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

  1. pinch a ball sized dough and roll to 5-inch
  2. place a ball sized prepared aloo paneer stuffing in the centre.
  3. bring the edge to centre and start pleating.
  4. also join the pleats together and secure tight.
  5. reverse the ball and sprinkle some black sesame seeds and coriander leaves.
  6. flip it over, making sure the coriander leaves and sesame seeds facing down.
  7. gently roll to oval shape using a rolling pin.
  8. brush with water over kulcha.
  9. furthermore, slowly flip the kulcha and put it on hot tawa.
  10. gently press the kulcha.
  11. now after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook kulcha directly on flame till they turn golden brown and puffs up.
  12. gently scrape the kulcha from the bottom and remove.
  13. also brush some butter
  14. 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.