Amritsari Kulcha | Stuffed Aloo Onion Kulcha
Amritsari Kulcha is a delicious flatbread that is crispy on the outside with melt in mouth texture from the inside and topped with aromatic spices. This is one of the best stuffed flat bread that you should not miss to try out.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time8 minutes mins
Resting time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 23 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: amritsar, Indian, north indian, punjabi
Servings: 6 Kulchas
Calories: 249kcal
- ½ cup Warm water
- 1 Packet Active dry yeast ( 2 ¼ tsp)
- 2 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 tablespoon Vegetable oil / cooking oil
- 1 ½ cups All purpose flour
For the filling
- 1 cup Potato, boiled
- ¼ cup Onions chopped
- 1 Green chile chopped
- 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
- ½ teaspoon Lemon juice
Spices used
- 3 teaspoon Coriander seeds, crushed
- 1 teaspoon Red chile powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder or Kitchen king masala
- 1 teaspoon Chaat Masala
Other Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon Butter or more as needed (use oil for vegan version)
- Coriander leaves
- Salt, as needed
Step I
In a bowl, add warm water and sugar. Sprinkle yeast. Cover and keep it undisturbed for 10 minutes. Let the yeast activate.
½ cup Warm water, 1 Packet Active dry yeast ( 2 ¼ tsp), 2 teaspoon Sugar
Add salt, oil, flour and mix. Knead this for 4 to 5 minutes till a soft dough is formed.
1 teaspoon Salt, 2 tablespoon Vegetable oil / cooking oil, 1 ½ cups All purpose flour
Brush bowl with oil. Transfer the dough and cover and keep it in warm place for at least 1 hour.
Step II
In a small bowl, add crushed coriander seeds, red chile powder, kitchen king masala, chaat masala, salt and mix. Keep this aside.
3 teaspoon Coriander seeds, crushed, 1 teaspoon Red chile powder, 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder or Kitchen king masala, 1 teaspoon Chaat Masala
Step III
In another bowl, add boiled potatoes, onion, green chile, coriander leaves, lemon juice, salt to taste, half of the spice mixture from Step II and keep it aside.
1 cup Potato, boiled, ¼ cup Onions chopped, 1 Green chile chopped, 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped, ½ teaspoon Lemon juice, Coriander leaves, Salt, as needed
Step IV
Preheat the oven to 500 degree F
Divide the dough into 6 equal portions. Roll each portion into ball and flatten it using rolling pin.
Add the filling at the center, bring the edges together at the center and close it to form a ball again. Gently roll it again to form kulcha.
Transfer this to the greased baking pan. Brush it with butter, sprinkle some of the spices from Step II, coriander leaves.
3 tablespoon Butter or more as needed
Repeat the process for remaining dough and filling.
Bake this for about 7 to 8 minutes.
Amritsari Kulcha is now ready. Brush it with some more butter and serve immediately with any gravy or masala of your choice.
For the stove top or tawa method
Heat tawa or griddle
Place one kulcha at a time and cook on one side. When the brown spots appear at bottom flip and cook on the other side. Use butter or ghee to cook the kulcha.
Then garnish it with spices and some more butter and serve.
Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 444mg | Potassium: 224mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 280IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2mg