paneer kulcha recipe | paneer kulcha naan | paneer stuffed kulcha

paneer kulcha recipe | paneer kulcha naan | paneer stuffed kulcha with detailed photo and video recipe. a famous and popular variety of kulcha recipe or amritsar kulcha naan recipe which is mainly prepared with paneer based stuffing. generally it is prepared with maida or all purpose flour, but it can also be prepared with atta or wholemeal wheat flour for gluten free recipe.

paneer kulcha recipe | paneer kulcha naan | paneer stuffed kulcha with step by step photo and video recipe. traditionally kulcha recipe hails from punjabi cuisine and hence it also referred as amritsari kulcha naan. in punjab, there are several varieties of kulcha recipe which differs with its stuffing. this recipe post mainly talks about the paneer stuffed kulcha recipe which is popularly known as paneer kulcha recipe.

generally, kulcha’s are served during breakfast or lunch as a flat bread with the choice of punjabi curries. particularly the combination of channa masala or spicy chole masala (chickpea curry) and kulcha recipe is extremely popular in whole north india. having said that it also tastes great with other paneer recipes or paneer sabzi’s. i personally love it with the simple aloo gobi masala and i typically prepare it for my weekend lunch. my personal favourite is aloo kulcha recipe, however my husband’s favourite is paneer kulcha naan.

while the recipe is very much straight forward without much complicated steps, yet i would like to share some tips for a perfect paneer kulcha recipe. firstly, i have prepared this kulcha recipe using baking powder and baking soda, however it can also be prepared from yeast too. secondly, i used normal tawa to roast these kulcha’s with later cooking it upside down. alternatively it can also be baked in oven too. lastly, if you do not prefer paneer stuffing, you can prepare without it for a basic kulcha recipe.

finally i would request you to check my other roti, naan and flat bread recipes collection with this post of paneer kulcha naan. it includes, garlic naan, tandoori roti, rumali roti, butter naan, jowar roti, rice roti, bhatura, jolada rotti and akki rotti recipe. in addition do visit my other recipes collection like,

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paneer kulcha naan or paneer stuffed kulcha video recipe:

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how to make paneer stuffed kulcha with step by step photo:

kulcha dough recipe:

1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl add 2 cups maida, ¼ cup curd, 1 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp baking soda, 1 tsp sugar, ½ tsp salt and 2 tsp oil.
   
2. mix well making sure everything is combined well.
   
3. further add ½ cup luke warm water and knead the dough for 10 minutes.
   
4. add more water if required and knead to smooth and soft dough.
   
5. grease the dough with oil. cover and rest for 2 hours in warm place.
   

paneer stuffing recipe:

1. firstly, in a mixing bowl take 2 cup grated paneer / cottage cheese.
   
2. also add 1 green chilli, 1 tsp ginger paste, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp garam masala powder, 1 tsp aamchur, ½ tsp ajwain, 2 tsp coriander and ½ tsp salt.
   
3. combine all the ingredients well and stuffing is ready. keep aside.
   

preparing paneer kulcha recipe:

1. after 2 hours, knead the dough slightly. to remove if any air present in the dough.
   
2. pinch a ball sized dough and dust with maida.
   
3. further roll to 5 inch circular disk.
   
4. place a ball sized prepared paneer stuffing in the centre.
   
5. bring the edge to center and start pleating.
   
6. also join the pleats together and secure tight.
   
7. reverse the ball and sprinkle some black sesame seeds and coriander leaves.
   
8. flip it over, making sure the coriander leaves and sesame seeds faces down.
   
9. gently roll to oval shape using rolling pin. make sure you do not make too thin nor thick. and also keep the size in mind. it should not be larger than your tawa size.
   
10. brush with water over kulcha. make sure you coat uniformly. this helps kulcha to stick on tawa.
    
11. furthermore, slowly flip the kulcha and put it on hot tawa. remember, be gentle and put the water coated side down to tawa. also do not use nonstick tawa.
12. gently press the kulcha. this helps the kulcha to stick on to the tawa and when you can flip the tawa upside down it will be intact.
    
13. now after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook kulcha directly on flame till they turn golden brown and puffs up.
    
14. gently scrape the kulcha from bottom and remove.
    
15. also brush some butter (this is optional, however, helps to make your kulcha stays soft for longer time)
    
16. finally, serve paneer kulcha hot with your favourite curry like paneer butter masala.
    

notes:

• firstly, knead to smooth a soft dough else kulcha will be chewy.
• in addition, you can also use oven or tandoor to bake the kulcha instead of tawa. but never use nonstick tawa as it slips while reversing.
• also to prepare plain kulcha just skip the stuffing part or prepare aloo kulcha by stuffing aloo stuffing.
• applying water is mandatory. this helps naan or kulcha to stick to tawa and can reverse the tawa and cook directly on flame.
• finally, paneer kulcha taste great when served hot.