Punjab

Amritsari kulcha

Name: Amritsari kulcha
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Amritsari
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 1/4 cup curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt); 1/4 tsp baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda); 1 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); Water, as needed; 3 medium boiled potato; 1 small finely chopped onion; 2 chopped green chilli; 1/2 inch grated ginger; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); 1/2 tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 1 tsp dry mango powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves); 4 tbsp butter; Salt, to taste

Flaky, butter brushed bread stuffed with spiced potato. Amritsar's breakfast flex.

60 minTime

11 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Amritsar's famous breakfast2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMade the traditional way, nothing skipped.

The original

523kcalsame

11 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

60minutessame

Amritsari kulcha, as tradition has it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2½ cups

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)¼ cup

Baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda)¼ tsp

Sugar1 tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp

Wateras needed

Potato3 medium, boiled

Onion1 small, finely chopped

Green chilli2, chopped

Ginger1.5 cm, grated

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Dry mango powder1 tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)1 tsp

Butter4 tbsp

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Knead maida, curd, soda, sugar, salt, oil and water into a soft dough. Rest covered.
2Mash potatoes with onion, chilli, ginger, coriander, ajwain, amchur, chilli powder, kasuri methi and salt.
3Roll a ball, brush with butter, fold and roll again into a ball for layers. Stuff with filling, seal and roll into a 6 inch round.
4Cook on a hot tawa on both sides, then cover and cook on low with butter, pressing till crisp.
5Crush slightly between your palms, brush with butter and serve with chole, onion and chutney.

Serve it like this

Stack them in a cloth lined basket so they stay soft and warm, with a little ghee on top if you like.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Punjab

Amritsari kulcha

Flaky, butter brushed bread stuffed with spiced potato. Amritsar's breakfast flex.

60 minTime

11 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Amritsar's famous breakfast2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMade the traditional way, nothing skipped.

The original

523kcalsame

11 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

60minutessame

Amritsari kulcha, as tradition has it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2½ cups

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)¼ cup

Baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda)¼ tsp

Sugar1 tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp

Wateras needed

Potato3 medium, boiled

Onion1 small, finely chopped

Green chilli2, chopped

Ginger1.5 cm, grated

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Dry mango powder1 tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)1 tsp

Butter4 tbsp

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Knead maida, curd, soda, sugar, salt, oil and water into a soft dough. Rest covered.
2Mash potatoes with onion, chilli, ginger, coriander, ajwain, amchur, chilli powder, kasuri methi and salt.
3Roll a ball, brush with butter, fold and roll again into a ball for layers. Stuff with filling, seal and roll into a 6 inch round.
4Cook on a hot tawa on both sides, then cover and cook on low with butter, pressing till crisp.
5Crush slightly between your palms, brush with butter and serve with chole, onion and chutney.

Serve it like this

Stack them in a cloth lined basket so they stay soft and warm, with a little ghee on top if you like.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Amritsari kulcha

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Amritsari kulcha

Make it your way

Ingredients

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