Aaha Oho: April 2012

Breads and potatoes, who doesn't like'em? It was a big hit yesterday. This potato stuffed bread loaf was our dinner last night. It was really easy and fun to prepare. Thanks to showmethecurry.com for sharing such a fabulous recipe. The original recipe calls for paneer, but i didn't have it handy so i used potatoes. The spice mixture with extra heat from the green chilies was simply perfect. Maybe next time i would do a different stuffing and experiment by adding some whole wheat flour to the dough. This is a keeper for sure. Well, here goes the recipe,

Ingredients:

For Dough:

3 cups All Purpose Flour (maida)

1 cup Luke Warm Water

1 1/2tsp Rapid Rise Yeast

1 1/2tsp Salt

1tsp Sugar

1/3cup Olive Oil

How to:

In a bowl with warm water, add the yeast, sugar, salt followed by olive oil and mix well.

In another big bowl with the all purpose flour, pour the yeast mixture and start kneading as the dough pulls from the sides.

Knead it for 6-8 mins dusting with flour if sticky, until you get a soft and smooth dough.

For stuffing:

3 Potatoes (boiled, peeled and mashed) (1 1/2cups)

2 Green chilli (finely chopped)

2tbsp Cilantro (finely chopped)

1/4tsp Turmeric powder

1/2tsp Red Chilli powder

1/2tsp Garam masala powder

3/4tsp Amchur powder

1/8tsp Salt

Add all the ingredients to the mashed potato, mix gently and keep aside.

Rolling and Stuffing:

Place the dough on a flat surface and roll the dough into a rectangle with a rolling pin.

Spread the potato stuffing evenly over the dough and gently press'em.

Start rolling tightly from one side and make a log out of it.

Rising and Baking:

Spray oil on to a shallow 9x13 baking pan and place the rolled dough at the center of the pan with the seam side down.

Cover the dough and let rest for an hour, until doubled.

With a serrated knife, make slits diagonally on top of the risen dough.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees, then reduce it to 425 degrees and bake for 25-30 mins. (I baked exactly for 25 mins.)

Allow the bread to sit on the counter for 5 mins before moving to a cooling rack.

Let cool for 30 mins on the rack before you slice'em.

Serve the bread with your favorite sauce.

Store the leftover bread by wrapping'em with plastic and put it in a ziploc bag.

Be ready to munch as many falafels as you can without any guilt. For a crispier Falafel, the mixture is very well flattened and might look like chickpea patties. Chickpeas are rich in protein and very good for your diet. Normally the deep-fried falafels we eat at the restaurants use uncooked chickpeas. I have also used uncooked chickpeas to prepare the mixture. If you are not ok with it, feel free to use the canned or pressure cooked chickpeas. Here goes the recipe,

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup Chickpeas/garbanzo beans (soaked and drained)

1/4 cup Onion (minced)

2-3 Garlic cloves

1tsp baking powder

1tsp Coriander powder

1tsp Cumin powder

1tsp Lemon juice

1tsp Olive oil

1/2tsp dried red pepper flakes

2tbsp Cilantro (chopped)

1/2tsp Salt

1/4tsp ground Black pepper

How to:

Blend/grind all the above ingredients coarsely and keep aside.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Shape the mixture into equal size balls, flatten it out and place it on the baking sheet.