Steamed Bao Buns Recipe

Ingredients Bao Bun:
warm milk 1/2 cup
active dry yeast 1 tbsp
Castor Sugar 2 ½ tbsp
Salt ½ tsp
All-purpose flour 2 ½ cups
baking powder 1/2 tsp
baking soda 1/2 tsp
oil (for greasing) as required

Ingredients for Masala:
cooking oil 1 tbsp
butter 1 ½ tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Onion (chopped) 1/2 cup
Tomatoes chopped 1/2 cup
Kashmiri red chili 1 tsp
Yogurt 2 tbsp
Ketchup 1/4 cup
Cream 2 tbsp

Ingredients for Assembling:
K&N's Croquettes 1000 g
Prepared Masala as required
prepared bao buns
onion (sliced) as required
green coriander as required
sesame seeds as required
nigella seeds as required

Directions for Chicken Bao Bun Preparation:
1. In a bowl add warm milk, sugar, active dry yeast and mix well. let it rest for 5 minutes.
2. Now in a bowl add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and knead a smooth dough. Cover and rest until doubles in size.
3. Take the dough and roll it down with the help of rolling pin into flat circular sheet.
4. With the help of round cutter, cut small circles from the sheet, brush oil on it and fold them in half. Rest for 10-15 mins before steaming.
5. place the butter paper in steamer, grease it with oil, put the prepared bao buns on it and steam for 10 minutes. Your Bao Buns are ready.

Directions for Masala Preparation:
6. In a pan heat oil and butter and add onion, ginger garlic paste cook until translucent.\. Now add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are soft.
7. Add salt, kashmiri red chili, ketchup and cook for 1-2 minutes.
8. Now add yogurt, cream and cook for 3-4 minutes. Your masala is ready.

Directions for Assembling:
9. Prepare K&N's Croquettes as per instructions on the pack. set aside.
10. Take the prepared bao buns and open them from the center, add masala, place the prepared K&N's Croquettes, top it with some sliced onion, coriander, sesame seeds, nigella seeds & Serve hot.

Preparation time: 20 mins
Cooking time: 25-30 mins
Serving: 4-5