Stuffed Braided Bread Recipe (2024)

5 from 1 vote

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

rising time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 40 minutes minutes

• ▢ 2 to 3 tbsp Milk for brushing on top
• ▢ Cheese - as needed optional
• ▢ For Dough:
• ▢ 2.5 cup All Purpose Flour / Maida
• ▢ 1.5 tsp Dry Yeast
• ▢ 2 tbsp Sugar
• ▢ 1.5 tsp Salt
• ▢ 3 tbsp Oil
• ▢ 1 cup Warm Milk
• ▢ Warm Water as needed
• ▢ For Filling:
• ▢ 1 tbsp Oil
• ▢ 1 tbsp Ginger finely chopped
• ▢ 1 tbsp Garlic finely chopped
• ▢ 1 medium size Onions chopped finely
• ▢ 1 Carrot finely chopped
• ▢ 5 Beans chopped finely
• ▢ ½ Capsicum / Bell Peppers chopped finely
• ▢ ½ cup Peas i used frozen
• ▢ ¼ cup Tomato Ketchup
• ▢ 2 tsp Soy Sauce
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ ½ tsp Sugar
• ▢ 1 tsp Chilli Powder
• ▢ 3 tbsp Spring Onion or Coriander leaves finely chopped

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  Start by making the dough. Take yeast and sugar in a bowl, add little warm milk and mix well. Set aside for 5 mins for the yeast to activate.

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  Now take Flour, salt, 2 tblspn of oil in a large bowl and mix well. Add in the yeast mix in and the rest of the milk. Mix well using a fork.

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  Add little warm water as needed. Knead this to a soft dough. The dough has to be nonsticky.

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  Drizzle in 1 tblspn of oil and knead well.Cover and set aside to rise for 1 hour.

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  While the dough is rising, lets make the filling. Heat oil in a kadai. Add in all the chopped veggies and saute them for 2 mins. Add in chopped ginger and garlic and saute them well.

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  Add in peas and mix well. Cook this till the veggies are cooked.

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  Add in salt, sugar and chilli powder and mix well. Add in ketchup and soy sauce. Toss well.

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  Finally add in spring onion or coriander leaves and mix well. Set aside.

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  When the dough is risen, punch the air out and knead it once more. Add more flour if it is too sticky.

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  Now take the dough out, divide it two or three portion depending on the size of the bread you need.

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  Take one ball and roll it into rectangle, cut both the edges as shown in pic. spoon some filling in the center..and start braiding as shown in picture.

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  For a variation, you can add some grated cheese over the filling and seal it for a cheesy version.

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  Once you have braided. Place it in a well oiled baking tray which is lined with baking parchment paper.Brush well with milk.

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  Bake this for 12 mins in 180 degree C. Now increase the heat to 220 Degree C and bake for 5 to 8 mins this till give nice colour to the bread.

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  Remove it and serve warm.