Paneer Kulcha
: Stuffed Indian Flatbread With Cottage Cheese

Name: ~Paneer Kulcha~: Stuffed Indian Flatbread With Cottage Cheese
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Punjabi
Ingredients: For Kulcha Dough; 200 g Whole wheat flour (atta); 200 g All-purpose flour (maida); 1/2 tsp Baking soda; 2 tbsp Yoghurt (curd); 1 tbsp Oil or ghee; 1 tsp Sugar; to taste Salt; as needed Water; For Paneer Stuffing; 200 g Paneer (Indian cottage cheese); 2 tbsp Coriander leaves; 2 Green chillies; 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Garam masala; 1/2 tsp Carom seeds (ajwain); 1/2 tsp Dry mango powder (amchur); to taste Salt; 1 tbsp Oil or ghee; 1 tbsp Butter; 1 tsp Nigella seeds (kalonji)

45 mins

Cooking Time

Intermediate

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Paneer Kulcha: Fluffy Punjabi leavened flatbread with a spiced paneer filling, cooked on a griddle for crisp, charred perfection. The filling is usually made with crumbled paneer, onions, green chillies, and spices like amchur and garam masala. It’s often served hot with butter, chole, or raita for a satisfying North Indian meal.

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For Kulcha Dough

200 gWhole wheat flour (atta)

200 gAll-purpose flour (maida)

1/2 tspBaking soda

2 tbspYoghurt (curd)

1 tbspOil or ghee

1 tspSugar

to tasteSalt

as neededWater

For Paneer Stuffing

200 g Paneer (Indian cottage cheese)

2 tbspCoriander leaves

2Green chillies

1/2 tspRed chilli powder

1/2 tspGaram masala

1/2 tspCarom seeds (ajwain)

1/2 tspDry mango powder (amchur)

to tasteSalt

1 tbspOil or ghee

1 tbspButter

1 tspNigella seeds (kalonji)

Paneer Kulcha

Paneer Kulcha: Stuffed Indian Flatbread With Cottage Cheese

Ingredients

Paneer Kulcha
: Stuffed Indian Flatbread With Cottage Cheese