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Steps to make Bangalore Style Masala Bun
- In a bowl add 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup milk
- Warm it in a microwave oven
- In another bowl add 1/4 cup butter and 2.5 tablespoons sugar
- Melt it in the microwave
- Mix them
- Add 2 and 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- Mix well, let it rest for 10 minutes
- In a mixing bowl, add 2 cups whole wheat flour
- Add 1 cup maida or APF
- Add 2 teaspoons salt
- Add 1 teaspoon ginger powder
- Add 2 tablespoons cut curry leaves
- Add 1 diced green chilli
- Add 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
- Add 1/2 cup cut Dil Leaves
- Mix with your hands
- Yeast should’ve bloomed, mix the yeast mixture in
- Knead till the dough doesn’t stick to the bowl anymore, takes around 3 minutes
- Transfer to a bowl coated in ghee and cover it with a tablespoon of ghee
- Cover the dough with a kitchen towel
- Keep in a warm place for an hour
- Dough if proofed
- Start kneading the proofed dough
- Add 2 tablespoons cut onion, mix it in
- Add 4 tablespoons congress masala- Check link above
- Add 1 tablespoon ghee and coat well
- Divide the dough, I cut it to 10 buns
- Tuck the dough and form a round
- Cover with 4 tablespoons of milk
- Proof for a 2nd time for 20 minutes
- Pre heat oven at 180C for 20 minutes
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes
- The last 5 minutes take the buns out, coat them in ghee
- Pop them back in the oven, this helps in browning them
- Take them out of the oven and let it cool
- Serve when it is hot!