Stuffed Potato Masala Bun

i first tasted stuffed masala bun during my vacation to South India. The bun was soft,spongy and on a note of savoury side. Generously stuffed with delicious potato masala similar which is not too spicy for the palate and it goes really well with the cutting chai we had from the small humble street tea shop along the highway. The taste lingers in mouth for quite sometime to the extend of trying them at my own kitchen and i shall say the outcome was awesome. Me and the kids really love this delicious and soft savoury bun with our black tea.

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
3/4 cup warm milk(105'c
1 tbsp butter for brushing
2 tbsp milk for brushing
1 tbsp sesame seeds for sprinkling

For Potato Masala

2 large potatoes,boiled and mashed
1 large onion,chopped
1 green chilly,chopped
1/4 cups green peas
1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp chilly powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
Salt to taste
2 tbsp oil

Methods

In a bowl stir in warm milk and sugar. Sprinkle yeast and leave for 1 minute. Stir the ingredients and leave it on a warm place for 10 minutes for the yeast to bloom.

Combine all purpose flour,salt,baking powder and baking soda and stir well. Add the activated yeast mixture to the dry ingredients. Mix well and knead the dough for a good 15 minutes on a clean surface dusted lightly with flour. You may use stand mixer fitted with paddle hook for the kneading as well.

Transfer the dough onto a large bowl greased with oil and cover with clean kitchen towel and place in a warm place for the dough to double up in size for approximately 90 minutes.

Meanwhile, start making the masala stuffing by heating a wok with oil. Add mustard seeds, once mustard seed splutters  add cumin seeds and chopped onion. Sute till onion turns soft. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 30 seconds and add chilly. Add chilly powder,turmeric powder,garam masala powder. Saute till the raw flavor leaves.

Add boiled green peas ,coriander leaves and mashed potato. Stir well till all the ingredients combined. Transfer to a bowl to coo.l.

Divide dough into 10-12 equal sized balls.Flatten the ball and fill with 1 tbsp of stuffing and seal all sides. Repeat the process with remaining dough.

Place the dough covered with clean kitchen towel in a warm place for 30 minutes to proof.. Brush with milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Bake in a 400'F or  preheated oven for 15-20 mins . Remove from oven brush with butter while the buns are still hot.

Enjoy hot or warm with a cuppa