Amritsari Stuffed Kulcha
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰੀ ਕੁਲਚਾ
Amritsari Kulcha is one of Punjab's greatest gifts to Indian food — a thick, leavened flatbread cooked in a tandoor (or on a tawa) and stuffed with a spiced potato and paneer filling, then brushed lavishly with butter and served with chickpea curry (chhole), pickled onion, and raw mango pickle. The kulcha has a characteristic blistered, slightly charred exterior from the tandoor, and a pillowy, soft interior that gives way to reveal the generous, spiced filling. In Amritsar's famous kulcha joints — particularly Kulcha Land and Bharawan Da Dhaba — the kulcha and chhole are consumed at a scale that defies imagination. It is street food, comfort food, and luxury food simultaneously.
- Total
- 55 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Medium
Prep 30 min · Cook 25 min
Ingredients
Method
Make kulcha dough: Mix flour, yoghurt, baking powder, ajwain, oil, and salt. Add water to make a soft, pliable dough. Rest 30 minutes covered. Make filling: Mix mashed potato with grated paneer, green chilli, chaat masala, coriander, pomegranate seeds, and salt.
About 30 min
Tip: Pomegranate seeds in the filling is the Amritsari signature — the occasional burst of juicy tartness is unmistakable.
Divide dough and filling into 4 portions each. Roll one dough ball into a disc (10cm). Place filling in the centre. Gather edges and seal. Press gently. Roll again into a thicker, larger disc (15cm). The filling will be visible through the thinned dough. Optionally sprinkle sesame seeds and press gently.
About 15 min
Tip: Roll the stuffed kulcha carefully — the filling should remain even throughout, not pushed to edges.
Cook on a very hot tawa or in an oven at 220°C (or tandoor if available). On tawa: cook one side 2 minutes until blisters form. Flip. Press gently with a folded cloth. Cook 2 minutes. The kulcha should have charred spots and be cooked through. Immediately brush both sides generously with cold butter. Serve with chhole, pickle, and raw onion salad.
About 10 min
Tip: Be very generous with butter — cold butter hits the hot kulcha and gives that signature glistening, rich exterior.
Nutrition per serving (estimate)
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 15 g
- Carbs
- 68 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 760 mg
Contains: gluten, dairy
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