Punjab x Italy

Chole kulcha flatbread with ricotta

Name: Chole kulcha flatbread with ricotta
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 4 kulcha; 2 1/2 cups boiled chickpeas, boiled; 1 large finely chopped onion; 2 chopped tomato; 1 tbsp chopped ginger; 2 chopped green chilli; 1 tbsp chole masala; 1/2 tsp dry mango powder; 4 tsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2/3 cup ricotta; 2/3 cup grated mozzarella; 4 tsp butter; 2 cloves grated garlic; 2 handfuls rocket leaves (arugula); 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tsp olive oil; 1/4 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); Salt, to taste

Amritsari chole kulcha, baked like a pizza bianca with clouds of ricotta. Lunch, upgraded.

45 minTime

26 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Kulcha takes the pizza route2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

657kcalsame

26 gproteinsame

11 gfibresame

45minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Kulcha4

Chickpeas, boiled2½ cups, boiled

Onion1 large, finely chopped

Tomato2, chopped

Ginger1 tbsp, chopped

Green chilli2, chopped

Chole masala1 tbsp

Dry mango powder½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)4 tsp

Ricotta⅔ cup

Mozzarella⅔ cup, grated

Butter4 tsp

Garlic2 cloves, grated

Rocket leaves (arugula)2 handfuls

Lemon juice1 tbsp

Olive oil2 tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder¼ tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Cook the onion for 5 minutes, then the ginger and chilli for 1 minute and the tomato for 5 minutes.
2Add the chole masala, amchur, chickpeas, salt and 1/4 cup water. Cook 8 minutes on medium heat, mashing a few chickpeas, until thick and dry.
3Beat the ricotta with half the lemon and a pinch of salt. Melt the butter with the garlic and brush over the kulchas.
4Top each kulcha with chole and mozzarella, then dollops of ricotta. Bake on a tray at 220°C for 8 minutes.
5Toss the rocket with the olive oil, the rest of the lemon and a pinch of salt. Pile on top and finish with kashmiri chilli and coriander.

Serve it like this

Cut each flatbread into four on a wooden board, rocket heaped in the centre. Dust with chilli and serve with a small bowl of pickled onions.

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

Punjab x Italy

Chole kulcha flatbread with ricotta

Amritsari chole kulcha, baked like a pizza bianca with clouds of ricotta. Lunch, upgraded.

45 minTime

26 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Kulcha takes the pizza route2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

657kcalsame

26 gproteinsame

11 gfibresame

45minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Kulcha4

Chickpeas, boiled2½ cups, boiled

Onion1 large, finely chopped

Tomato2, chopped

Ginger1 tbsp, chopped

Green chilli2, chopped

Chole masala1 tbsp

Dry mango powder½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)4 tsp

Ricotta⅔ cup

Mozzarella⅔ cup, grated

Butter4 tsp

Garlic2 cloves, grated

Rocket leaves (arugula)2 handfuls

Lemon juice1 tbsp

Olive oil2 tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder¼ tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Cook the onion for 5 minutes, then the ginger and chilli for 1 minute and the tomato for 5 minutes.
2Add the chole masala, amchur, chickpeas, salt and 1/4 cup water. Cook 8 minutes on medium heat, mashing a few chickpeas, until thick and dry.
3Beat the ricotta with half the lemon and a pinch of salt. Melt the butter with the garlic and brush over the kulchas.
4Top each kulcha with chole and mozzarella, then dollops of ricotta. Bake on a tray at 220°C for 8 minutes.
5Toss the rocket with the olive oil, the rest of the lemon and a pinch of salt. Pile on top and finish with kashmiri chilli and coriander.

Serve it like this

Cut each flatbread into four on a wooden board, rocket heaped in the centre. Dust with chilli and serve with a small bowl of pickled onions.

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

Chole kulcha flatbread with ricotta

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Chole kulcha flatbread with ricotta

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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