Try This Paneer Stuffed Kulcha Recipe

By Rittwik Naskar

Leavened flatbread stuffed with spiced cottage cheese filling constitutes a Paneer Kulcha. It is soft and delicate with a melt-in-your-mouth texture and now you can make it at home without a tandoor oven by following these simple steps.

1 cup whole wheat flour and AP flour ¼ tsp baking soda 2 tbsp yoghurt 4 tbsp ghee 1 tsp sugar and salt ⅓ cup water 200 gm paneer 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves and sesame seeds 1 green chilli, finely chopped ¼ tsp garam masala powder, jeera, ajwain, and amchur powder

Ingredients

In a mixing bowl add the flour, baking soda, yoghurt, sugar, a tbsp of ghee, and ¼ tsp salt and mix them. Gradually add the water and keep kneading till a soft dough forms.

Step 1

Cover the dough with a wet cloth and let it leaven for a couple of hours. Start working on the filling in the meantime.

Step 2

In a separate bowl, grate or crumble the paneer and add the spices, green chilli, and freshly chopped coriander and set aside.

Step 3

After two hours, bring out the dough and knead lightly before forming dough balls and rolling them out.

Step 4

Apply flour on the rolling surface and roll out the dough balls before placing 2-3 tbsp of filling in the centre.

Step 5

Bring the edges together, seal them shut, and then roll them out. Sprinkle sesame seeds on one side of the kulcha and press them onto it.

Step 6

In a skillet, add the ghee and let it come upto heat before placing the rolled-out kulcha on top of it.

Step 7

Apply ghee to both sides of the kulcha and cook it on the skillet by pressing on it with a spatula for even cooking.

Step 8