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Kulchas, Punjabi Whole Wheat Kulcha with Yeast
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Follow the instructions in the recipe consistently to ensure that the yeast gets activated well and the dough rises nicely. It is also important to cook the Kulchas on an open flame after cooking on a tava in order to get the proper texture.
The nigella seeds that are sprinkled on the Kulcha also get toasted wonderfully when cooked on an open flame and give the Kulcha an instant aroma boost. The Kulcha experience would be incomplete without a brushing of butter, so make sure you do that!
Serve them hot off the tava along with the a delicious Punjabi Subzi of your choice .
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Preparation Time
5 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
20 Mins
Makes
10 kulchas
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
2 tsp instant dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp curd (dahi)
salt to taste
1 tsp oil
whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) for rolling
2 1/2 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
5 tsp butter for brushing
Method
- Combine the yeast, sugar and 5 tbsp of lukewarm water in a bowl and mix well. Cover it with a lid and keep aside for 10 minutes.
- Combine the whole wheat flour, yeast-sugar mixture, curds and salt and in a deep bowl and knead into a soft dough, using enough water.
- Cover the dough with a lid or damp muslin cloth and keep aside in a warm place for 45 minutes.
- Add the oil and knead very well.
- Divide the dough into 10 equal portions.
- Press a portion of the dough flat on a rolling board and roll into a 75 mm. (3”) diameter circle using a little whole wheat flour for rolling, sprinkle ¼ tsp of nigella seeds evenly over it.
- Roll again out into a 125 mm. (5") diameter circle using a little whole wheat flour for rolling.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and place a kulcha over it with the nigella seeds side facing downwards.
- Cook it on one side till it puffs slightly and then turn over.
- Cook it on the other side till it puffs a little and then roast it on an open flame till it turns golden brown from both the sides.
- Repeat the steps 6 to 10 to make 9 more kulchas.
- Brush each kulcha with a ½ tsp of butter and serve immediately.
Kulchas, Punjabi Whole Wheat Kulcha with Yeast recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 87 cal |
| Protein | 2.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 14.8 g |
| Fiber | 2.4 g |
| Fat | 2.3 g |
| Cholesterol | 4.2 mg |
| Sodium | 16.9 mg |
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Binita Shah
March 13, 2025, midnight
Very nice n easy kulcha receipe Pl tell me how much gram of flour for 1 cup..?
Binita Shah
March 13, 2025, midnight
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks so much for trying our recipe, it means a lot to us.
gurjar
March 13, 2025, midnight
nice recipe
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thank you for the feedback. Kindly keep reviewing recipes and articles you love.
APARNA
March 13, 2025, midnight
Is there any thing that can be used in place of curd....I don''t have curd due to the lockdown
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, you can skip the curd if not available. but if added, it will give you softness.
Big Foodie
March 13, 2025, midnight
Healthy kulcha made whole wheat flour.
Pinky
March 13, 2025, midnight
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks for the feedback !!! keep reviewing recipes you loved.
Fatema Fakhri
March 13, 2025, midnight
How to use garlic in this recipe
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
At step 6, along with nigella seeds sprinkle chopped garlic also and proceed as per the recipe.
Fowziah
March 13, 2025, midnight
I love all the recipes you have tried but I have used guesses for quantities. I live in UK and don?t understand exactly how the ?cup? system works, could you give me an imperial measure of this or some way I can quantify it. Thank you
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
1 cup is the standard cup available in the market which is 200 grams. However depending upon the density of the ingredient, the weight can vary with each ingredient.
