Keyword steamed bao buns, vada bao, vada in bao buns
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 7people
Calories 160kcal
Ingredients
For bao buns
200mlWarm water
2tbspSugar
2⅓tspActive dry yeast
2½CupFlourAll-purpose flour/ maida
3½tspOil
3tbspMilk powder
1tspSalt
1tspBaking powder
For the vadas
HandfulCoriander leaves
2tspGinger
2ChilliesSliced
2tbspWater
1tbspOil
1tspCumin seeds
1OnionMedium; finely chopped
1/2tspTurmeric powder
4Boiled potatoesMedium; mashed
2tspSalt
1tspAmchoor powder
1/2tspGaram masala
1cupBesanGram flour
1/2tspSalt
1/2tspTurmeric powder
WaterTo make besan flour paste
OilTo fry vadas
Final stuffing
Garlic chutney
Fried green chilli
Instructions
Making bao buns
Firstly, prepare the yeast mixture to prepare the dough for the buns.
For this, take 200 ml of warm water and add 2 tbsp of sugar.
Following this, add 2⅓ tsp of active dry yeast and mix it well. Leave the solution for 10 minutes.
Then take 2½ cups of all-purpose flour and add the yeast mixture to it. To this, add 3½ tsp of oil with 3 tbsp of milk powder.
Finally, add a tsp of salt and baking powder and knead the dough well. When done, wrap the dough in an oil greased bowl by tucking it. Let it rest for 2 hours.
During this period, the dough rises. Now take the risen dough and dust it with a little amount of flour.
Cut the dough into two parts and roll one part into a large sheet.
Using a circular cookie cutter or a sheet cutter, make small circular sheets out of the large one.
Then brush the small sheets with a little amount of water. Slightly fold them semi-circularly and place them on butter paper.
Steam the folded sheets in a steamer like momos. Your bao buns are ready!
Making the vadas
In a blender, take a handful of coriander leaves.
To this, add 2 tsp of ginger with 2 sliced chillies and 2 tbsp of water. Blend the ingredient to a chutney like texture.
Now in a pan, add 1 tbsp of oil with a tsp of cumin seeds. Following this, add the chopped onions with the coriander mixture and 1/2 a tsp of turmeric powder.
Let the ingredients cook well. To this, add the cup of mashed potatoes and mix all the ingredients well in a semi-dry filling state.
Finally, add 2 tsp of salt with a tsp of amchoor powder and 1/2 tsp of garam masala. The vada filling is ready.
Now take a cup of besan and to this, add 1/2 a tsp of salt and turmeric powder. Finally, add the required amount of water to make a thick besan flour paste.
Then make small balls of the filling and coat it well with the flour paste. Deep fry the vadas in oil till they turn golden brown. Your vadas are ready!
Bao buns
Now, take a steamed bao bun and keep a little amount of dry garlic chutney in its middle.
Then keep two vadas on it with a single fried chilli. Your vada bao is ready. Take a hot bite of the delicacy!