Chicken Bread

I simply love baking. Its been a really long time since I actually baked anything. I got this amazing bread recipe from Shab's Cuisine. It is so amazing and simple to make, that I have already made two loaves, with requests for more. I just halved the ingredients. Also, for the filling, I used leftover minced chicken which I cooked for dinner the previous night.  And the filling can be made with anything...not just chicken.

Ingredients:
For the Dough
Plain Flour or Maida: 2 cups
Yeast: 1/2 tbsp
Milk Powder: 1 tbsp
Salt: a pinch
Oil: 2 tbsp
Egg: 2 (1 is for the eggwash)
Castor Sugar: 1tsp
Lukewarm water: 1 cup
Sesame seed: 1 tsp for sprinkling

For the Chicken Filling:
Minced Chicken: 200gms
Green Peas: 50gms
Onion finely chopped: 1
Tomato finely chopped: 1
Ginger garlic paste: 1 tbsp
Turmeric Powder: 1/2tsp
Corriander Powder: 1/2tsp
Cumin Powder: 1/2tsp
Garam Masala:1/2tsp
Corriander leaves: for garnishing

Method:
For the Dough

• In a bowl, mix together flour, salt, caster sugar, milk powder and yeast. Mix well
• Make a well in the center of this and add a beaten egg and oil. 
• Knead it to make a medium soft dough using the lukewarm water.
• Leave it to rise, for 2 hours or till it rises to double the size.
• Punch it back and divide the dough into two parts.

For the Filling

• In hot oil, saute the onion. 
• Add the ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell leaves.
• Then add the tomatoes and cook a bit.
• Add the dry masalas and salt and cook covered on a medium flame.
• Garnish with corriander leaves.

The assembling

• Dust the working surface with flour. I did this on the baking tray because it is a bit difficult to move the bread once the assembling is done.
• Roll the dough into a rectangular shape.
• Place the filling in the center of the dough horizontally, leaving some space on both ends.
• Cut the edges with scissors, and fold each cut part from each side, so they overlap each other.
• Tuck in the ends.
• Brush the top of the bread with a beaten egg and sprinkle sesame seeds.
• Leave it to let it rise, for around 20 mins.
• Bake the bread at 200 degree C for 25 mins, or it turns golden.
• Take it out of the oven, and brush butter all over it while it is hot. 
• Enjoy it hot!!

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Baked Eggs

These days, whenever I have to cook, there is just one thought running through my head..."will the boys eat this without cribbing". I have to keep looking for new ways to satisfy their taste buds. Thank God for the Internet. For example, when the boys didn't want to eat "normal dinner", but wanted something with eggs, I found this wonderful recipe from this amazing blog. It is actually a breakfast dish, but I made it for dinner anyways, and served it with buttered brown bread. The kids just loved it!!!

Ingredients:

• Eggs: 3
• Tomatoes: 2 chopped
• Onion small: 1 chopped
• Turmeric Powder: a pinch
• Salt: as per taste
• Oil
• Butter: for spreading on the baking dish
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F
2. Heat the oil.
3. Add the onions and saute till translucent.
4. Then add the chopped tomatoes.
5. Mix in the salt and the turmeric powder.
6. Stir for 7 to 10 minutes on medium heat. The tomatoes should not lose their shape.
7. Smear butter all over the baking dish.
8. Pour the tomato mixture into the dish.
9. Gently crack open the eggs, one by one, on the tomato base.
10. Place it in the oven for 20 -25 minutes for a cooked yolk and 15-20 minutes for a softer yolk.
11. Garnish with coriander leaves.