PULL APART BREAD (KUGAN )

PULL APART BREAD

Ingredients:

1 tsp sugar
2 tsp active dry yeast
¼ cup warm water

3 cups all purpose flour
½ tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbs chillie flakes
2 tbs melted butter
1 cup warm milk

3 tsp vegetable oil for greasing

FILLINGS:

2 tbs melted butter
¼ cup tomato sauce
2 tbs finely chopped onions
2 tbs grated carrots
2 tsp mixed dry herbs
¼ cup grated cheese

Method:
Pre heat a oven to 180 degrees C. 
Grease a loaf tin with oil.

In a small bowl, add in the sugar, yeast and warm water and keep aside to become frothy.
In a big bowl, add in the flour, salt, garlic powder and chillie flakes.
Mix well and keep aside.

Once the yeast becomes frothy, make a well in the flour and add in the yeast mixture.
Now add in the melted butter and the cup of warm milk.
Now start to mix the flour and knead by pushing the dough with your palm.
Knead well till the dough becomes springy to your touch.

Now grease another bowl with the 3 tsp of oil. Place the dough and smear the top with oil.
Cover with a damp cloth and let it rest for about an hour.
After an hour, punch the dough to release the air, and knead again for few minutes.
Let it rest for half an hour and rise again.

Now take the dough, and roll it on a working surface to make a big square.
Spread the butter all over the square, followed by the tomato sauce, onions, carrots,
herbs and the grated cheese. Press down the filling a bit.

Now cut the square with a knife into 4 equal strips.
Stack the strips one above the other with the filling facing upwards.
Once again cut the stacked strips into 5 equal slices starting from the top and cutting straight down to the bottom layer.

Arrange all the cut slices into the loaf tin with the cut side facing the inside of the pan.
Brush the top with milk, sprinkle some herbs and grated cheese on top.
Cover with a damp cloth and let it rest once again for an hour.
After the hour, bake it in the oven for about 50 minutes or till browned on top.
Let it cool before removing and enjoy your pull apart bread.

RAVA ROTI (Kugan )

RAVA ROTI

Ingredients:

1 cup Rava
1/4 cup Curds
1/2 Onion, chopped thinly
2-3 tbsp Grated Coconut, 
2-3 tbsp Grated Carrots 
2-3 strands Coriander leaves, chopped
1.5 tsp cumin
1-2 Green chillies,chopped
Salt as per taste
1-2 tsp Oil

Method:

Mix all the ingredients except oil in a mixing bowl. The batter should
be thicker than the usual dosa batter.

Take a non-stick pan and grease it with a few drops of oil.
Pour a handful of the batter on the pan and spread it into a circle
with the help of you hands.

Cook on stove with medium heat. Cook on both sides.
Remove from pan and serve hot with coconut chutney or any other side
dish of your choice.

Note: To make the next roti, hold the backside of the pan under cold
running water for a few seconds or until it cools down. Proceed with
making the next roti.

BREAD CHILLI TOAST (ROSE )

BREAD CHILLI TOAST

Ingredients:

bread slices 8
onions chopped fine 2
butter 1 tsp
cheese grated 150 grms
green chillie finely chopped 2
capsicum finely chopped 1/2
red chillie powder 1/4 tsp

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C
slightly saute the onions and capsicum in a pan.
Except for the bread, mix all the ingredients together well.
Spread the mixture evenly over the bread slices.

place the bread slices on to a tray.
set the oven to toast mode.
toast for 5 minutes or till golden brown.
serve with chillie sauce.

DINNER ROLLS (Kugan )

DINNER ROLLS

Ingredients:

2 ¼ tsp dry yeast
¼ cup warm water
2 tbs sugar

1 cup of warm milk
3 tbs of melted butter

¾ tsp of salt
3 cups of flour + little flour if needed
¼ cup warm water if needed

2 tbs olive oil

Method:

Mix in the sugar, yeast and warm water. Let it froth.
In a bowl, add in the warm milk, melted butter, and salt.
Add in the 3 cups of flour, add in the yeast mixture.
Give a good mix with a spatula.

Now use your hands and knead the dough, till it is smooth.
Sprinkle little flour if you feel the dough a bit sticky.
Knead until you have a smooth and elastic, but soft dough.

Apply some olive oil, all over trhe dough. Cover with a moist cloth.
Allow it to rise for about an hour.
Now remove the dough and punch down the dough again.
Use little flour, roll the dough and cut into 12 pieces.

Take a piece of dough and roll it into a round shape in your palm.
Grease a tray, put the round shaped dough, about 1 inch apart.
Let it rise and double in size.
Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees C for about 25 minutes.

Cook till they are golden in colour. Remove and serve with butter.

CHEESY GARLIC BUNS (Kugan )

CHEESY GARLIC BUNS

Ingredients:

1 tbs sugar
¾ tbs dry yeast
¼ cup warm water

1 ½ cups plain flour
¼ cup grated cheese, more if you like (Parmesan, Chedder or any of your choice )
1 tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup warm water
1 tbs olive oil

Method:

Add the sugar, dry yeast and warm water in a container. Let it become frothy.
Now in a bowl, mix together, the flour, cheese, garlic powder and salt.
Make a dent in the centre of the flour , and add the frothy yeast mixture.
Add also the ½ cup of warm water.

Knead the dough with olive oil to a smooth and pliable.
The dough should be soft, smooth and pliable.
Keep the bowl covered with a cling wrap in a warm place.
After an hour the dough should have raised double in volume.

Knead it again to make it smooth.
Divide into 6 equal balls and arrange it with enough gaps, in a greased tray.
Keep aside in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
Pre heat the oven for 180 degrees

Bake for about 20 to 30 minutes, till you get a golden coloured buns.
Serve the buns warm.

GARLIC ROLLS (Kugan )

GARLIC ROLLS

Ingredients:

(A)
1 tbs water
½ tbs yeast
1 tbs sugar

(B)
1.5 cups all purpose flour
½ cup warm water
1 tsp salt
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs more water if needed. ADD LAST.

(C)
6 tbs salted butter
2 tbs minced garlic
2 tbs minced coriander leaves

Little olive oil

Method:
Mix ingredients in (A) and let it proof for 10 minutes.
Mix all the ingredients in (B) into a bowl.
Add in the proofed yeast, into (B) and mix till you get a smooth,
slightly sticky dough. Add oil to your fingertips and knead until the dough springs back.

Wrap in cling film and allow to double, by keeping in a warm place.
Mix all the ingredients in (C) for the garlic spread.
Grease a baking pan with olive oil.
Knock down the air in the dough and divide the dough into two equal parts.

Transfer one portion of the dough to a floured surface and roll gently,
into a rough rectangle of ½ inch thickness. Apply little flour if sticky.
Spread about 2 tbs of garlic spread on one side.
Roll from one end gently and firmly.

Cut into 4 equal parts. Now place the rolls with cut side up in the greased pan.
Allow to rise for about 20 minutes.
Do the same for the other portion.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the top
is golden brown. Serve fresh and hot.

NOTE: The amount of water depands on the flour.
Use your judgement to get a slightly sticky dough, that behaves when you
apply oil.

GARLIC ROLLS (Kugan )

GARLIC ROLLS

Ingredients:

(A)
1 tbs water
½ tbs yeast
1 tbs sugar

(B)
1.5 cups all purpose flour
½ cup warm water
1 tsp salt
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs more water if needed. ADD LAST.

(C)
6 tbs salted butter
2 tbs minced garlic
2 tbs minced coriander leaves

Little olive oil

Method:
Mix ingredients in (A) and let it proof for 10 minutes.
Mix all the ingredients in (B) into a bowl.
Add in the proofed yeast, into (B) and mix till you get a smooth,
slightly sticky dough. Add oil to your fingertips and knead until the dough springs back.

Wrap in cling film and allow to double, by keeping in a warm place.
Mix all the ingredients in (C) for the garlic spread.
Grease a baking pan with olive oil.
Knock down the air in the dough and divide the dough into two equal parts.

Transfer one portion of the dough to a floured surface and roll gently,
into a rough rectangle of ½ inch thickness. Apply little flour if sticky.
Spread about 2 tbs of garlic spread on one side.
Roll from one end gently and firmly.

Cut into 4 equal parts. Now place the rolls with cut side up in the greased pan.
Allow to rise for about 20 minutes.
Do the same for the other portion.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the top
is golden brown. Serve fresh and hot.

NOTE: The amount of water depands on the flour.
Use your judgement to get a slightly sticky dough, that behaves when you
apply oil.

CHEESY GARLIC BUNS (Kugan )

CHEESY GARLIC BUNS

Ingredients:

1 tbs sugar
¾ tbs dry yeast
¼ cup warm water

1 ½ cups plain flour
¼ cup grated cheese, more if you like (Parmesan, Chedder or any of your choice )
1 tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup warm water
1 tbs olive oil

Method:

Add the sugar, dry yeast and warm water in a container. Let it become frothy.
Now in a bowl, mix together, the flour, cheese, garlic powder and salt.
Make a dent in the centre of the flour , and add the frothy yeast mixture.
Add also the ½ cup of warm water.

Knead the dough with olive oil to a smooth and pliable.
The dough should be soft, smooth and pliable.
Keep the bowl covered with a cling wrap in a warm place.
After an hour the dough should have raised double in volume.

Knead it again to make it smooth.
Divide into 6 equal balls and arrange it with enough gaps, in a greased tray.
Keep aside in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
Pre heat the oven for 180 degrees

Bake for about 20 to 30 minutes, till you get a golden coloured buns.
Serve the buns warm.