BREAD - PAV

Ingredients:

• Maidha-250 gms
• 2 tsp extra maidha for kneading
• Yeast(dry)-10 gms or 2 tsp
• Sugar 5tsp
• Salt 1 tsp
• Oil 5 tsp
• Water-135 ml

Procedure:

• First of all heat water in a micro at 900w high power for 20 seconds.By the time the temp should be around 45 degrees  c.
• Now add sugar, mix well, and keep it aside for 15 minutes by covering the dish with a lid allowing it to ferment.
• After 15 minutes check the yeast solution,by this time it will ferment itself and multiplying itself, by eating the sugar ,look like small bubbly layer. Now add salt and oil 2 tsp also.
• Next add maidha in low quantities into the yeast solution, and mix it with a hand mixer, for mixing it evenly.
• Knead the maidha ball for approximately 10 minutes or until it turns soft to touch. Powder your hands with maidha to prevent the dough from sticking to your hands
• Apply 1 tsp of oil  to it and place it in a covered dish, it can also be wrapped in a plastic sheet, and leave it for an hour.
• After one hour it will be double in size, punch with your fist on all sides of the maidha mixture, and remove air. Again knead it for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Make 6 round balls and knead each ball well. Make in to flat shape amidst your both hands,and now from all sides turn upside down and tuck it and roll in to a ball shape.
• Prepare all the balls in the same manner and place in a cake tin (non stick tawa given along with microwave) cover with a plastic cover loosely for 1 hour, it will be doubled in size.
• Apply milk on pavs with a flat brush.. (Eggetarians can apply egg wash)
• Pre heat the microwave in convection mode for 180 degrees.
• Then bake in convection mode for 30 minutes in 180 degrees C..
• After removing  it outside apply a drop of ghee/oil to the pavs..
• They are ready to eat, either with bhaji or as a burger with any patty/cutlet.