It’s friYAY and today I have my super helper in the kitchen, my elder kid R2. Let me share a few interesting facts about him. He is a true fan of my cooking ( for him, I am THE BEST), sincere critic, taste taster and is a complete FOODIE. R2 loves when I bake food and he asked me if he could assist me next time when I am baking, and even asked me to enroll him in a cooking class at his middle school last year. Enough about cooking it’s making me hungry. He even plays piano ( almost 7 years now). He is a great swimmer and if you are a returning reader as I have mentioned in my other post he swims 4 days a week + swim-meets on weekends and thus comes the food part (Healthy meals). We want to ensure that he eats healthy and things that can keep him energized.
Coming back to the No-Knead Homemade Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls - Ladi Pav, I confess that one thing me and my family missed eating was soft, fluffy, eggless pav- dinner rolls. We don’t get that here in the US. What we do get here is full of preservatives and is made with highly processed wheat (all purpose flour). I have started making these bread rolls at home and trust me it is not that difficult to achieve the yummy taste at home. You will love that the pav didn’t take too much time and didn’t have to rise for hours. And guess what? SUCCESS! Enjoy making these good-tasting, perfectly cooked rolls! I am so proud of my homemade pav recipe and of course my little helper R2.
Recently I discovered a new method of making No Knead Dough in my Instant Pot and it changed my life! It is still not an instantaneous process but it is a lot faster and a lot easier. A perfect solution to baking them in winters. I now enjoy homemade bread much more often than before. Ladi Pav, or Pav Bread or Buns or Dinner Rolls. Whatever you call, they’re awesome. Making pav at home is sometimes quite difficult, but here I have the perfect recipe for you. You too can make soft, fluffy, moist, spongy pav buns without any eggs and without the need to knead! These dinner rolls - pav come out tender, light and fluffy. And there’s nothing better than a warm, homemade roll with dinner. Especially when it’s served with hot Instant pot Pav bhaji, our 16 beans kolhapuri usal or my favorite Mumbai street food Batata Vada or Vada Pav / Aloo Bonda
Thankfully, these easy No-Knead Homemade Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls - Ladi Pav are a bit less labor intensive to prepare. They still require time to let the dough rise, but it’s hands-off time. The time I would use for exciting things like laundry and try to solve the one sock mystery. Sometimes I am shocked at the amount of laundry both my boys produce.
Really, the only special skill you’ll need to make these dinner rolls- ladi pav is patience. You don’t even need a fancy mixer to make them. Just your instant pot and a wooden spoon. Just a few tips for making any kind of bread: if your yeast doesn’t froth after five or so minutes, your liquid is probably too hot or too cold. To test the temperature, I usually use my finger. If it would make a pleasant bath, it’s probably just right. And it always helps to put your dough in a warm place to rise. I usually turn my oven on for about 30 seconds, then turn it off. Then I place my dough inside for the final rise.
Instant pot for dinner rolls? Really?
Well, technically, only the No Knead Dough is made in the Instant Pot (or any other electric pressure cooker with a yogurt function). The instant pot must have a yogurt function in order to actually be used in this recipe. Yogurt button provides an ideal warm temperature for the Rolls dough to rise. This is usually beneficial in winters where you need a warm temperature for the bread to “RISE” :-), as they say, “Winter is Coming”. Using Instant Pot to make the No Knead Dough means that the dough rises beautifully in just 1 hour (plus under 10 minutes to actually mix it together). You don’t need to find a warm place for the dough to proof, no need to wait for 2-3 hours for the dough to double in size.
What is Vital gluten and why do I need it to make homemade wheat ladi pav?
NOTE: As with all yeast doughs, I never use the flour amount called for in the recipe as a hard fast rule. Because humidity, temperature, altitude and a multitude of other factors can impact how much flour you need in your yeast doughs, I always judge when to quit adding flour by the texture and look and feel of the dough rather than how much flour I’ve added compared to the recipe. So let’s dive into the recipe and get started. when you try this recipe, please don’t forget to take a picture and tag us on Instagram using the hashtag #tbrtm.
As with all yeast doughs, I never use the flour amount called for in the recipe as a hard fast rule. Because humidity, temperature, altitude and a multitude of other factors can impact how much flour you need in your yeast doughs, I always judge when to quit adding flour by the texture and look and feel of the dough rather than how much flour I’ve added compared to the recipe.
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