Khara bun ( Spicy onion dinner rolls)

Bangalore Iyengar bakeries are famous for these khara buns... these spicy soft buns reminded me of the school days, my mom use to buy us for the evening snack. This makes a good snack with a cup of hot tea or coffee, good option for school snack box.

Ingredients:
All purpose flour 2 cups
Instant dry yeast 1 tsp
milk 1/2 cup or 125ml
sugar 2 tbsp.
salt
softened unsalted butter 3 tbsp.
large egg 1 no (optional)
Garlic powder 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds 1tsp
chopped onion 1 big
chopped green chilli 2 nos
chopped curry leaf  2 tbsp.
chopped coriander 2 tbsp.
Oil 2tsp

Method:

• stir in instant dry yeast and sugar in the warm milk and keep it aside till it reacts and bubbles up.
• take a large bowl , mix flour, salt, garlic powder, chopped onion, coriander, curry leaf, cumin seeds, softened butter, egg(optional) and mix well till all the ingredients are combined well.
• to this add the bubbled up yeast mixture and mix it to a dough by kneading it for 8 to 10 mins or until the dough turn soft and elastic.
• transfer the dough to an other greased bowl and smear some oil on the dough, cover it with a cling wrap and keep it in a warm place for an hour for it to raise or double up in size.
• after an hour punch and release the air and transfer it on to a flat surface, dust it with very little dry flour and start kneading again for 8 to 10 mins.
• cut the dough into 12 equal portions and stretch them flat and roll them.
• arrange the rolls on the baking tray with enough space in between.
• cover the tray with the cling for another half n hour, they'll raise again.
• remove the cling film, brush them with milk and bake them in a preheated oven at 200 c for about 20 mins or until they turn brown.
• remove them from the oven and immediately brush butter (glazing)
• serve hot.

Note:

1. Can be stored in a airtight container and reheat in the microwave while serving.
2. the shaped roll can be freezed and used, remove it and place them in the tray for 1 hour and then bake.