Kulcha
Sign in to saveKulcha is a type of flatbread made from refined wheat flour, and fermented in earthen pots and baked in a tandoor. The term kulcha derives from a Persian term for a disc-shaped loaf of leavened bread. In India, this term is commonly used for regular English disc-shaped bread.
Key facts
- Prepared food.name
- Kulcha
- Prepared food.image
- Chole Kulcha Meal - Order Food Online in Mumbai (31013272937).jpg
- Prepared food.image_size
- 200px
- Prepared food.caption
- Kulcha with chole from India
- Prepared food.region
- Punjab
- Prepared food.national_cuisine
- Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi
- Prepared food.type
- Flatbread
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Maida
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Kulcha is a type of flatbread made from refined wheat flour, and fermented in earthen pots and baked in a tandoor. The term kulcha derives from a Persian term for a disc-shaped loaf of leavened bread. In India, this term is commonly used for regular English disc-shaped bread.
Another variant of kulcha is khatai or sweet kulcha, which is prepared in a similar manner, but with sugar substituted for salt.
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