Stuffed Buns - Chicken Or Paneer

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons warm water
• 1/2 cup milk
• salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 egg
• sesame seeds, for sprinkling
• 1 1/2 cups chicken, cooked and shredded or 1 1/2 cups panir
• 1 onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander powder
• 1 pinch cumin, ground
• 1 pinch garam masala
• salt
• 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (finely chopped)

Recipe

• 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.
• 3 mix well with a wooden spoon till the sugar dissolves. add 1 cup flour and mix to a smooth paste.
• 4 add the beaten egg, yeast and mix. add the remaining flour and mix well till it forms a smooth dough.
• 5 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.
• 6 punch down the dough lightly using your palm and divide the dough equally.
• 7 flatten each portion and fill with 1 tbsp of the chicken filling. re-shape into a smooth ball. sprinkle the top with sesame seeds.
• 8 let it sit/prove for another 20 minutes.
• 9 bake them in a pre-heated oven at 200 degrees c for 10-12 mts. when it starts to brown, brush tops with egg .
• 10 for chicken filling:.
• 11 heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add the onions and saute for 4 mts. add ginger garlic paste and saute for 4 mts.
• 12 reduce the heat, add the red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala powder and mix well.
• 13 add the shredded chicken and mix well. add salt to taste. cook for 3 mts.
• 14 turn off heat and cool. add coriander leaves and mix.