If you think that it is necessary to have a tandoor or oven to make soft and tasty kulcha, then this recipe will change your thinking. By using the pan available at home and a little water, you can prepare super stuffed Paneer Kulcha, which will be crispy from outside and soft from inside. Due to cooking in water steam, the texture of Kulcha becomes soft. So, if you want to try something new and tasty without oven, then do try this Pani Wala Paneer Kulcha recipe.
Ingredients to make Watery Kulcha:
- Ingredients for making Kulcha: 2 cups flour, half teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 4 tablespoons curd, water as required
- Ingredients for Stuffing: Half cup boiled and mashed potatoes, 200 grams paneer, 2 tablespoons chopped coriander, 2 tablespoons chopped ginger, 2 teaspoons chopped green chillies, 1 teaspoon roasted cumin, 1 teaspoon ground coriander, salt as per taste, 1 teaspoon red chilli powder, ghee as required.
Method to make watery kulcha:
- first step: Knead a soft dough by adding salt, curd, baking powder and water little by little. Add 2 tablespoons oil to it and knead it well. Cover the dough and keep it aside for an hour.
- Second step: Now, mix all the stuffing ingredients together. Divide the dough and stuffing into 8 equal parts. Fill each ball of dough with stuffing and seal the edges tightly. Roll it out and give it a long (oval) shape. Now, apply water on the upper part of the kulcha and sprinkle nigella seeds and chopped coriander on top.
- Third step: Now heat the pan. Pour half a cup of water on it. Immediately place the kulcha on it and cover the pan with a lid. Let the Kulcha cook until the water dries completely and the bottom of the Kulcha turns golden.
- fourth step: Apply ghee on the kulcha, flip it and cook until brown spots appear on it. Now, serve hot.
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