Matar kulcha Recipe
Servings 2
Ingredients
Ingredients for stuffing:
- 1 cup boiled white peas
- 1/4 cup chopped onions
- 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp spring onions
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin-coriander powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp chat masala
- 1/4 cup aam chur water
- 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Ingredients to make kulcha:
- 2 cup maida
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup ghee/melted butter
- 3 tbsp yogurt
- water as required
- 1 tbsp kalonji/ nigella seeds
Instructions
preparation of the stuffing:
- Take a mixing bowl and add all the ingredients for stuffing except aam chur water and lemon juice. Mix all the ingredients well spoon or spatula.
- After that add the aam chur water to the bowl and mix again. Now check the taste. Adjust the spices accordingly.
- finally, add the lemon juice before serving.
Pre preparation of kulcha:
- First, take a mixing bowl and add maida, salt, baking powder to the bowl and mix well. After that add the yogurt and melted ghee or butter to the bowl.
- Mix all the ingredients well. After that add the water slowly and knead the soft dough. Now cover the dough with the wet cloth and rest it for 2 hrs.
- After that make the dough into equal portions and make small balls with the dough.
- Now sprinkle some flour on the rolling area and roll the balls in to circle shape and sprinkle some kalonji and coriander leaves on the top.
- Now with the rolling pin slightly roll on the kulcha, so that coriander leaves and kalonji can stick to the kulcha.
- Now heat the pan or griddle. After that take kulcha and spread some oil on the kulcha and cook in on the pan.
- When it is half cooked flip the kulcha and spread some ghee on the other side as well. Add oil or ghee while cooking the kulcha as well.
- Cook the kulcha until it turns golden brown and serve the kulcha hot with stuffing.