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Amritsari Aloo Kulcha Inspired Baked Bread Aloo Kulcha

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Kulcha is a soft leavened bread made either using soda bicarb or yeast as a leavening agent. This bread is highly popular in the Northern parts of India, especially Punjab, Himachal, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, where it is often served with delicacies like Punjabi Chholey , Matra ki Chaat and Chicken Keema Masala among many others. And while this kulcha that I have been talking about is just the plain bread, there is a very different and delicious variety of kulcha that comes from the sacred land of Amritsar, often called the "Food Capital of Punjab"; the kulcha here is not simply a plain bread rather, an epicurean's delight stuffed with a tantalizing, a bit tangy and a bit spicy boiled potato filling. Traditionally made in a clay oven or tandoor, this kulcha is absolutely crisp from outside and soft from inside loaded with mouthwatering deliciousness. Served along with some spicy chhole and a spicy, sweet, tangy onion tamarind dip, not to mention, it is a sheer deligh