Chicken Bread
Chicken Bread
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
300
kcalIngredients
- Chicken Filling:
Chicken fillet 500g
Lemon juice 1 & ½ tbsp.
Cooking oil 2 tbsp.
Tandoori masala 1 tbsp.
Butter salted 3 tbsp.
Garlic chopped 1 tbsp.
All-purpose flour 2 tbsp.
Onion chopped 1 medium
Milk ½ Cup
Cumin seeds roasted & crushed 1 tsp
Salt ¼ tsp or to taste
Red chilli crushed 1 tsp
BBQ sauce 3 tbsp.
Fresh coriander chopped handful
Charcoal for smoke
- Dough:
All-purpose flour sifted 3 & ½ Cups
Warm water ¾ Cup
Caster sugar 1 tbsp.
Instant yeast 3 tsp
Egg whisked 1
Butter salted 3 tbsp.
Salt ½ tsp
Cheese grated as required
Sesame seeds
Directions
- Chicken Filling:
- In a frying pan, add lemon juice, tandoori masala, cooking oil & mix well.
- Add chicken fillet & coat well.
- Turn on the flame & cook on low flame for 2-3 minutes than flip & cook for 2-3 minutes, cover & cook on low flame until chicken is tender (5-6 minutes).
- Turn off the flame, shred the chicken with the help of forks & set aside.
- In a wok, add butter & let it melt.
- Add garlic & sauté for a minute.
- Add all-purpose flour, mix well & cook on low flame for 1-2 minutes.
- Add onion,mix well & cook for 2 minutes.
- Add milk, cumin seeds ,pink salt, red chilli crushed ,mix well & cook until it thickens.
- Add shredded chicken, bbq sauce, fresh coriander, mix well & cook on low flame for 1-2 minutes.
- Turn off the flame & give coal smoke for 2 minutes.
- Prepare Dough:
- In a bowl, add warm water, caster sugar, instant yeast & mix well, cover & let it proof for 5-6 minutes.
- In a bowl, add butter & microwave for a minute & set aside.
- Add egg,1/3rd quantity of all-purpose flour, pink salt & mix well until gluten forms (2-3 minutes).
- Add remaining quantity of all-purpose flour, melted butter, mix well & knead until dough is formed.
- Grease with butter, cover & let it proof for 1 hour at warm place.
- Sprinkle dry flour & knead until smooth dough is formed.
- Divide the dough in two portions, take one portion & make a ball, sprinkle dry flour & roll out with help of rolling pin.
- Make slits/cuts with the help of knife on both of the longer sides.
- Add prepared chicken filling & cheese in the center of dough.
- Start bringing the topmost slit ends across from each other alternately.
- Keep going, remember to alternate, left to right and right to left.
- Place the braided bread on a baking tray lined with butter paper.
- With the help of the brush, apply egg wash & sprinkle sesame seeds.
- Bake in preheated oven at 200°C for 20-25 minutes (on both grills).
- After baking, apply butter, cover with kitchen cloth & let it rest for 15 minutes.
- Cut in pieces & serve with tomato ketchup (makes 2 large braided breads).
