Stuffed Buns - Chicken or Paneer
Chicken, white sesame seeds and coriander come together in this South Asian dish, fragrant with ginger and chilli and baked in the oven.
1 hr 40 min · Serves 12 · Takes some skill
Ingredients
Buns
Chicken filling
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 90 min · Cook 10 min · 100 min total
- hard
- 1
Dissolve the yeast in warm water with 1/2 tbsp sugar and 1/2 tbsp flour. Leave aside for 10 mts.
- 2
Boil the milk and cool till it is warm on touch. Add sugar, oil and salt. Mix well with a wooden spoon till the sugar dissolves. Add 1 cup flour and mix to a smooth paste.
- 3
Add the beaten egg, yeast and mix. Add the remaining flour and mix well till it forms a smooth dough.
- 4
Knead well for 10 mts. Let it rest till it doubles in volume (approx an hour or two). While its resting prepare the chicken filling.
- 5
Punch down the dough lightly using your palm and divide the dough equally. Flatten each portion and fill with 1 tbsp of the chicken filling. Re-shape into a smooth ball. Sprinkle the top with sesame seeds.
- 6
Let it sit/prove for another 20 minutes. Bake them in a pre-heated oven at 200 degrees C for 10-12 mts. When it starts to brown, brush tops with egg white.
- 7
For chicken filling:. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add the onions and saute for 4 mts. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 4 mts.
- 8
Reduce the heat, add the red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala powder and mix well.
- 9
Add the shredded chicken and mix well. Add salt to taste. Cook for 3 mts. Turn off heat and cool. Add coriander leaves and mix.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.
