easy masala kulcha recipe | aloo paneer kulcha | stuffed kulcha recipe
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 Servings
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
for dough:
- 2 cup maida / plain flour
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 tsp oil
- ¼ cup curd / yogurt
- ¾ cup water (warm)
for stuffing:
- 2 cup potato / aloo (boiled & mashed)
- ¾ cup paneer / cottage cheese (crumbled)
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
- ¼ tsp salt
other ingredients:
- 2 tsp black sesame seeds / til
- 3 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
- 2 tbsp butter
Method
- pinch a ball sized dough and roll to 5-inch
- place a ball sized prepared aloo paneer stuffing in the centre.
- bring the edge to centre and start pleating.
- also join the pleats together and secure tight.
- reverse the ball and sprinkle some black sesame seeds and coriander leaves.
- flip it over, making sure the coriander leaves and sesame seeds facing down.
- gently roll to oval shape using a rolling pin.
- brush with water over kulcha.
- furthermore, slowly flip the kulcha and put it on hot tawa.
- gently press the kulcha.
- now after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook kulcha directly on flame till they turn golden brown and puffs up.
- gently scrape the kulcha from the bottom and remove.
- also brush some butter
- finally, serve masala kulcha or aloo paneer kulcha hot with your favourite curry like paneer butter masala.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.