Tandoori aloo kulcha

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By Radha Nelanti

Mar, 28th

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Servings
2 persons
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
16 - 18

Ingredients

  • Maida
  • Wheat flour
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Baking soda
  • Baking powder
  • Curd
  • Milk
  • Oil
  • Water
  • Potato
  • Corinader
  • Amchur powder
  • Green chillies
  • Garam masala
  • Corinader seeds
  • Cumin seeds
  • Salt

Instructions

  • In a bowl whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Make a well in the center and add milk, oil and yogurt to it. Start adding water little by little, the dough will start coming together. Keep adding water and bringing the dough together with your hands. Wet a clean kitchen cloth and squeeze out all the water from the cloth. Cover the dough with this damp cloth and let it rest for 2 hours at a warm place. Make the filling Boil the potatoes, mash them and set aside. To a small pan on medium heat, add coriander and cumin seeds. Dry roast till you start getting a nice aroma, this will take approximately 2 minutes. Remove from heat and grind the roasted seeds to a fine powder. Take the mashed potatoes and to it add the roasted coriander and cumin powder that we just prepared. Also add chopped cilantro, amchur powder,green chili, garam masala powder and salt. Mix till everything is well combined, the filling for the aloo kulcha is now ready. Taste the filling at this point and adjust to taste. After the dough has rested, it would have risen a bit. Punch to release the air. Divide the dough into balls of equal size. Cover the dough balls with a damp cloth and let them rest for 15-20 minutes. Take one of the dough balls and roll it in form of a circle using a rolling pin. Place around 2 tablespoons of the potato filling in the center. Bring all the edges of the rolled dough together to seal it and then press with your fingers to flatten the dough ball. Roll the dough again to a circle. Wet your fingers and apply little water on one side of the kulcha. Place the kulcha on a heated tawa, with the water side facing down. Cook the kulcha for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, apply ghee or butter on top and serve immediately.