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Amritsari Kulcha Chole

Amritsari Kulcha Chole is an iconic street food of India. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the step-by-step recipe for this delicious North Indian dish.

Serves4

Cooking Time10-20 Min

Preparation Time10-12 Min

DifficultyMEDIUM

Ingredients

  • For kulcha dough

    • 1 cup refined flour

    • 2 tbsp ghee

    • salt to taste

    • water as required

  • For kulcha stuffing

    • 1 cup mashed potatoes

    • 1 cup crumbly paneer

    • 1 cup chopped onions

    • 1/2 cup chopped ginger

    • 2 tsp chopped green chillies

    • 1 tsp anardana

    • 1 tsp ajwain

    • few mint leaves

    • 1 tsp red chilli powder

    • salt to taste

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    In a bowl add 1 cup maida, ghee and salt, add water and make it into soft dough. Rest the dough for 15-20 minutes.
  2. 2

    Roll out the dough ball and flatten it, after that evenly spread out the ghee. Fold the flattened bread and roll it once again and let it rest.
  3. 3

    In a bowl, mix mashed potato, paneer, chopped ginger, onions, coriander, green chillies, anardana, ajwain, mint, salt and red chilli powder.
  4. 4

    Make a salt water mix. Soak a thick cloth in water and run it around the sides of the cooker or tandoor.
  5. 5

    Roll out the dough ball and flatten it, after that evenly spread out the ghee. Fold the flattened bread and roll it once again and let it rest.
  6. 6

    Divide the rested dough into round balls and stuff the aloo-paneer in it.
  7. 7

    Stick some onion seeds (kalonji), coriander on top of the dough ball.
  8. 8

    Flatten the dough ball and stick it on the sides of the tandoor / cooker.
  9. 9

    Remove the kulcha from the cooker and drop a big dollop of butter on it. Serve Amritsari kulcha with chole and pyaaz!

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