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Tandoori Chicken Buns

Course Snacks
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 4 -6
Author Rafeeda

Ingredients

  • FOR THE BUNS:
  • 1 cup wholewheat flour
  • 1 cup all purpose flour + more if needed
  • 1 tbsp instant yeast
  • 1/3 cup lukewarm milk
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup warm water approx.
  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • 200 gm chicken breast cut into bite sized pcs
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp Kasuri methi crushed
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp yogurt
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 onion minced
  • 2 green chillies chopped
  • 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Instructions

  • To prepare the dough, add the flours into a large bowl and whisk well.
  • Add in all the ingredients except the water and mix well with your hands till it represents crumbs.
  • Slowly add water and start to bring the dough together.
  • Knead till you have a sticky pliable dough. Add more flour if necessary.
  • Grease the bowl, keep the dough in and set aside covered for an hour or till doubled in size.
  • To prepare the filling, add the ingredients from chicken to salt in a pressure cooker. Cook for one whistle and allow the pressure to go by itself.
  • Open the lid, add in the onions and chillies and cook on high flame till the stock has coated the chicken. Add the coriander leaves, adjust seasoning. Set aside to cool.
  • Spread parchment paper on your roaster pan. Set aside.
  • Punch down the dough and divide the dough and the filling into 8-10 portions.
  • Take a dough portion, spread it out in your hand, fill the masala into the center and slowly close the dough.
  • Seal all the side with your hands and shape it as required.
  • Place it on the roaster pan. Repeat till all buns are made.
  • Cover and leave for 30 minutes for the second proofing.
  • Brush the top generously with milk or with egg (I have used egg in the new one).
  • Preheat your oven to 180 degrees. Bake for 25 minutes till the top appears golden brown.
  • Serve warm with ketchup, soup and salad!!!

Notes

Due to the use of partial wholewheat flour, the buns may be little dense. You can use all APF as per your liking.
For the filling, you can just substitute the masala powders with tandoori masala powder if available. That was how it was in my initial post.
Skip the chopped chillies if giving to kids, to avoid any bites.