Pillowy soft Chicken stuffed Buns with whole wheat:Apf in the ratio 2:1
Stuffed chicken/cheese buns
For the bun
1.Instant yeast-2 tsp
Sugar-3 tsp
Milk-1 cup[lukewarm]
Add all the above ingredients to the lukewarm milk .stir well till sugar is dissolved.
2.all purpose flour-1 cup
Wheat flour-2 cups
egg-1
salt-1 1/2 tsp [adjust to your taste keeping in mind that the filling also has salt]
olive/refined oil-2-3 tbsps [i used 2 tbsps olive oil]
lukewarm water-1/4 cup [if needed]
Mix together the flours & salt and add to the above milk-yeast mixture 1 cup at a time & stirring in..gradually mix in the remaining four & the egg.Add lukewarm water if needed to form a sticky dough.
Now add 1 1/2 tbsps of oil to the dough & knead the dough for 10 minutes on the countertop.Knead till the oil is incorporated & u get a smooth dough. cover & set this aside to rise for 45minutes-1 hour until it doubles.[here the temp.is high,so it doubled in 45 minutes].Punch down the risen dough and divide into 20 balls.Place a ball in your palm & flatten it.Place the filling in the middle & reshape them into balls and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper 1" apart since the dough rises a bit.
5.egg-1(beaten)
sugar & milk-1tsp each [optional]
Water-1 tbsp
Beat the egg and water together lightly.If using milk & sugar,add to egg & beat instead of water.
White sesame seeds-1-2 tbsps
After u have stuffed all the balls with the filling & reshaped into balls ,brush the buns with the egg wash and sprinkle the sesame seeds over it and set aside to rise for another 20-30 minutes.(If its cold weather u can preheat ur oven for 10 minutes around 160 C and off the oven and keep the baking trays with buns inside it to rise for the second time]
After 20- 30 minutes brush again with the egg wash & bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 180 C.Mine took exactly 16 minutes. This may vary depending on the type of oven you use.
For the filling
You can use any left over chicken curry shredded or cheddar/ mozzerella cheese chunks.
If you are using cheese just spice it up with little Chilli flakes,pepper,salt and dried parsley/oregano.
Chicken filling
1.left over chicken pieces from curry-5-6
Gravy from the curry-1/2 cup
Shred the chicken and discard the bones.Add to the gravy and cook until the chicken absorbs all the gravy.
2.If you don't have gravy then make it by sautéing an onion with some garlic and ginger crushed & a half tomato chopped to it.Add the following masalas
Chilli powder-3/4 tsp
Turmeric-a pinch
Corriander powder-1/2 tsp
Pepper powder-1/4 tsp
Garamasala-1/4 tsp
Now add the shredded left over chicken and 1/4 cup water sothat the chicken absorbs the masalas.cook till all the water dries up. This is your filling for the buns.Let this cool completely before stuffing into the buns.
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