Amritsari Kulche

 

Amritsari Kulche:

Ingredients

For Dough (12 Kulcha)

 4 cups - Unbleached All-Purpose flour / whole wheat flour 

2 tbsp - Oil

Salt to taste

2 tsp - Active dry yeast

2 tbsp - Sugar

 2 cups Warm Whole milk you may need 1 and 3/4 cup only, depending upon the quality of your all-purpose flour

For Stuffing (will make 12 balls)

 1 kg - Boiled Potatoes

3 - tbsp Chopped coriander

1 tbsp - Chopped Green chili -you may add according to your taste

 Salt to taste

 1 tbsp - Chaat masala

1 tsp - Garam masala

Other Ingredient

Butter

Some Crushed coriander seeds

Some crushed anardaana Optional

 Red chili powder

Chopped cilantro

Instructions

For Dough

Take warm milk in a bowl. Add oil, yeast, and sugar into the bowl. Mix well, cover it and keep it in a warm place for 10 minutes until foamy.

In a big mixing bowl, take flour and salt. Mix them well. Add foamy milk mixture and knead a soft dough. Knead the dough for 5 to 7 minutes. You can use the Kitchen-aid dough maker or you can knead the dough with your hands too. 

Grease a bowl and place the dough. Apply some oil. Cover it with plastic wrap and let it ferment for an hour. After an hour you will see the dough has doubled in size.

For Stuffing

Take all the ingredients in a bowl. Mix them well and divide into 12 equal size balls. Keep it aside.

Recipe:

Preheat Your oven @ 500 degrees F. 

Dust the working surface with a little bit of flour. Take out the dough onto the working surface Knead the dough once with help of a little bit of flour. Divide them into equal size balls.

Take one ball and gently press it out a bit. Place prepared stuffing ball in the middle and close it into a ball. Do the same process with the rest of the balls.

Take one ball and spread the dough using your finger or rolling pin into a thick paratha. Sprinkle some coriander seeds, crushed anardana, chili powder, and cilantro.

Place it on a greased baking sheet. Bake it in a preheated oven at 500 degrees F (250 degrees C) for about 8 minutes or until the top is golden brown in color.

Remove from the oven and apply butter on top.

Stove Top Version

Place the rolled kulcha on a regular tawa, apply some ghee on both sides and cook them from both sides over medium to high heat.

Amritsari Kulcha is ready. Apply butter or ghee and serve them hot with Chole, sweet chutney, Dal Makhani or curd. Enjoy!!!