Khara (Savory) Buns

My son has been asking for some yummy stuff for the past few days ... he wanted to try something different but it has been handsful for the past few weeks and hence did not venture to try any new stuff. I promised to make something yummy and he even reminded me about it before leaving for school ...hence did not want to disappoint the child when he got back home. I started pondering over what to make ... putting my thinking cap on the difficult part of making something :) ... once you find an answer its gets easy ..I know all of us face this situation even on daily basis .. what to cook?? It gets easier when someone asks for it rather than pondering over it!!

This thinking part took me back to the golden.. carefree days and after school snacks that I enjoyed as a child.. voila ...I have made masala buns before so why not kara buns..... there are lot of recipes out there on the WWW .... this is my version of it ..lets add one more to the tons already out there!


Ingredients (yields 6 buns)

1 Cup All purpose flour

1 Cup Wheat flour

1/2 Cup Milk

1/4 Tsp Sugar

1/4 Cup Oil

1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Onion

1 Pkt Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast

1/2 Tsp Jeera

Finely Chopped Cilantro, 1 or 2 Green Chilly and Curry leaves

Method:

The dough preparation is very close to making pizzas ... so if you are used to making home made pizzas from scratch ...this will be easy as well!

1. Prepare the yeast as given in the package. (This is what I do - microwave the milk for about 20 seconds. Add the sugar and yeast and let it stand for 15 minutes)

2. Take a Tsp of oil in a pan. Add the Jeera, green chillies and curry. Add the onions and salt and saute for couple of minutes and allow it to cool before adding it to the dough. (Note: You may add raw onions too to make this bun)

3. Combine the flour, add the salt. Make a dent add the oil. Form a dough

4. Now add the sauteed onions and cilantro and mix it well with the dough. It may become sticky hence add more flour as needed.

5. Place the dough in a bowl ... brush it with oil and cover it with a cling wrap. Keep it in a draft free place. Allow the yeast to do its job! Wait for couple of hours and you will see that it has doubled.

6. If needed again ... roll it well and smoothen the dough and make 6 balls. Leave it for one more hour.

7. Pre-heat the oven to 375 deg F. Brush the buns with milk. Pop them into the oven ...it will be done in about 20 minutes! Enjoy