Khara Buns / Masala Buns

Khara Buns / Masala Buns

Spicy, soft, aromatic, tasty buns which are perfect snacks served with a cup of coffee/ tea. These are made with whole wheat flour and semolina. 

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 200 gms/ 1+3/4 cup

Semolina - 160 gms / 1 cup

Jaggery powder / sugar- 1.5 tablespoons

Instant active yeast - 1 tsp

Milk powder - 1.5 tablespoon

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds/ jeera - 1 tsp

Salt - 1 tsp

Finely chopped onion - 1 medium size

Finely chopped ginger - 1/2 tsp

Chopped coriander leaves - few

Butter / ghee - 1 tablespoon

Oil - 2 tablespoons

Water - 3/4 - 1 cup

Method:

# Mix semolina, whole wheat flour, milk powder, jaggery powder, yeast.

# Add 3/4 cup water mix well with spatula.

# Cover with a lid and allow it to proof for 1 hr. As we have added Semolina it will be difficult to knead a dough.

# Once it doubles in size. Punch down, remove excess air, add oil and start kneading the dough.

If the dough is very sticky add some flour and knead. 

# Add salt, onion, turmeric powder,chillies, coriander leaves, cumin seeds, ginger and knead well. It takes 15 minutes approximately to get a soft texture.

# Grease baking tin with oil.

# Shape the dough to marble size balls and arrange them in baking tin.

# Cover and allow it to proof for 20-25 minutes.

# Preheat microwave convection mode @ 190'c.

# Once it doubles in size, brush some milk and bake @ 190'c for 20-22 minutes.

# Once baked apply butter / ghee. 

# Give a 5 minutes of resting time, demold on wire rack and allow it to cool down completely.

Enjoy with hot tea / coffee.

Please do try and provide your comments.

Thank you!