Manasa's cooking journey: Garlic Rolls

Ingredients:

For the bread:

Whole Wheat Atta – 2 cups
Warm milk – ½ cup
Warm Water- 1 cup(varies depending on flour)
Yeast- 1tbps
Salt - 1tsp
Sugar- 2 tbps
Olive Oil- 2-3 tbps

For the garlic spread (to crush):

2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp garlic finely chopped and crushed cloves
3-4 green chilies,finely chopped
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander
Red Chill Flakes (Optional)

For the garnish:

1 tbsp white sesame seeds (optional)

Method:

Microwave milk for 30 seconds until it is luke warm to touch. Pour this into a wide bottomed bowl and add sugar, olive oil, salt and add the yeast and mix thoroughly until dissolved. Leave this aside for 15-20 mins until the yeast mixture becomes frothy. If the yeast does not become frothy, please throw it and start the process again from the scratch. A compromise at this stage with inactive yeast would spoil all the bread and the flour wouldn’t rise.

Frothy yeast after 15 mins.

Slowly add the wheat flour into it and mix well until you get a lump of smooth dough. Knead for 4-6 mins for soft bread.

Coat the dough with oil slightly and place it in the greased bowl.Cover with a lid and keep it in a warm place for 1- 11/2 hours until the dough almost doubles.You can either microwave for a minute and kept the bowl in it or keep it near a cooking stove.

Normal Dough

Dough that has risen after 1.5 hours

Meanwhile, mix in all the ingredients and prepare the Garlic spread.

After an hour or so, dust a clean platform with wheat flour. Remove the dough on the platform and knead it well for some time to remove the air bubbles. If the dough is too wet and sticky, some wheat flour can be added to make it manageable.

Divide the dough into two equal portions.Flatten one portion with a rolling pin to form a square of approx 1 cm thickness .Spread the garlic spread mixture in the center and roll it carefully to form a spiral.

Cut into portions to get spirals.Repeat the process with the other portion of dough.

Place the spirals in the greased pan and keep them again in a warm place for 45 mins - 1 hour for the final rise.Spread the remaining garlic spread mixture over it and brush the top of the spirals with milk very gently and sprinkle white sesame seeds over the nicely risen spirals .