Ladi Pav

Being a Vada pav and pav bhaji lover, Ladi Pav is must try for me. During this lock-down when we are avoiding buying from stores, this comes as blessing. So let’s not waste much time and get the recipe, don’t forget to read the tips mentioned as it plays a very important role in recipe.

Ingredients

• 420 gms All purpose flour
• Half tsp – instant yeast
• Salt 1 1/2 tsp
• Sugar 2 tsp
• 2 Tbsp Butter
• Water+ Milk 300 ml or as per flour absorption
• One tbsp Sourdough starter discard(optional)
• Milk for brushing

Process

• Take two spoon flour and add 5-6 spoon water and mix properly now cook it on slow flame until it forms a paste

keep it aside and let it cool down

• Add sugar in luke warm water + milk (70 ml) in a glass bowl or cup and then add yeast and mix gently. (Check temperature of water by putting your pinky finger, if your are able to resist heat for sometime it’s good to go)

• Cover it and keep it in warm place for 12-15 minutes to activate the yeast

• Check if get good bubbles in yeast water, as shown in picture

• If you can’t see bubbles rise then discard and start again

• Shift Flour, salt, sourdough discard in a separate bowl and start adding activated yeast slowly, don’t add liquid in one go

• Keep mixing the flour with liquid until it combines properly

• Dough should be sticky, if it feels dry add more liquid

Kneading

• Clean your kitchen counter properly and remove unwanted items

• Now dust your kitchen counter with some flour or some butter

• Take out dough on kitchen counter and start kneading it

• You need to knead in stretch and fold method as shown in video

https://forbabynmommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/kneading_HD-720p.mp4

Keep kneading for at least 10-15 minutes or until dough get easy to handle

• Add butter while kneading in parts after it starts coming together

• To check when your dough is ready press one finger & it should bounce back slowly, or do the window panel test(Mentioned)

• Take a small ball and stretch it in front of window, dough should stretch easily and light can be visible

• Now tuck in the dough and keep it in well greased Bowl

• Cover it properly with cling film or wet towel.

• Keep the bowl in warm place for first rise at-least 45 minutes or until it doubles

• Take out the dough an punch it out, knead again for few minutes

Shaping

• Take a square or rectangular baking pan, lined with parchment paper

• Take the punched dough and divide it into 60 gm balls, you will get 9 balls from above measurement

• Apply some oil/butter on hand if your dough is sticky, knead each ball a little and start cupping it in tight ball with help of your palm and fingers

• Placed the well tucked ball in baking trays with some gap in between

• Brush with milk (optional)

• Keep it for 25-30 minutes minimum covered with cloth for second rise

Baking

Pre-heat oven at 180°c

• Placed the baking tray on rack and bake it for 20-25 minutes. Or until you get a golden top( if you are not getting golden top after 22 minutes, take out the pan and brush again with milk and bake for few more minutes)

• Take our pan and remove pav from it and keep it for cooling on rack. ( It will be hard at this time)

Let it cool completely, once it cool down pav becomes soft.

Enjoy with hot vada or pav bhaji 🙂