Template:Infobox prepared food Kulcha is a type of flatbread made from refined wheat flour, and fermented in earthen pots and baked in a tandoor.[1] The term kulcha derives from a Persian term for a disc-shaped loaf of leavened bread. In India, this term is commonly used for regular English disc-shaped bread.[2]
Another variant of kulcha is khatai or sweet kulcha, which is prepared in a similar manner, but with sugar substituted for 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
References
- ↑ Indigenous Fermented Foods of South Asia{{#if:Joshi|, Joshi}. CRC Press(2016-01-05). ISBN 978-1-4398-8790-5
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Allen(1892)
- ↑ Ethnic Fermented Foods and Beverages of India: Science History and Culture{{#if:Tamang|, Tamang}. Springer Nature(2020-03-02). ISBN 978-981-15-1486-9
- ↑ Definition of کلیچه. Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute and International Center for Persian Studies. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ↑ Christine Manfield's Indian Cooking Class{{#if:Manfield|, Manfield}. Simon and Schuster(2021-11-04). ISBN 978-1-76085-244-3
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