"Chicken bread recipe... "

Ingredients:

3 cups maida

1 tbsp. Dry yeast

1 tsp. salt

4 tbsp. oil

1 egg 

1 tsp. castor sugar

1/4 tsp baking powder

2 cups chicken boiled and shredded ( I boiled the chicken in some water and some peppercorns till the water was reduced) 

2 small onions (finely chopped)

1 large capsicum (finely chopped) 

1 large tomato ( finely chopped) 

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp tomato ketchup

1 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. garam masala powder

2 tbsp. butter

sesame seeds

One egg yolk and 1 tsp milk ( for eggwash) 

 

Method:

1. Heat 2 tbsp. butter in a pan and add onions. Fry till translucent. Add capsicum and tomatoes. 

2. Add salt, pepper powder and garam masala. 

Mix well. 

3. Add shredded chicken and saute for 2 minutes. 

4. Add tomato ketchup and mix well. Let this mixture cool. 

5. In a bowl mix maida, salt, castor sugar, yeast, baking powder, oil and 1 egg. 

6. Knead to a medium soft dough with slightly warm water, leave to rise for 2 hours. 

7.Divide the dough into two parts. Roll the dough to an oval rectangular shape, put half the filling in centre and snip the sides of dough as shown in the picture.

8. Overlap each other (like a braid) the filling will show slightly but that’s ok. Make two breads out of this dough and filling. 

9.Brush top with eggwash, sprinkle sesame seeds and bake on 180 degree C for 15-20 minutes or till done in a convection oven. 

10. Cut into pieces with a knife and serve hot.