  • Ginger - 1.5 inch grated 
  • Dry Ginger - 1 tsp 
  • Amchur Powder ( Dry Mango Powder )- 1 tsp 
  • Salt - As per taste 
  • Bhuna Masala - 1 tsp  
Hint  :  For making bhuna masala ,  dry roast  4-5 cloves , 4-5 green cardamom ,  1 inch cinnamon ,  1 tsp coriander seeds , 1 tsp cumin seeds , 2-3 dry red chili .   Once roasted  dry grind and store in a air tight container . 

For Frying 

Kasoori Methi  - a handful 

Dry flour - 1/2 cup 

Ghee -  1 cup 

Method 

  •  For dough ,  mix all the ingredients and make a soft dough . mostly it should not need any water but you can add few drops it it is dry 
  • Oil a large bowl , roll your dough into it and cover it with a cling film and keep aside for  2-3 hours 



  • Now for the filling mash boiled potato . Add all other ingredients and mix well so that there is no lump 


 


  • Now divide dough and potato in 12 -15 equal portion 
  • Take one portion of dough and make a ball , roll it to a small chapati .   Put  one portion of  potato mix  on it and close the ball from all sides . 


 

  • Roll it lightly to a  circle of 3-4 inch diameter with the help of little dry flour . Do not try to make it a very big circle other wise it may break .  sprinkle few shreds of kasuri methi and roll once again 
  • Put it on a hot griddle , gradually add ghee and fry on slow heat for 1 minute . Flip over and fry  till golden brown from both sides


 


  • Serve with Spicy Punjabi Chhole



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