Wholewheat buns with spicy paneer stuffing

Whole wheat buns with spicy paneer stuffing

   School is out and Summer camps start
And older people feel younger at heart
And even at night its warm and lazy
If you don’t like summer you must be crazy...

Swim in the pool, eat some icecream
Stare at the clouds, get lost in a dream
Spin in circles until your brain is hazy
If you don't like summers , you must be crazy..

Go to the beach and build a castle
or you and your friend in the sand can wrassle
Lie on the green grass and make a chain with a daisy 
If you don't like summer you must be crazy.... 

Ingredients

 for the bun

·  2 cup wholewheat flour
. 1 cup All purpose flour

. 3/4 tsp salt
. 1 tsp sugar
. 1 tsp active dry yeast 
. 2 tsp olive oil

. 1 cup lukewarm water
. 1/2 tsp carom seeds
                          

for the stuffing
. 1and1/2 cups crumbled paneer
. 1/4 cup chopped coriander
. 2 green chillies (minced)
. 1 tsp grated ginger
. 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
. 1/4 pepper powder
. salt to taste
                              

 
Topping 
. olive oil to brush
. fresh cracked pepper

Instructions

1.Take half cup of lukewarm water, stir sugar and yeast into this.Leave this aside in a warm place to froth.Take a big mixing bowl. 
2.Put the wholewheat flour, all purpose flour and salt  and give it a good stir. Drop the frothy yeast mixture into this and use it to knead the dough.Add more lukewarm water and knead a soft smooth dough.Add olive oil and knead for another five minutes.Keep this dough covered, in a greased bowl for an hour to double up.
3. Add all the ingredients for stuffing together and keep aside for later use.

4. Take the dough out, gently deflate it with your hands. Sprinkle the carom seeds and punch it in the dough. Knead to ensure all the seeds are incorporated into the dough.Shape the dough into a log and divide it  into 8-10 pieces.

5. Take one piece,shape it into a disc with your hands, drop a spoonful of the stuffing in the mid. Bring all sides together to form into a ball.Do the same with rest of the pieces and place on a greased baking tray. Rest these for thirty minutes.
                          

6. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees and bake the buns for roughly half an hour at the same temperature. Brush them with olive oil immediately after taking them out from the oven. Sprinkle some black pepper on the tops for an extra zing to the buns.

Garlic Bubble Loaf

Wholewheat and Oats flour Garlic Bubble Loaf

   Just came back from a relaxing and a funfilled trip to the mountains.All three of us are tanned beyond recognition and the peeling skin on our nose tips is telling the world about the pure bliss we experienced while trekking and long walks in the nature.We promised ourselves to do this frequently and expose our little one more often to the wonders of mother nature.Our little one was delighted to spot elephants and deer in their natural homes, climb trees, feed the birds and pocket the different feathers in the jungle.Our chief delight was to see him experience pure happiness...

Happiness reminds me of coffee and garlic bread and pure happiness is doing it healthy, which is this bubble loaf all about.

It is soft and fluffy with a strong garlic flavour and Oats and wholewheat flour as chief ingredients make it healthy too. Accompanied with a steaming cup of coffee..it is a complete breakfast and of course pure Happiness personified.

 

 

Ingredients

. 1/2 cup warm water
. 1 loaded spoon sugar
. 1 and 1/2 tsp of active dry yeast

. 1/2 cup powdered oats

. 1and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
. 1 cup All purpose flour 
. 1tsp salt

. 2 tsp oil

. 2 tsp cheese powder
. 2 tsp garlic minced
. 2 tsp garlic powder
. 4 tsp butter
. herbs of choice

Instructions

1. Take a deep bowl with half cup of warm water. Stir in sugar and yeast and leave it aside for ten minutes.
2. In a big bowl mix the flours with salt.The yeast mixture should be frothy now.
   Add this to the flours and knead the dough with it. Use extra warm water if required. I used slightly more than a cup of water for this.
3. Add the oil now and knead again. It should be soft and pliable.Cover the dough and keep aside for an hour to double up in volume.
4.Make a mix of cheese powder and minced garlic.Gently deflate the proven dough and punch in the garlic mix and incorporate the garlic in the dough.
5. Divide the dough into ten to twelve pieces and form small balls.
   Melt the butter and garlic powder together in the microwave. Add herbs of your choice.I used pizza herb mix but one can choose rosemary, parsley or even kasoori methi or simple fresh coriander too. Grease a loaf pan in which you plan to bake the bread.Dip the small balls in the butter-garlic mixture and place the balls in the loaf pan.Pour the leftover butter mix over the balls and keep aside for half an hour.
6. Bake for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 degrees.