Amritsari Kulcha (Butter-dripping Crispy Oven Bread, Street Style)
Parisian discs emerge from Tandoor! Butter Flooded Golden Staffed Bread
Description
Originating from Amritsar, Punjab. Supreme bread baking dough stuffed with potatoes/spices crispy in Tandoor, crushed by hand right before serving and topped with massive butter.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Wheat flour
- Potato
- Butter
- Onion
- Green chili
- Coriander seeds
- Ajwain
- Chickpea curry
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients]
- Kulcha doughs (wheat flour/yogurt/baking soda),
- mashed potato,
- tbsp minced onion,
- tsp each coriander seeds/cumin/ajwain,
- green chili, 50g butter, 150g Chole (chickpea curry),
- tbsp tamarind chutney.
- Generously wrap spicy mashed potatoes kneaded with cumin, ajwain, coarsely crushed coriander seeds, green chilies, minced onions in the center of yogurt-fermented dough.
- Roll thin and round with a pin, apply water to surface and press cilantro leaves onto it.
- Slap 'Smack!' and paste the dough onto the inner wall of a Tandoor oven heated to 400°C, baking fragrantly for mins while cloaking it in charcoal smoke until the surface becomes golden and crispy like pie.
- Place the piping hot Kulcha peeled from the oven with a long iron rod on a board; the vendor crushes it inward 'Crunch!' with both hands to break the crispy layers. Place a giant butter chunk like a parent's sworn enemy on top, serving to the customer while watching the golden butter waterfall seep into the bread crevices via heat. A sacred breakfast ignoring calories, eaten entwined with spicy chickpea curry (Chole) and sour tamarind chutney.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Coriander seeds、Cumin、Ajwain
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Wrap mashed potatoes in puff pastry and bake in oven (as sub for crispy layers)
Pairing
Masala Chai、Lassi(Sweet yogurt drink)
Trivia
[Hardcore] The ultimate bread born in the temple town of Sikhism's sacred site 'Golden Temple (Amritsar)' gathering pilgrims worldwide. While regular 'Kulcha' is fluffy bread, 'Amritsari Kulcha' is maximally characterized by being flaky and crispy like multi-layered pie dough. The popping texture and citrus aroma of 'coriander seeds' are the flavor keystone.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Boldly tear the bread center where the butter pool formed, scooping up the sour-spicy chickpea curry (Chole) and julienned raw ginger served alongside to eat!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy (Butter)