Amritsari Kulcha

Name: Amritsari Kulcha
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300g plain flour, with yoghurt, baking powder and a little sugar; 3 potatoes, boiled and mashed; 1 onion and green chillies, finely chopped; Coriander, ajwain, anardana and chilli; Ghee and plenty of butter; Amritsari chole (chickpea curry), to serve

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰੀ ਕੁਲਚਾ/um-rit-SAH-ree KOOL-chah/

Also known as: Amritsari Aloo Kulcha, Amritsari Kulcha Chole, Stuffed Kulcha

About this dish

A crisp, flaky leavened flatbread stuffed with spiced potato and baked in a tandoor, served with chole and lots of butter.

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Ingredients

🌾300g plain flour, with yoghurt, baking powder and a little sugar

🥔3 potatoes, boiled and mashed

🧅1 onion and green chillies, finely chopped

🌿Coriander, ajwain, anardana and chilli

🧈Ghee and plenty of butter

🫘Amritsari chole (chickpea curry), to serve

Method

Serves 3

Knead the flour with yoghurt, baking powder, sugar and water and rest for 2 hours.

Mix the potato with onion, chilli, coriander and spices.

Roll out the dough, brush with ghee, fold and roll again to create layers.

Stuff with the potato, flatten and press coriander into the top.

Bake in a tandoor or very hot oven until crisp and golden, then brush with butter and serve with chole.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Amritsari kulcha is the signature breakfast of Amritsar in Punjab, served with chickpea curry, onion chutney and a slab of butter.

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