Kulcha Recipe | Amritsari Aloo Kulcha - Street Style on Tawa (2024)

Kulcha Recipe On Tawa | Amritsari Kulcha Recipe | Aloo Kulcha Recipe with detailed photo and video recipe. A typical Punjabi cuisine Indian flatbread recipe prepared with all-purpose flour/maida with potato stuffing. Amritsari naan or kulcha is typically baked in an Indian tandoor oven but this recipe uses tawa on stove top. It can be a perfect alternative to the traditional roti or naan with any type of curries.

Kulcha Recipe On Tawa | Amritsari Kulcha Recipe | Aloo Kulcha Recipe with step-by-step photo and video. A popular naan bread recipe from Indian and Pakistani cuisine which is typically consumed with chole masala or channa masala. Aloo kulcha is a potato-stuffed kulcha recipe which is a popular bread recipe from Amritsar, a city in Punjab. It can be an ideal bread for lunch or dinner with myriad curry recipes.

I always prepare kulcha recipes for my lunch or dinner with any paneer-based curries or with soya chunks curry. However, I was surprised to learn that in Punjab these naan bread recipes are eaten for breakfast as a street food. Especially aloo kulcha recipe with plain raita or mint raita is the most popular breakfast meal in the sub-continent. The interesting part of this kulcha is the potato stuffing. The stuffing is made with a range of spices thus making a perfect bread to be served with mint raita or yogurt dip. In addition, the bread is made in a traditional tandoor oven making it a unique stuffed bread. Do try this simple kulcha on tawa and I am certain that it would be appreciated.

Furthermore, some important tips and suggestions for a perfect Amritsari Aloo Kulcha recipe. Firstly, I kneaded the dough with plain lukewarm water, however, even warm milk can be used to knead the dough. This would result in a soft and layered kulcha and also makes it easy to stuff potatoes. Secondly, always apply water to the backside of the kulcha before heating it on a tawa or oven. This helps to stick to the tawa and get the same tandoor as cooking. Lastly, the potato stuffing can be completely ignored and you can prepare a plain kulcha recipe. Alternatively, the same potato stuffing can also be used for aloo paratha.

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About Amritsari Aloo Kulcha

It is a simple and easy Indian flatbread recipe with spiced potato stuffing and baked in a traditional tandoor oven. Aloo Kulcha popularly known as Amritsari Kulcha is a popular alternative to the tandoori roti or garlic naan bread. Unlike other Indian breads, the kulcha is made with plain flour or maida, making it an attractive loaf of tasty bread. The bread is typically served with a range of yogurt dips and raita, but it can also be served with any Indian curries.

There are many different types of Kulcha recipes and the variation mainly depends upon the type of stuffing used. The most popular stuffing has to be the potato, but there is no limit to the different types of stuffing that can be made. The other most popular stuffing combination is Aloo Gobi stuffing with the same bread dough. In addition, traditionally the bread is baked in the tandoor oven, but it can also be baked using tawa on a gas cooktop.

Chef Tips for Aloo Kulcha

The recipe does not have any complicated steps and ingredients, yet some critical tips for a soft Aloo Kucha are –

1. Flour Type – Traditionally, the bread kulcha is made with plain flour or maida flour. This flour makes it ideal for texture and taste. However, wheat flour or a combination of wheat and plain flour can also be used.
2. Stuffing – The stuffing has to be thick and silky without any lumps in between. This helps to stuff easily and also roll the bread without any difficulty.
3. Cooking Technique – Traditional ovens can be difficult to source to bake this kulcha at home. This recipe post shows a practical solution for using a tawa and gas cooktop mimicking the tandoor oven cooking.
4. Accompaniment – Generally, any sour and creamy yogurt dip or raita makes it a perfect accompaniment. Yet any dry or gravy-based curry can be a perfect choice too.
5. Variations – The stuffing can take any type of cooked vegetable mash and it is open-ended. In addition, the dough can also be prepared with a 1:1 ratio of wheat and plain flour.

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Prep Time 2 hours hrs

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course roti

Cuisine Indian

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Servings 6 Servings

Ingredients

to prepare dough:

• ▢ 2 cups maida / all-purpose flour / refined flour / plain flour
• ▢ 1 tsp sugar
• ▢ 1 tsp baking powder
• ▢ ¼ tsp baking soda
• ▢ salt to taste
• ▢ ¼ cup curd / yogurt, fresh thick
• ▢ 2 tsp oil
• ▢ luke water as required, to knead

for potato stuffing:

• ▢ 2 large potato, boiled and peeled
• ▢ 1 green chili, finely chopped
• ▢ ½ tsp kashmiri red chili powder / lal mirch powder
• ▢ ¼ tsp garam masala powder
• ▢ 1 inch ginger, grated
• ▢ ¼ tsp aamchur powder / dry mango powder
• ▢ ¼ tsp ajwain / carrom seeds
• ▢ 2 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
• ▢ salt to taste

other ingredients:

• ▢ 2 tsp black sesame seeds / til
• ▢ 3 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
• ▢ 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

• firstly, knead the dough for 10 minutes with ingredients listed for dough.

• cover with a moist cloth and rest for 2 hours in warm place.

• meanwhile, in a mixing bowl prepare stuffing mixing the ingredients listed for stuffing.

• after 2 hours, pinch a ball sized dough.

• and roll to 5 inch circular disk and place aloo stuffing in the centre.

• take the edge and start pleating bringing to centre.

• sprinkle some sesame seeds and coriander leaves.

• gently roll to oval shape using rolling pin.

• brush with water over kulcha.

• furthermore, slowly flip over and put it on hot tawa and press gently.

• after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook kulcha directly on flame till they turn golden brown

• finally, spread some more butter and serve aloo kulcha hot.

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How to Make Aloo Kulcha with step-by-step photos

Kulcha dough recipe:

1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl add maida, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, curd and oil.
   
2. mix well making sure everything is combined well.
   
3. further add luke warm water and knead the dough for 10 minutes.
   
4. add more water if required and knead to smooth and soft dough.
   
5. cover with a moist cloth and rest for 2 hours in warm place.
   

aloo kulcha stuffing recipe:

1. firstly, in a mixing bowl take boiled and peeled potato.
   
2. further mash the potatoes well.
   
3. also addgreen chili, ginger, red chili powder,garam masala, aamchur powder, coriander leaves, ajwainand salt.
   
4. mix well making sure everything is combined well. keep aside.
   

preparingaloo kulcharecipe:

1. after 2 hours,knead the dough slightly. to remove if any air present in the dough.
   
2. pinch a ball sized dough.
   
3. and roll to 5 inch circular disk. apply oil if the dough is sticking to the rolling pin.
   
4. further place a ball sized aloo stuffing in the centre.
   
5. take the edge and start pleating bringing to centre.
   
6. also join the pleats together andsecure tight.
   
7. reverse the ball to avoid any pleats from forming.
   
8. sprinkle some sesame seeds and coriander leaves.
   
9. further slightly press and flatten with your hand.
   
10. reverse it upside down, making sure the coriander leaves and sesame seeds faces down.
    
11. gently roll to oval shape using rolling pin.make sure you do not make too thin nor thick. and also keep the size in mind. it should not be larger than your tawa size.
    
12. brush with water over kulcha. make sure you coat uniformly. this helps kulcha to stick on tawa.
    
13. furthermore,slowly flip over and put it on hot tawa. remember, be gentle and put the water coated side down to tawa. also do not use nonstick tawa.
    
14. slightly press. this helps the kulchato stick on to the tawa and when you can flip the tawa upside down it will be intact.
    
15. now after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook kulcha directly on flame till they turn golden brown
    
16. alsoadd some more butter (this is optional, however, helps to make your kulchastays soft for longer time)
    
17. gently remove scrape the kulcha from bottom and remove.
    
18. finally, serve aloo kulchahot with your favourite curry likechole masala or channa masala.
    

Notes

• firstly, knead to smooth a soft dough else kulcha will be chewy.
• also to prepare plain kulcha skip the stuffing part.
• applying water is mandatory. this helps naan or kulcha to stick to tawa and can reverse the tawa and cook directly on flame.
• in addition, you can also use oven or tandoor to bake the kulcha instead of tawa. but never use nonstick tawa as it slips while reversing.
• furthermore, roll to any desired shape. however, i like to keep it oval as it looks similar to the one served in restaurants.
• finally, amritsari kuchaor aloo kulcha taste great when served hot.