Pav / Laadi pav / bun / bread

Recipe Type : Indian              Dough resting period : 2 hrs             Yield : 9 pav
Preparation Time : 30 mins                                                                Baking Time : 35 mins

Ingredients :
3/4 + 1 and half tbsp milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 tsp butter
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tsp yeast

Method :
1. In a bowl pour warm water, sugar, yeast, and salt. Mix well. Keep aside for 10 mins.

2. Put all-purpose flour. Knead the dough for 20 mins.

3. Keep this dough covered with wet cloth for an hour.

4. As it rises, add 1 tbsp butter. Knead dough for 3 mins.

5. Make a small round shaped dough balls.

6. Grease the pan with butter and dust it with flour. Remove extra flour.

7. Arrange this dough in a pan. Keep it covered with wet cloth for another hour.

8. Preheat oven to 350º F.
9. Apply milk on top. It gives nice golden color.

10. Bake for 35 mins.

11. Once fully baked, apply butter on top for a nice shine. Enjoy with pav-bhaji or any other side dish.

Eggless wheat flour banana loaf

Preparation time: 10 mins                                                     Baking time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of milk

2 bananas

11/2 wheat flour

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 tbsp raisins

1/2 cup of chopped walnuts

1/2 cup canola oil

3/4 cup sugar

Method:

1. Preheat oven for 350 F.

2. Grease pan and keep aside.

3. In a blender jar add 2 bananas and half cup of sugar. Blend and make a paste.

4. Add this mixture in a bowl.

5. Pour vanilla essence, milk and canola oil. Put chopped walnuts and raisins. Mix well.

                                                     Wet ingredients

6. Sieve baking powder, baking soda and wheat flour into another bowl. Mix well.

Dry Ingredients

7. Now mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients. Mix well.

8. Pour this batter into the pan.

9. Put in oven for 40 mins at 350 F or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.

10. Allow to cool for 20 mins. Cut the bread loaf into thin slices and serve.

Note: 
1. Preheat oven at 350 F and keep it ready.

2. Prepare the batter and put it in oven without delay. 

3. Don't open the oven door while baking for 40 mins.

Gobi Ka Paratha

Recipe Type: Indian (Punjabi)                                                   Yield: 4
Preparation Time: 30 mins                                                         Cook time: 15mins


Ingredients:

For chapati (bread) dough:
2 Cups of Wheat Flour
3/4 Cup of Water
1 Tsp salt

For stuffing:
500g of cauliflower
2 tsp of salt
3 tsp of chilly powder
2 tsp of cumin powder
2 tsp of coriander powder
2 tsp of asafoetida
2 tsp of cumin seeds
1 tsp of garam masala
1 tsp of turmeric powder
2 tbsp of butter

Method:

Preparation of bread dough:
1.Prepare chapati dough mixing following ingredients: wheat flour, salt, water,  and 2 drops of oil.
2.Mix well and make a soft dough.
3. Pinch out a nice big ball out of the dough. Make a round shape.

Preparation for the stuffing:
1. Grate the cauliflower.
2. Add salt to the grated cauliflower. Keep it for 15 mins.
3. Squeeze and  remove the water content from the cauliflower.
4. Now add cumin seeds, cumin powder, coriander powder, asafoetida, garam masala, chilly powder, and turmeric powder. Mix well.
5. Divide the filling into equal lemon - sized balls.

Preparation for Bread (paratha):

1. With help of rolling pin flatten the dough into a small (thick) round shape.

2. Fill the stuffing.

3. Close the opening at the top.

4. Roll out to a 5" roundel.
5. Fry it in a pan. Add 1/4 tsp of butter while frying, cover it with a lid.
6. Serve hot with curd and pudina chutney.

Indian Style Bolani

                      Yield : 4                                                                                                                      
Preparation Time: 15 minutes.           Cook Time: 10 minutes.

Ingredients

For chapati (bread) dough.
2 cups of Wheat Flour
3/4 cup of Water
1 tsp salt
2 drops of oil

For Stuffing.
1 Onion
1 zucchine
1 Bell pepper
1 Small carrot
1/4 tsp Cumin Powder
1/4 tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 tsp Chilly Powder
1/4 tsp Asafoetida
1/4 tsp Black pepper Powder
Pinch of Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Fennel seeds.

Method:

Preparation of bread dough:
1.Prepare chapati dough with mixing following ingredients, wheat flour, salt and water, 2 drops of oil.
2.Mix well and make a soft dough.

Preparation for the stuffing:
1. Heat a pan add 2 spoons of oil. Now add all the chopped vegetables ( mentioned in ingredients list).

2. Cook vegetables for 7 mins.
3. Add coriander powder, cumin powder, asafoetida, turmeric powder, fennel seeds, chilly powder, black pepper powder.

4. Mix well. Cook for 3mins.

1.Prepare small chapati.
2. Spread the stuffing on half side of a chapati.

3.Cover it with another half. Seal the edge.

4. Heat a pan add 2 spoons of oil. Cook for 2 mins each of the sides. Now Bolani is ready.

5. Serve it with curd or chutney or pickle.