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Masala Bun- Bangalore Style

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2.5 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 and 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup maida or APF
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ginger powder
  • 2 tablespoons cut curry leaves
  • 1 diced green chilli
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
  • 1/2 cup cut Dil Leaves
  • 2 tablespoons ghee for coating
  • Half a cut onion
  • 4 tablespoons congress masala peanuts

Instructions
 

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!
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