Kulcha
 Kulcha with chole from India | |
| Type | Flatbread |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Punjab |
| Associated cuisine | Pakistani, Indian, Punjabi |
| Main ingredients | Maida |
Kulcha is a Persian term for a disc-shaped loaf of leavened bread.[1] In India, this term is commonly used for regular English bread (which is disc-shaped).[2]
Origin and terminology
[edit]The term kulcha is Persian and describes a disc-shaped loaf of bread, bun or even biscuit.[1][3] However, in India this term came to be associated with round breads popularized during the British colonial period.[4] In some parts of India, naan or tandoori parantha is often confused with kulcha.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Tripathi, Vaishali (9 August 2016). Indian desi tadka. Onlinegatha. p. 26. ISBN 9789385818004.
Tandoori Roti, naan and kulcha, originated in Punjab region, are delicious meals of Delhi.
- ^ "Definition of کلیچه". Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute and International Center for Persian Studies. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Manfield, Christine (4 November 2021). Christine Manfield's Indian Cooking Class. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-76085-244-3.
External links
[edit]Media related to Kulcha at Wikimedia Commons
