Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna joined our Editor-in-Chief, Kamiya Jani, for this fun episode of Tere Gully Mein. They explored the lanes of Bandra West and ate some mouthwatering kulchas and Indo-Chinese and North Indian cuisine. These kulchas reminded Vikas about the fluffy Amritsari kulchas in his hometown. How are they similar? Read on.
Vikas Khanna Introduced Kamiya To Double Fermented Kulchas Of Amritsar
We began the food trail by gorging on tasty Pocket Kulcha with Chole at Pet Ki Baat. The delicious and cheesy pocket kulchas completely blew away Chef Vikas. He mentioned that it was not “pet ki baat” anymore, it was “dil ki baat”!
Hailing from Amritsar in Punjab, he loves kulche and bhature with chole. Kamiya wanted to learn about his favourite chole kulche in Amritsar. Vikas shared that his hometown is famous for serving double-fermented kulchas.
Kamiya was unaware of this dish and enquired more about it. He told her that it almost stinks due to a high yeast content. He also pointed out that it is not a good thing to say that the kulche stink, especially to any Amritsari!
Lastly, he said that Amritsar’s double-fermented kulcha is quite similar to the one they relished at Pet Ki Baat. So, Kamiya understood what to expect from those stinky kulche.
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What Is A Blessing And A Curse For Him?
Next, he took a bite of the pocket kulcha and pointed out that the vendor used two types of chana. He explained the two types of chana are regular chana and white chana. The white chana gave this chole dish a creamy texture.
This is another reason why he truly loved this pocket kulcha. Then, Kamiya spoke to Vikas about how she can’t figure out what ingredients are used when she is eating a particular dish. On the other hand, our guest is fabulous at figuring out the tiniest of masala or ingredients used in any dish around the world!
She asked him how he could do that. Vikas replied, “It is a blessing and a curse, both.” We get it, Chef!
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