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Masala Buns are super soft, delicious and  flavorful snack in South India. It is also known as khara bun or spicy bun. You can find these khara buns at local Bakery stores in all across South India or in all Iyengar Bakery stores. These masala buns are very easy and simple to bake at home. 

Masala buns are made with all purpose flour, yeast, onion, green chilli, red chilli flakes, coriander leaves and garlic.  This snack is  great to have with a cup of tea or coffee on cold weather. It tastes so delicious and very flavorful in every bite, because of curry leaves and dried oregano. You can bake these buns very easily at home and customize as you like. 

This snack is great for kids birthday parties, evening snack,  pot lucks or any get-together.  Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Masala Bun. If you like this recipe share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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RECIPE FOR MASALA BUN

Coarse       : Breakfast / Snack

Cuisine      : South Indian

Author       : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time  : 3 hr

Cook Time : 20 min

Total Time  : 3 hr 20 min

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INGREDIENTS

For Onion Mix

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 spring curry leaves - finely chopped
  • 2 green chillies - finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp garlic - finely chopped
  • 1 large onion - finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves - finely chopped
  • salt - to taste
For Dough
  • 1/2 cup warm milk
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1.5 tsp dry yeast
  • salt - to taste
  • 3 cup all purpose flour
For Topping
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano 
  • pinch of salt

PROCEDURE

  • heat oil in a pan, temper with cumin seeds and fennel seeds
  • add finely chopped curry leaves, green chillies, garlic, onion and salt
  • mix well and saute for few minutes or until it turns slightly caramelized 
  • add finely chopped coriander leaves and saute for 30 seconds and then switch off the flame
  • in a mixing bowl, add warm milk, water, sugar and dry yeast
  • mix well and rest the bowl for 5-10 minutes or until the yeast activates
  • once yeast activated well, add all purpose flour and salt
  • mix well and make a rough dough
  • add sauteed onion mixture and mix well and make sure everything is well combined
  • continue to knead  the dough for another 5 minutes and the dough should be smooth and soft (sometimes the dough will be slightly sticky, that's OK)
  • cover and rest the bowl in warm place for 2 hours or until it double in volume 
  • after 2 hours, take the dough out and punch well
  • place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly for few seconds
  • divide the dough into 8 equal sized pieces and gently roll the dough in to small balls
  • place the prepared balls in the baking pan (spread with wax paper)
  • in another small mixing bowl, mix milk, oil, red chilli flakes, oregano and salt
  • gently brush the dough with milk mix and rest the balls in warm place for another 30 minutes to rise
  • pre heat oven at 350 degree F and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the bun turns golden brown on top
  • remove the  buns from the oven and brush with unsalted melted butter while its hot and then cool down completely on cooling rack
  • Enjoy masala bun as evening snack or for morning breakfast with a cup of tea or coffee

NOTES
  • always chop the onions very finely
  • also, use warm water only to activate the yeast
  • rest the dough minimum for 2 hours to double the size
  • you can replace milk wash with egg wash for browning
 

Masala Bun With Step By Step Photo Recipe


heat oil in a pan, temper with cumin seeds and fennel seeds


add finely chopped onion, curry leaves, green chillies and garlic


saute well for 5-6 minutes


add chopped coriander leaves


saute for 30 seconds and then switch off the flame


in a mixing bowl, add warm milk, water, sugar and yeast


rest the bowl for 5-10 minutes


yeast activates


add all purpose flour and salt


mix well and make a rough dough


add sauteed onion mix


mix well and make sure everything is well combined, 
knead the dough for another 5 minutes


cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place the bowl in 
warm place for 2 hours


now the dough is double in volume


punch well


place the dough in slightly floured surface and knead the dough well for another 5 minutes


divide the dough into 8 equal pieces


tightly roll the dough into a ball and place the tray in warm place to rise for another 30 minutes


in another mixing bowl, mix milk, oil, red chilli flakes, 
salt and dried oregano


gently brush on top of the balls


pre heat oven at 350 degree F and bake for 25-30 minutes


brush unsalted melted butter on top of the buns


cool the buns on cooling rack


enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee


MASALA BUN


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