Food is the necessary color of Holi that everyone must add to the festival. Kulcha is a recipe from Amritsar that everyone in India loves to eat on Holi. Let’s learn how to make it at home.
Kulcha Recipe on Holi 2020:
Kulcha is a sort of roti with yummy filling inside. You can also add as many varieties in the Kulcha as you like. Let’s learn to make the most famous one here.
Ingredients of Kulcha:
The following are the ingredients you will need to make Kulchas.
Item | Quantity |
All-purpose flour | 1 cup |
Virgin olive oil | 1 tablespoon |
Salt | As required |
Baking powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
Sugar | 1/2 teaspoon |
Yogurt | 2 tablespoon |
Baking soda | 1/4 teaspoon |
Refined oil | 2 teaspoon |
Lukewarm milk | 2 tablespoon |
Boiled potato | 1 |
Onion | 1/2 |
Cumin powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
Coriander leaves | 1/2 teaspoon |
Green chili | 1/2 |
Red chili powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
Chat masala | 1 pinch |
Preparing the dough:
Take a large and deep bowl and sieve the flour into it. Now add baking soda, baking powder, curd, sugar, salt, and refined oil. Mix everything well with fingers. After that, add lukewarm milk in it and knead to form a firm dough. Now cover it with a wet cloth and set aside.
Preparing the filling.
For the filling, mash boiled potatoes into a bowl. Put chopped onion and green chilies into it. Now add chat masala, red chili powder, coriander leaves, and cumin powder. Add a pinch of salt and mix it well with a spoon.
Making of Kulcha on Holi:
Divide the dough into small portions and roll each one into a small ball. After that, roll the ball in round shape. Put the filling in the center of the chapati and roll the dough over it so that all the ends are finely sealed. Now roll it again in the form of paratha.
Put some olive oil on the pan and preheat it. After the temperature rises and oil starts bubbling, put the Kulcha onto it. Cook for about a minute and flip. Cook the other side too and keep on flipping until both sides turn crispy and golden brown. Serve with chole and chatni.
See another similar snack, and it’s recipe here.
So make it at home on Holi, and everyone will love it. It is better to cook it when you are ready to serve because it tastes fantastic when fresh.
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