Punjabi · serves 2
Amritsari Kulcha
Crisp, stuffed, blistered bread. Better than anything you'll buy frozen.
Ingredients
- 3 cups maida
- 1/2 cup curd
- 1 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp soda
- 1 tsp sugar
- 3 potatoes, boiled and mashed
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp coriander
- 1 tsp ajwain
- 1 tsp anardana or amchur
- Butter
Method
- Dough: maida, curd, baking powder, soda, sugar, salt and warm water. Knead soft, cover with a damp cloth, rest 2 hours.
- Filling: mashed potato, onion, coriander, ajwain, anardana, salt. Squeeze out any moisture.
- Roll a disc, stuff, seal, then roll again to 1cm thick. Press coriander and nigella seeds into the top.
- Wet the underside with water — that's what makes it stick to a tawa upside down, or use a hot oven at 250°C.
- Cook till blistered and brown, about 6 minutes.
- Crush it slightly in your hands, then drown it in butter. Chole on the side.