Paneer Kulcha

Paneer kulcha's crispy layers of dough are filled with grilled spiced paneer cheese and toped with butter. This Indian flat bread is a great meal on its own, especially for vegetarians.

How to make Paneer Kulcha:

Dough

1. Sieve the flour. Put it in to the large bowl. Add baking soda, salt, yeast, sugar, milk and yogurt.
2. Add a little water (1 tbsp at the time), knead it with your hands well at least for 5 minutes, till the dough form soft ball. Kneading longer will make the dough slighty elastick and the bread with have a softer texture.
3. Return the dough to the bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place for 1h, or until it has doubled in size.
4. Devide dough into 6-8 small balls. Then flatten them with you palms. Next use rolling pin to form round shape. You may sprinkle some flour on the rolling board to avoid sticking. When done, keep aside cobered with cloth.

Stuffing

1. Heat oil in the pan. Add chopped onions, garlic cloves, ginger and saute it till onions are golden brown. Add green chilies. You can also grind grind ginger, garlic and chilies to a paste and then add it to the pan.
2. Add chili powder, cumin powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and salt.
3. Mix properly and and cook for 5 minutes stiring occasionally.
4. Add paneer. Cook for few minutes till all ingredients stirring occasionally.
5. Turn off the heat. Add chopped coriander leaves.

Making kulchas:

1. Finally put the stuffing in the middle of round bread and close it from all the sides. Seal crack by pinching edges and roll gently on the dusted with flour rolling board.
2. Heat the tava for about 2 minutes. Brush with oil.
3. Put the kulcha on the tava and poke with fork so that it can't bubble up.
4. Cook on medium heat till underside has light golden brown patches (about 2 minutes). Before you flip the kulcha bust with melted butter.
5. Flip a couple of times and cook till the kulcha well browned and cooked from all sides. Press the edges with a spatula so that they get cooked as well.
6. Keep bread warm while you cook the remaining kulchas in the same way.
7. Serve hot.