I have been terribly late in posting for this year’s Bake-a-thon as you can see multiple posts on the same day as against the schedule of thrice a week. I have been baking 3-4 dishes on the days I have time which has resulted in a flurry of activity, piling of dishes on the sink and me running helter skelter around the house with my bemused daughter in tow. As is always the case, when under pressure you fall back to your comfort zone, which in my case are the recipes from Venkatesh Bhat’s show – Samayal Samayal.

I had a loaf of bread and no ideas when Mr.Bhat came to my rescue with two simple dishes which fit the bill perfectly. One is this delightful and flavoursome bread pockets which involves packing every slice of bread with your choice of filling and baking it to golden brown. Yumm. I have used a paneer filling but you can replace that with any other filling like potatoes, leftover vegetables, noodles, pasta, etc.

WHAT WE NEED

Bread slices                                5

Paneer                                          50 gms

Spring onion                               6-8

Olives, pitted and chopped    6

Coriander leaves                         from 10-12 stalks

Red chilly  powder                     1 tsp

Ginger, grated                             1″

Butter, at room temp                1-2 tbsp

Water

Salt

WHAT TO DO

• Preheat the oven to 250C
• Place each bread slice in a plate of water and then press it between your hands gently to squeeze out the water
• Use a rolling pin to gently roll the bread slice and take out any excess water
• Be careful to ensure the bread slices do not tear
• Mix all the other ingredients, except butter, thoroughly in a bowl
• Divide the paneer mixture into 5 portions and fill each portion in one slice of bread
• Roll the bread slice to cover the mixture and seal on all sides by gently pressing the two ends of the bread slice together
• Brush the bread slices with butter on both sides
• Bake for 7-8 minutes and broil for 3-4 minutes till both sides are golden brown
• Serve warm with ketchup
• Enjoy!

 

This is part of the Bake-a-thon 2016