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Siddu | Lentils in a Steamed Bun from state -Himachal Pradesh

Siddu a "Himachali dish" is one of the most loved dishes in Himachal mostly in Mandi, Kullu, Manali, Rohru and Shimla. It is just a kind of bread made from wheat flour.


Steaming yields a unique texture to the buns, quite different from baking. A steamed bun obviously lacks the golden crust, but makes up for it with a uniformly soft and spongy texture.


LETS GET COOKING:

Siddu | Lentils in a Steamed Bun

Siddu | Lentils in a Steamed Bun

Course : Snack


Cuisine : Indian




Prep time : 60 minutes




Process time : 20 minutes




Total time : 180 minutes


Ingredients:

  • Wheat flour - 1 cup

  • Urad dal - 1/4 cup

  • Active yeast - 1 tsp

  • Green chili paste - 1 tsp

  • Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

  • Chili powder - 1 tsp

  • Cumin powder - 1 tsp

  • Coriander powder - 1 tsp

  • Dry mango powder - 1 tsp

  • Salt - 1 tsp

  • Sugar - 1 tsp

  • Oil - 1 tsp

Instructions:

  1. Lets start with activating yeast, in a bowl add yeast with sugar, pour lukewarm water & mix

  2. Allow it to bloom

  3. Then add wheat flour, fennel seeds & salt in other bowl & mix

  4. Pour the activated yeast into the wheat flour & start kneading together until soft dough

  5. Add oil & knead it again

  6. Cover & keep in warm place for 1 hour, until it doubles

  7. Mean while lets make urad dal filling, soak urad dal for 1 hour

  8. Strain the water, add into mixer jar, grind to coarse paste

  9. Transfer into bowl, now add green chili paste, cumin seeds, coriander seed powder, dry mango powder, chili powder & salt

  10. Mix everything well

  11. Now the dough will be doubled, take required size dough & roll out thin

  12. Add urad dal filling to the rolled out dough, fold fall & seal the corners by folding

  13. Place them into steamer plate and steam for 20 minutes

  14. Serve hot with sweet & spicy chutney

Pictorial:

dry yeast
dry yeast

sugar
sugar

Luke warm water
Luke warm water

mix
mix

allow the yeast to bloom
allow the yeast to bloom

wheat flour
wheat flour

salt
salt

fennel seeds
fennel seeds

mix
mix

activated yeast water
activated yeast water

start to knead
start to knead

oil
oil

knead to soft dough
knead to soft dough

cover & rest for 1 hr., until dough doubles in size
cover & rest for 1 hr., until dough doubles in size

soak urad dal for 1 hr
soak urad dal for 1 hr

strain water & into mixer grinder
strain water & into mixer grinder

grind coarsely
grind coarsely

into bowl
into bowl

salt
salt

cumin powder
cumin powder

coriander powder
coriander powder

dry mango powder
dry mango powder

green chili paste
green chili paste

chili powder
chili powder

mix
mix

dough doubled
dough doubled

roll out thin
roll out thin

apply urad dal mix
apply urad dal mix

fold
fold

fold around the corners
fold around the corners

into steamer plate
into steamer plate

steam for 20 min
steam for 20 min

serve with sweet & spicy chutney!
serve with sweet & spicy chutney!

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