Sweet potato buns flavoured with red chilli flakes,coriander leaves and chaat masala..
Ingredients
For the tangzhong
- 2 tbsp All purpose flour/maida
- 130 ml Water
For the dough
- 2 1/2 cups All purpose flour/ maida
- 1 1/8 tsp Instant dry yeast
- 3/4 tbsp Sugar
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1/3 cup Mashed sweet potato
- Water 3/4 cup + 1tbsp
For the flavouring
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Red chilli flakes
- 2 1/2 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
- Chaat masala 1tsp
Directions
Mix water and flour without lumps.
Cook it on low flame . Keep stirring .Let it thicken. Remove from heat and let it cool well.
For the dough..
Cook and mash the sweet potatoes.
In a bowl , mix flour, sugar , instant yeast and salt .
Mix all the ingredients well.
Add mashed potatoes.
Mix well.
Mix tangzhong and water without lumps.
Add this to the flour mixture.
Knead well for 6-7 minutes.
Add oil .
Knead for another 3-4 minutes.
Shape it into a ball . Apply oil and place it into a well oiled bowl. Cover it with cling film and let it rise.
Meanwhile prepare the flavouring. Mix oil , red chilli flakes, chaat masala and coriander leaves. Heat it in microwave oven for a minute . Keep it aside .
Let the dough double in size.
Gently punch down the dough.
Knead gently for a minute or two.
Add 1 tbsp of flavoured oil.
Knead gently .
Divide it into 13 equal portions. Each portion weigh around 38 -40 gms.
Grease a 8" tin. Arrange the balls and apply flavoured oil using a brush.
Wait for the second rise.
Meanwhile pre heat the oven with both top and bottom rods on. Pre heat at 180 degree C.
Cover it with aluminium foil Make a tent with aluminium foil.
Bake for 13 minutes . Now take the tin out , remove the aluminium foil . Egg wash / milk wash / apply salted butter. Place it back in the oven without the aluminium foil and bake for 4-5 mins or until the crust is evenly brown.
Remove from the tin and transfer it to a wire rack and apply butter.
