Name: AMRITSARI CHOLE KULCHE recipe by Amita Shah at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Ingredients for Kulcha : 150 g - Refined flour ,; 1/3 tsp - baking powder; 1.5 tbsp - Ghee; 1/2 tsp - salt; 1/4 tsp - Sugar; 1tbsp - oil; 2 tbsp - fresh coriander; For the filling : 50 g - boiled Potato; 50 g - paneer; 1/4 tsp - chilli flakes; 1\2 tsp - dried Pomegranate seeds; 1/2 tsp - dried Fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi); 2 - chopped Green chillies; 1/2 tsp\ as per taste - salt; Ingredients for chole : 1+1\2 cup dried chole,; 2 boiled meshed potato ,; 1 GREEN CHILLI,; 1 tsp dhania powder,; 1\2 tsp lal mirch powder; 1\2 tsp amchur powder,; 1\4tsp haldi,; 1\2 tsp garam masala powder,; 1\2tsp chole masala,; 1\2 tsp awla powder,; a pinch of hing,; 1/2 tsp black salt; Salt as required; whole garam masala- (1 tsp cumin seeds,1 large tej patta,2 inch dal chini,2-3 laung,2 doda 2-3 kali mirch ); 2 medium size tomatoes chopped ,; 1\2 inch adrak, chopped .

Ingredients Serving: 6

Ingredients for Kulcha : 150 g - Refined flour ,
1/3 tsp - baking powder
1.5 tbsp - Ghee
1/2 tsp - salt
1/4 tsp - Sugar
1tbsp - oil
2 tbsp - fresh coriander
For the filling : 50 g - boiled Potato
50 g - paneer
1/4 tsp - chilli flakes
1\2 tsp - dried Pomegranate seeds
1/2 tsp - dried Fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi)
2 - chopped Green chillies
1/2 tsp\ as per taste - salt
Ingredients for chole : 1+1\2 cup dried chole,
2 boiled meshed potato ,
1 GREEN CHILLI,
1 tsp dhania powder,
1\2 tsp lal mirch powder
1\2 tsp amchur powder,
1\4tsp haldi,
1\2 tsp garam masala powder,
1\2tsp chole masala,
1\2 tsp awla powder,
a pinch of hing,
1/2 tsp black salt
Salt as required
whole garam masala- (1 tsp cumin seeds,1 large tej patta,2 inch dal chini,2-3 laung,2 doda 2-3 kali mirch )
2 medium size tomatoes chopped ,
1\2 inch adrak, chopped .
3 tbsp oil

Instructions

To make dough, sift the refined flour with the baking powder and salt.
Add the sugar and ghee and a little water knead well to make a medium soft dough.
Add a little oil and knead again. Cover with a damp cloth and rest the dough for one hour.
Knead the dough once again and divide it into eight equal portions.
Cover with a damp cloth and rest it for ten minutes.
For the stuffing , mix together the potatoes, paneer ,salt, green chillies, chilli powder, dried pomegranate seeds and the fresh coriander.
Divide the potato mixture into eight equal portions.
Flatten a portion of the dough, place a portion of the potato mixture in the center , and fold the dough and roll into a ball.
Place on a lightly floured surface and roll gently into a circle.
Roll with rolling pin and sprinkle coriender.
Now heat tandoor on high flame and pat it with little water and place it on tandoor's cover and cook in medium flame .
Take out kulcha when it is light golden .
Spread butter and serve with chole and carrot and radish salad .
To make chola's ,first soak the chole in enough water overnight or for 7-8 hours.
Drain the water and cook the chole with water,salt and haldi in a pressure cooker
Strain the chole and keep aside.save drained water.
Heat oil in a kadai. fry the whole garam masala till the oil become fragrant . don't burn them.
Add tomatoes and adrak and saute till the oil starts to leaves the sides of the paste.
Add all the dry spice powders . stir and saute for a minute.
Add the cooked chole and mashed potato , stir and pour drained water.
Add salt and simmer on a low or medium flame for 12-15 minutes till the curry thickens. don't cover the pan .
Stir occasionally and simmer for a minute or two. garnish chole with coriander leaves.

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