Kulcha

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Kulcha
Kulchachole.jpg
Kulcha with chole from India
Origin
Place of origin India and Pakistan
Region or state Punjab and Kashmir
Details
Type Flatbread
Main ingredient(s) Maida flour

Kulcha (Urdu: کلچه‎, Hindi: कुलचा; Punjabi: ਕੁਲਚਾ) kulcā is a type of leavened flatbread eaten in South Asia, made from maida (wheat flour). It is particularly popular in India and Pakistan, and is usually eaten with chole.

Kulcha is a typical Punjabi and Kashmiri recipe. Amritsar, a city in Punjab is famous for its Amritsari kulchas or Amritsari naan. Flour dough is rolled into a flat, round shape and baked in an earthen clay oven until golden brown. When baked, it is usually rubbed with butter, and then eaten with spicy chole (chickpea curry).1

In Pakistan, kulcha breads are largely eaten in Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and certain parts of the Hazara and northern Punjab regions, where they are a popular breakfast item.2

See also

References

  1. ^ http://punjabirecipes.gurudwara.net/recipedetail.aspx?id=67
  2. ^ "Traditional foods: In Pindi, a place for Kashmiri bread lovers". Express Tribune. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012. 
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