Description
Stuffed Indian flat bread that would simply melt in your mouth…
Ingredients
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- Dough ingredients-
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup yoghurt
- 1 tbsp ghee or clarified butter (optional) can substitute oil or plain butter as well
- salt according to taste
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- water to mix
- Filling ingredients-
- 200 grams paneer – grated
- 1 large onion- chopped
- 1 green chilli chopped
- 1/4 tsp carom seeds
- 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
- finely chopped coriander leaves (about a handful)
- Salt according to taste
Instructions
- In a bowl mix flour with salt, sugar, baking powder and baking soda.
- Add yoghurt and clarified butter to the flour. With the help of water knead into soft dough.
- Place the dough in a clean bowl and allow it to rest for a couple of hours. Cover the bowl with a damp towel.
- To prepare the filling, mix all the ingredients mentioned under filling in a separate bowl. Just ensure that your filling is dry and not soggy.
- After your dough has rested for a couple of hours, make small balls of the dough.
- Roll out each ball into a small circle and place a portion of the filling in the middle.
- Fold the dough from the sides with filling inside into a ball again. Allow them to rest for five minutes.
- With the help of a rolling pin, flatten the stuffed ball into a circle.
- Cook the kulcha with oil on a frying pan till brown on both sides. Alternatively, bake the kulcha in a preheated oven for five to seven minutes.
- Serve hot with chutney/pickle.
Notes
You can knead the dough with warm milk instead of water- brings a great texture to the bread!
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 15 mins