Savoury Buns | Khara Buns

Having made Stuffed Buns several times over, I wanted to give a shot at another variant form the bun family. I had short listed quiet a few and the finally got down to making this Savoury Bun or Khara Bun.

It is a common member in the bakeries in Bangalore and is a frequent visitor to our home. It is a simple mildly spiced savoury bun that can be enjoyed as is or with a cup of hot beverage. It goes well as an evening snack.

I make all my bakes with whole wheat flour, hence these savoury buns are good on the health perspective too. Made a batch of around 10 buns and stocked them up in my pantry for the family to munch on to cater to those in-between-meals hunger pangs :)

Makes: 9-10 Buns

Time (approx): 

• Prep - 15 mins
• Proofing - 60 mins
• Shaping - 10 mins
• Baking - 15 mins

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour (APF) - 2 and 1/2 cup
Wheat Flour - 1/2 cup
Warm Water- 3/4-1.5 cup
Instant Yeast - 3 tsp
Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup, finely chopped
Red Chilli Flakes - 1 tbsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tbsp
Olive Oil - 1/2 tbsp

Method:

• In mildly warm water, add sugar and yeast. Allow to sit for 4-5 minutes. The solution should begin to froth up and bubbles should appear on top.

• Mix together APF, Wheat flour, salt, red chilli flakes, cumin seeds, cumin powder, oil, proofed yeast mix. Add extra water or flour as needed to make a firm, yet slightly sticky dough.
• Keep this dough in a well greased bowl,  undisturbed for about an hour or hour and a half, covered with a damp cloth or with cling wrap.

• After about an hour or hour and a half, the dough would have doubled in quantity. 

• Make even sized balls out of the dough mix and place on greases baking tray and keep aside for another 10-15 minutes.
• The size of the balls would have increased. Smear olive oil on top of the bun dough balls
• Preheat the oven to 170C and bake these buns for about 8-12 minutes or until the crust start to get golden brown.
• Take them out and gently brush olive oil or milk on top to give a gloss and to soften them a little. 

• Serve hot with coffee or tea!

• They can even be teamed up with jam and peanut butter!

Sending this off to
Nupur's What With My Cuppa
Vandhana's Sandwiches and Burgers Event

Sheelu's Mission Street Food

Zesty South Indian Kitchen's Vegetarian Recipes Event
Kid's Delight - 'The Healthy Makeover'