Walking down a bakery creates a sensory overload, especially when we’ve had a long day. Mom would come home in the evening passing this Iyengar Bakery(a famous bakery in the southern part of India,which is still very famous for their special baked goods), and she often would buy the Masala Bun or Bread. The two other members of the house were not fond of bread, then why?, I used to think then. As time passed , I realized my mom loved a good hearty spicy bread/bun.
I started baking and breaking into the mysterious yeast proofed bread long time ago. It’s simple yet a bit tricky, failed many times before I finally succeeded and have never looked back at when it comes to this basic bread. The success I found in my kitchen was always transferred to my parents through pictures. She would always drool over the fresh baked bread pictures. Now, whenever I bake them I dedicate em’ to MY MOM. MOM’s rock….Happy MOMS Days!!
- 2 cups All purpose flour
- 1 packet active dry yeast or ¼ ounce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ⅔ cup warm water(110 degrees)
- 1 tsp salt or less if preferred
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tbsp pepper(or use accordingly)
- ½ tsp cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder(optional)
- ½ tsp chaat masala or pav bhaji masala
- ½ tsp nigella seeds/kalonji for garnishing
- Add sugar and yeast to warm water in a large mixing bowl and let stand for 10 minutes. Let it bubble up.
- Add All purpose flour, salt, butter to the yeast mixture. Add the dry spices except the nigella seeds.
- The dough will start to be a little sticky, do not add more flour. Keep mixing and bringing everything together. Take it out on a surface and knead for 5 minutes.
- Then put the dough in a oiled bowl, cover and keep in warm place for 2 hrs to rise.
- After 2 hours, lightly punch the dough, divide to equal portions and form to any shape you want at this stage. Line it on a sheet pan 2 inches apart. Let rise again for atleast an hour or until it is doubled.
- Brush the top with butter or milk, sprinkle some nigella seeds and Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Take it out and brush light with olive oil or butter.
- SERVE warm with some coffee.
Thanks for the wishes. Even now I love to eat the spicy buns. Waiting to eat homemade buns especially yours dear.
Happy mothers day asha. Have a nice day.
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I know Bread is your weakness…I’m waiting to make some for you…soon..thanks ma
I know this sounds slightly cheesy and overused, but it’s true. Homemade bread’s always 1000x better than any store bought bread. And this recipe is irresistible.
is it 400 degree C of F??
They turned out very good. Thanks for the recipe.
1tbsp is a lot of salt. My buns turned out salty 🙁
I figured what went wrong. I used chat masala and it had salt too…so that must be the reason of more salt. Never mind. 🙂
I will make to note that in the recipe. I am sorry if it got too salty. Hope other than that it turned out good.