There are some dishes that I grew up with whereas some just catch my eye while cruising the net. Pav Bhaji is one such dish which I stumbled upon and had an instant liking to it. Before my baking journey began, I used to rely on store bought dinner rolls for pav, but I had always wanted to try to make them at home. My wish came true when I came across DK’s pav bread recipe. I tried it and I am now totally hooked. It is very easy to make and tastes absolutely delicious. The soft buttery bread is sure to be a hit at any party. So with a little bit planning you can have delicious homemade Pav. Jazz it up any way you like. Let us get started, shall we?
Ingredients
3 cups bread flour (All purpose flour can be used but bread flour does make a difference)
1 pkt active dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp in one packet)
2 tsp sugar
1/4 cup luke warm water
3 tbsp butter
1 1/4 cups milk
1 tsp salt
Method
Heat the milk to luke warm and add the butter to it and let it melt.
Add yeast and sugar to luke warm water and set aside until it froths up. Do not use hot water as that will kill the yeast.
Once the yeast froths up add the salt and milk+butter mixture to it.
Next add the flour 1 cup at a time and mix well to form a dough.
The dough is going to be really sticky to work with. Unless you absolutely cannot work with it do not add more flour. I had to add a tablespoon of flour to work with it.
So now it is time to get the muscles working. After 10 minutes of kneading see how soft the dough has become and it is no longer sticky.
Cover the vessel and let the yeast do its work. After an hour it has doubled in volume.
Punch it down and make 12 balls. Try to keep the balls equal size. Place the balls on a greased baking sheet. Leave an inch gap between the balls and place them to double again.
After an hour see how it has doubled and the balls are touching each other. Don’t they look cute?
Place in a 350F preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until the top is golden brown. Remove from oven and let it cool. Looks gorgeous right.
The rolls break apart easily.
Yummy pav bread ready to be had with butter or jelly or with the Indian Pav Bhaji.
Enjoy!
Tips
1. Egg white wash or milk wash can be used to get the brown color.
2. You can also put it on a low broil for a couple of minutes after the bread is done to get the color. Be very careful with this as it burns quite quickly.
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Hi…
i tried the pavs but they become very hard from top and bottom …inside was fine..
can u suggest why?
The temperature of the oven could have caused it to cook more on the outside and harden. Since oven temperatures vary, try reducing the temperature.
Superb recipe. Thanks so much for this… I have made this several times now, and they (quite literally) are grabbed up like hot cakes at any party.
bookmarking this now
Thanks for reply, you are recipe is really good and it works also with fast rise yeast. Plz post chocolate cake recipe also
@Anonymous: I have personally not used fast rise yeast in this recipe, but I assume it would work. I will update the post when I try it with fast rise yeast next time.
Will take pictures when I make dhokla next time and post it.
Hi Vardhini,very nice and easy recipe, can i use fast rise yeast??wil u plz upload dhokala recipe
Hi Vardhini, Thanks for your reply. I used Bread Flour as you have mentioned in your recipe. Don't remember if i kneaded. Thanks
@Anonymous: Did you use all purpose flour or bread flour? Bread flour has a high gluten content than all purpose flour. One other reason could be "not enough gluten was developed". The dough needs to be kneaded for 5-10 minutes for the gluten to develop. Hope this helps.
Yes Vardhini, Yeast and Dough both rise doubled
@Anonymous: Yeast could be the main reason. Did the yeast froth up well? Did the dough rise enough (at least double in volume)?
Hi Vardhini, I tried this buns yesterday, came out as flat, didn't fluff up like your in the picture. What could be wrong?
Hey,I baked these buns today. Buns came out PERFECT! Thanks for the recipe! Will post it very soon.
Have to take stepwise pictures for 'புளிக்காய்ச்சல்'. Will try to post that soon!
@Tanis: Sloppy joe is coming up next
I expected the sloppy joe recipe based on the picture. Especially since I know your past fear of baking. Great job with the blog!
It's been awhile since I've baked/made Indian food. These look great!
lovely pav's..came out super soft..:)
My all time favorite recipe….looks delectable…..
Delicious pav bhaji..Looks very soft..its so..tempting
Saranya
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Looks so perfect.Bookmarked it
South Indian Recipes
The pav looks so perfect and professional!
Vegetarian Cultural Creatives
pavs have come tooo good ! nice effort
Bookmarked…perfect pav baji….
Delicious pav buns. Loved your pink cutlets and potato pulav. Your blog is full of Yummy recipes. Happy to follow you.
Perfect pav buns!
excellent pav…amazing ones..
Gorgeous looking bread! May I have some please!
Perfectly done pav. homemade is always best.
good job Vardhini… perfectly baked..
Yum, love the color and so easy too
wow looks spongy and tempting buns .. will surely try this …….. great work dear!!
PERFECT AND SUPER BAKING OF PAVE
Perfectly done pavs dear… Feel like coming over now… Looks great…
Wow! At a first glance, I thought it would be about bhaji! You made the pav – bread!! Yum!! Very well explained…
perfectly baked buns..homemade pav buns are always fresh n fantastic…great job vardhini !!!
Great job..looks so perfect and yummy!!
Perfect looking pav buns. Delicious
Bookmarked right away vardhini.. Superb preparation! and so neatly done..
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wow looks spongy and tempting buns .. will surely try this ……..
Home made is the best..soft and yummy
Spongy buns,perfectly baked. Loved the color.
Hi! vardhini u have lovely space here with delicious dishes. and ur buns looks so perfect and soft thanks for sharing this and stopping my space:).
you have made pav from the scratch !! great job indeed
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
perfect pav! love it! Bookmarked!
Perfectly made pav bread
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
perfect bread
perfectly made pav !!love ur step by step explanation !!
Watlese we need, nothing will beat the homemade pavs, fantastic and prefect..
WOW!! I still have to master the art of Baking!! Great job!!
hey i love this…iam a big fan of pavs….and we dont get the indian types here…wud surely try it…love the pics
Pav looks so perfect …yummy pav bhaji
OMG i love it want them all… in chennai now there is no yeast avbl .. shd try soon..
Pavs look so soft and fluffy…Mmm..would love to have it with some spicy bhaji..
That pav looks so perfect
Pav..who can resist them ? Perfectly made there Vardhini.
pav looks so perfect and soft ,gr8 job