Sattu Cucumber Kulcha
Sattu Cucumber Kulcha — crispy, wholesome, and nutritious, these kulchas are made with one of India’s biggest superfoods! They are packed with protein, nutrition, and perfect for hearty weeknight meals!
Ingredients
Dough:
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/4 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
- 1/2 tsp salt , to taste
- 1 cup cucumber water , left over after squeezing the cucumber or use normal water
Filling:
- 2 cups sattu (roasted chana gram flour)
- 3 small cucumber , grated and tightly squeezed
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf) , coarsely crushed
- 1/4 tsp onion seeds (kalonji)
- 1/2 tsp coriander seeds , coarsely crushed
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tbsp mango pickle
- 1 tbsp mustard oil , or use mango pickle's oil
- 2 tbsp cilantro , finely chopped
- 2 tsp green chilies , minced
- 1 tsp ginger , minced
- salt , to taste
Topping:
- ghee
Instructions
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Grate the cucumber and place it in a muslin cloth before squeezing tightly to remove the excess water. Make sure to reserve this water for making the dough.
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To make the dough, combine all the ingredients (including the cucumber water) and knead into a soft dough. Grease the dough with oil and let it rest covered while we make the filling.
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For the filling, combine all the ingredients together and mix it gently with your hands until the texture becomes like wet sand. Try not to squeeze too hard since we don’t want the cucumber to release water to make it wet. Shape the filling into 10-12 equally-sized balls.
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Divide your dough into the same number of balls, making sure they are larger than the filling. Flatten the dough and place a ball of filling inside, gently sealing the edges around the filling. Roll this out until 1/2 inch thick.
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Heat an iron tawa and gently wet one side of your kulcha. Place the wet side of the kulcha on the hot tawa and cook it upside down on medium flame until golden brown and crispy.
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Apply some ghee and serve with Dum Aloo, raita, and Mint Chutney. Enjoy!!
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- If you don’t want to make kulcha, you can cook them normally on the tawa to make sattu parathas or sattu rotis.