Paneer Bread Rolls

Bread rolls are a quick and easy snack for children. You can put in as many veggies as you like and the kids will still enjoy them.

Ingredients

5 bread slices

100 gm paneer, grated

1 onion, chopped

1 green chilli, chopped

½ cup peas

1 tsp cumin seeds

Salt to taste

Heat a pan and add some oil. Now add the cumin seeds. When the seeds start to crackle add the onions and green chilies. Sauté for a few moments. Now add the grated paneer and peas. Cook for some time. Season with salt.

Remove the crusts from the bread slices. Dip them in water and squeeze. Now put some filling in the centre and tightly close up the bread slices. Make sure there are cracks through which the filling is peeping.

Deep fry the bread rolls. 

Cheese Rolls

Cheese Rolls

Have guests coming over unannounced? Feeling like having a quick snack? Want something to munch on while watching the tv? These Cheese Rolls are easy to make. They require ingredients that are already in your kitchen. With cheese as the main star the kiddos will also love them.

Ingredients

1 cup grated cheese
1 onion, minced
1 capsicum, minced
Salt to taste
½ tsp pepper powder
10 bread slices with sides trimmed

Mix together grated cheese, minced onions and capsicum, salt and pepper powder. 

Take a bread slice and dip it in water. Take the slice out and putting it flat on your palm squeeze out the water. Take a tablespoon of cheese mix and put in the middle of the slice. Wrap the slice around the cheese mix and roll well. Do the same with all the bread slices. 

Deep fry. 

Garlic Bread Rolls

Garlic Bread Rolls

Well to begin with let me confess I have been liberal with my use of butter and garlic. The roasted garlicky buttery aroma permeated my house and I was walking on clouds. If you want you can scale down the garlic and butter. However for once, just once, I suggest you indulge and go overboard.

And another thing: “knead”. The more you knead the softer your rolls will be. I kneaded for about 20 minutes.

Ingredients

1 ½ cup flour

1 ½ tsp yeast

½ cup warm water (you might need a little more while kneading)

½ tsp salt

1 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp olive oil

For the garlic spread

100 gm butter, very soft

12 garlic pods, minced

Pinch of salt

Mix the sugar and warm water. Sprinkle the yeast and leave it for about 10 minutes for it to bloom. 

Meanwhile mix together the flour, salt and olive oil. If the yeast blooms successfully then use that water to make dough. If required add some more water.

It is better to use a flat surface to knead. You can work on the kitchen counter or on a large chopping board. Knead well for about 15 minutes.

To test whether the bread will be soft enough take a small ball of dough and pull it apart. If it tears easily it means you have to knead some more to activate the gluten. If it stretches smoothly then it means you are done.

Cover and keep it for at least an hour till it doubles in size.

Punch the dough knocking out the air, cover and keep for another 10 minutes.

Make two portions of the dough. Roll one out into a thin chapatti. Mix the butter and minced garlic. Spread the butter on the rolled out dough.

Remember the butter should be super soft but not melted as it will start running out when you roll the dough.

Now, starting from one end, roll up the dough into a thin tight cylinder.

 Cut even spaced roundels.

Repeat the procedure with the other portion of the dough.

Grease a baking dish. Place the roundels keeping some space between them because they will rise further. 

Once all the dough has been used up and the baking dish is full, cover and keep for half an hour. The roundels will now be big and plump and joined to each other.

If you have any garlic butter left drizzle it on top. And if you have used it all up, like I did, go make some more because you need those garlic bits on top. 

Preheat the open at 180 degrees Celsius. Bake for about 20-25 minutes till the top is golden brown.

Pssssstt…I used some egg wash too after the initial baking was done. Then I baked another 2 minutes.  You can skip this step if you are a vegetarian.