Kulcha

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Kulcha

Kulcha with chole from India
Type	Flatbread
Region or state	Punjab
Associated cuisine	Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi
Main ingredients	Maida
Media: Kulcha

Kulcha is a type of Indian bread popular in Punjabi cuisine. It is made from refined wheat flour and fermented in earthen pots and baked in a tandoor. ^[1] The term kultcha derives from a Persian term for a disc-shaped loaf of leavened bread. ^[2] Another variant of kulcha is khatai or sweet kulcha, which is prepared in a similar manner however sugar is added instead of salt. ^[3]

Origin and terminology

The term kulcha is Persian (کلوچه) and describes a disc-shaped loaf of bread, bun or even biscuit. ^{[2] [4]} However, in India this term came to be associated with round breads popularized during the British colonial period. ^[5] In some parts of India, naan or tandoori parantha is often confused with kulcha.

See also

• List of Indian breads
• List of Pakistani breads

References

1. Joshi, V. K. (5 January 2016). Indigenous Fermented Foods of South Asia. CRC Press. ISBN   978-1-4398-8790-5.
2. Steingass, Francis; Richardson, John; Johnson, Francis (1892). A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary: Including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be Met with in Persian Literature, Being Johnson and Richardson's Persian, Arabic, and English Dictionary Rev., Enl., and Entirely Reconstructed. Allen.
3. Tamang, Jyoti Prakash (2 March 2020). Ethnic Fermented Foods and Beverages of India: Science History and Culture. Springer Nature. ISBN   978-981-15-1486-9.
4. "Definition of کلیچه". Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute and International Center for Persian Studies. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
5. Manfield, Christine (4 November 2021). Christine Manfield's Indian Cooking Class. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   978-1-76085-244-3.

External links

• Media related to Kulcha at Wikimedia Commons