Chana Kulcha Recipe

   Spicy Chickpeas with a burst of flavours. A popular recipe from the Punjab region that goes best with kulchas. It is one of the popular street food. 

Prep time : 10 mins 

Cook time : 30 mins 

Total time : 40 mins 

Yield : 4 Servings 

Ingredients :

   For Chole Chana :

• Chickpeas - 4 cups,
• Baking soda - 2 tsp,
• Salt - 3 tsp,
• Mango powder - 2 tsp,
• Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp,
• Black Pepper powder - 2 tsp,
• Cumin powder - 2 tsp,
• Garlic - 2 tsp, powdered,
• Ginger - 2 tsp, dry,
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp,
• Carom powder - 2 tsp,
• Cinnamon powder - 2 tsp,
• Chaat Masala - 1 1/2 tsp,
• Chana Masala - 1 tsp,
• Onion - 1, finely chopped,
• Tomato - 1, chopped,
• Pudina chutney - 1 tsp,
• Imli paste - 1 tsp,
• Coriander leaves - 1 cup, chopped,
• Lemon Juice - 2 tsp.

For Kulcha :

• Maida - 3 cups,
• Salt - 1 tsp,
• Ajwain - 1/2 tsp,4
• Oil - 2 tsp,
• Vinegar - 1 cup + 1 tsp,

For sprinkle on Kulcha :

• Coriander leaves - 1 tsp, chopped,
• Carom powder - 1 tsp.

Methods :

For Chana :

1. Soak chickpeas in water with baking soda and keep them overnight. 
2. Boil the Chana with little salt and drain boiled chana properly.
3. Take a big bowl add chana, onion, tomato, coriander leaves and ginger. Mix well.
4. Now add salt, red chilli powder, chaat masala, mango powder, black pepper powder, cumin powder, garlic powder, coriander powder, carom powder and cinnamon powder. Mix well. 
5. Then add lemon juice, pudina chutney and imli paste. Mix well. Transfer it to a serving bowl.
6. For sprinkle, mix coriander leaves and carom powder in a bowl. Keep aside till use.

For Kulcha :

1. Take a bowl add maida, salt, ajwain and oil. Mix all of them very well till the mixture is crumbly like bread crumbs.
2. Add vinegar little by little and knead the dough. Consistency of the dough should be normal. Rub the dough with little oil. Cover it and keep aside for 15 mins.
3. After 15 mins, heat pan on a medium flame. Take a medium size ball from the dough. Roll it like a thick puri. Take water in a bowl.
4. Take Kulcha on your hand and wet one side of the Kulcha with water. Place the wet side of the Kulcha on the hot pan. Wet side of the Kulcha should touch the pan.
5. Brush little oil on the top of the Kulcha and sprinkle the coriander leaves and carom mixture. Cook on a high flame for few mins and then turn the pan upside down on the high flame.
6. Let it cook till the black spots appear on it. Kulcha will come out easily from the pan then cook it on open flame on high with the help of ladle.
7. When Kulcha cooked place it on a serving plate and serve hot with chatpata chana.