Ladi Pav | Eggless Homemade Dinner Rolls | Video

Ladi pav. Foolproof recipe to make eggless dinner rolls like a pro baker! These hearty rolls have a soft interior and are guaranteed to fill your home with the aroma of baked goodness. Unbelievably easy to make and tasty!

If you love the texture and aroma of fresh bread right out of the oven, add easy homemade dinner rolls to your list. Even though it’s a time consuming task, making fresh bread is pretty straightforward and easy. But how do you make the ‘perfect’ dinner rolls?

To be exact, these eggless pav or Indian style dinner rolls? Introduced by Portuguese, these buns are very popular in the Indian food scene especially the classic street foods. Also called ladi pav, these dinner rolls only need simple ingredients like flour, butter and yeast, but the soft texture of the rolls is to die for. 

How To Make Ladi Pav

First, prep the yeast mixture. A simple combination of lukewarm milk, sugar and yeast. Give this mixture a quick stir and set aside for 10-15 minutes. With yeast, you can choose active or rapid rise yeast. The difference is in the proofing time with the latter requiring just 10 minutes.

Sift in flour and salt. Both all purpose (plain) flour and bread flour works well in this recipe. Mix with a wooden spoon first and then with hands to form sticky dough. Knead in softened butter and make a soft dough.

Cover the dough and let it rise for about 2 hours. Punch down and knead for about 2 minutes. Now, divide the dough into equal portions and transfer the rolls to a greased baking tin. It’s time for the second rise. Once the dough balls have doubled in size, brush with milk and bake. 

Brushing the soft, fluffy pav bread rolls with a little melted butter gives it a beautiful shine. 

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Yield: 9 rolls

Ladi Pav | Eggless Homemade Dinner Rolls | Video

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Foolproof recipe for homemade eggless dinner rolls!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon lukewarm milk
• 2 tablespoons granulated (caster) sugar
• 1 sachet (7g) active dried yeast
• 2 cups all purpose (plain) flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 40 g unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons melted butter, to brush the warm rolls

Instructions

1. Combine together milk, sugar and yeast in a bowl. Cover and set aside for 10-15 minutes or until frothy.
2. Stir the mixture again.
3. Sift in flour and salt.
4. Using a wooden spoon, bring the ingredients together to form sticky dough.
5. Add butter. Using your hands, knead the dough until smooth and elastic, for about 6-8 minutes.
6. Cover and let rest for 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours or until the dough is doubled in size.
7. Punch down. Turn the dough on to a lightly floured surface. Knead for 2 minutes.
8. Divide dough into 6 or 9 equal portions.
9. Shape them into balls and place in a greased 8-inch square or round cake pan.
10. Cover and let it rise for about 30 minutes or until doubled in size. 
11. Preheat oven to 190 C or 375 F.
12. Brush the rolls with milk. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if you like.
13. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until golden brown on top. 
14. Brush with melted butter.
15. Serve warm.

Notes

• These dinner rolls are perfect for making classic Indian street foods like pav bhaji, missal pav, keema pav, dabeli etc. However, you can also serve them with soups
• You can make rolls ahead of time. Refrigerate dough before second rise (even overnight) and then bring them to room temperature before baking. Proof the rolls for 30 minutes, brush with milk and bake. You can also freeze the balls before second rise for about a month.
• Store these rolls in ziplock bags at room temperature for about 2 days. You can also store them in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
• Substitute all purpose (plain) flour with bread flour if you like. The former gives you a soft tender texture while the latter has a strong crumb and chewy texture.
• For well browned rolls, you can substitute milk with egg

Nutrition Information

Yield

9

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 65Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 16mgSodium 156mgCarbohydrates 2gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 1g

The nutritional data is for information purposes only

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