How much cooking time?

20 min — 10 min prep, 10 min cooking.

Jammu Kaladi Kulcha

Name: Jammu Kaladi Kulcha
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Jammu & Kashmir Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 50g onion; 5g salt; 150g Kalari Cheese (Dogra Fresh Cheese - J&K); 250g Wheat Flour (Atta); 2tbsp oil; 15g Butter

Fried smoked cheese in bread. Jammu signature street food using local kaladi cheese.

Time 20 min · Serves 8 · 225 kcal · Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)
onion (optional) (garnish) — 50 g (sliced)

Main

salt (optional) — 5 g (whole)
Kalari Cheese (Dogra Fresh Cheese - J&K) — 150 g (whole)
Wheat Flour (Atta) — 250 g (ground)

Tempering

oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Butter — 15 g (whole)

Method

Knead the wheat flour with salt and water into a soft dough, divide into portions, and roll out into round kulchas.
Heat oil in the centre of a hot tawa and place the Kaladi cheese on it. Keep the flame low-medium and gently press the cheese; cook for 2-3 minutes per side until browned.
Cook the kulchas on the tawa until lightly browned on both sides, then brush with butter.
Slice the kulcha open, place the hot cooked Kaladi cheese inside, and top with sliced onion and coriander leaves.
Serve hot with green mint chutney and sweet tamarind-date chutney.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Jammu Kaladi Kulcha?: 225 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 20 min — 10 min prep, 10 min cooking.