Whole Wheat Masala Buns

Wheat  Masala  Buns : 

For the Buns :

1. 5 cup  --  Wheat  Flour  ( Sift twice )

½  cup  --  Maida ( All purpose flour ) ( Sift twice )

1 tsp  --  Carrom seeds

1.2  tsp --  Dried Parsley

½  tsp --  Salt

4 tbsp  --  Unsalted Butter

1.5  tbsp  Caster Sugar

2 tsp  --  Dry active yeast

¼ cup  luke warm milk

½ cup  luke warm water  

For the stuffing: 

2 --  Potatoes ( boiled and mashed )

1 --  cup --  Veg (  capsicum, carrot, peas…  finely chopped )

1 --  Spring Onion

1 --  Garlic clove, grated

2 --  Green chillies ( finely chopped )

¼  tsp  --  Cumin powder

½ tsp  --  Garam masala

1 tsp --  Amchur powder ( Mango powder ) (or) 1 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp --  Cooking oil

Salt to taste.

·         Dissolve Sugar, yeast  in milk .  Set aside for 15 mts.

·        In a big bowl … first add salt , then both the flours, carom seeds, parsley powder, butter .... and finally yeast mixture.

·        Mix and prepare nice elastic dough using warm water.  Add warm water little by little …  it may take 10 mts to get nice dough.

·        Brush some oil on all the sides of the dough and also some in a big bowl in which you are going to keep.  Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and set aside in a warm place for 2 hrs. … Let it rise.

Meanwhile … lets prepare for stuffing…

·        In oil fry chopped spring onion ( bulb part ), garlic till golden brown.

·        Add all the other veggies , salt and cook till it is done. 

·        Remove from heat and add chopped green leaves of spring onion , cumin powder, garam masala and amchur powder.  … mix nicely

·        Stuffing should be dry and should not be wet.  … let it cool.

Once the dough has risen ,… knead again for 3 to 4 mts.

Divide into 12 equal parts.

Roll each part like a disc , using rolling pin.

Spoon about 4 or 5 tsp of masala filling into the center and close from all the sides , to make a stuffed dough ball.

Coat/ brush the stuffed balls nicely with oil.

Let it rise in a warm place for 30 more minutes.

Preheat oven to 190 degree.

Bake for 15 mts in the preheated oven in non-stick oven tray. 

Once it is light brown in colour, brush melted butter on the balls and bake for another 3 to 4 minutes till the top turns in to golden brown.

Let it cool on the wire rack.  

Serve with ketchup / Sauce.

[ Note :  Measurement of 

 Flour  --  1 cup  =  130 grams

Water / Milk  --  1 cup  =  240 ml. ]