Moving out of my comfort zone with - Pressure Cooker Bread

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Gauri Shirke
Gauri Shirke @cook_7836379
Mantri Tranquil, Kanakpura, Bangalore

When it comes to cooking, pressure cooker is my very last option - why? -  I just have to see the food being cooked in front of my eyes, or else how will I know what’s happening to my food if it’s in the pressure cooker :P
All those fears were put to rest when I saw this recipe here; I knew I had to make it.
I love home made breads, the aroma of freshly baked bread wafting though my kitchen makes my home smells like a bakery :)
Another reason to take this challenge was due to the recipe, it was easy, I dint have to run around looking for ingredients and it had no yeast!
All in all a perfect way to get started with bread making without oven and yeast.. Could things get simpler than this??
What all you need and should know to get the best out of this bread:
Pressure cooker: Without this you cannot move ahead J a 4-5 liter capacity cooker will work best for this recipe.
A tall narrow container: The container needs to be heat proof, tall enough to let the bread rise, and small enough to fit in your pressure cooker with the cooker lid closed. The first container that came to my mind was the stainless steel dubba lying in my cupboard (most of the Indian households are sure to have this). I knew it would serve the purpose and fit in my pressure cooker easily.
So the dabba was used in my first attempt, everything went well until I removed the bread; since the container was not narrow enough the bread had spread in breadth, not in height and was uncooked in the center, totally disa...

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Ingredients

  1. 250 grams All purpose flour (Maida) (2 1/3 cup heaped, cup holds 200 ml)
  2. 200 ml Curd yogurt * / and one tablespoons (1 cup + 1 tbsp)
  3. 2 - 3 tsps Olive oil
  4. 1/2 tsps soda Bi carbonate of (Baking )

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Take a large bowl; add the APF (maida), bicarbonate of soda, salt and oregano. Stir together with help of a fork and set aside.

  2. 2

    Now slowly add the curd and gently get the mixture together (I needed 1 cup + 1tbsp curd) to get the dough together.

  3. 3

    Take one tsp olive oil apply to the dough, gently knead it for about a minute.

  4. 4

    Now check if it can hold together into a ball, it will be sticky and loose.. Do not worry it is supposed to be like that!

  5. 5

    Gently knead again for a minute, roll into cylindrical shape, grease the container generously with oil and lower the elongated dough into the container.

  6. 6

    Add another tsp of olive oil on the top portion of dough, to keep it from sticking to the aluminium foil.

  7. 7

    Cover with foil keep some room for expansion (make a pleat in the foil) and tie the string around tightly!

  8. 8

    Lower the container into the pressure cooker onto the steamer, now fill it with water to half the height of the heat proof container (original post says hot tap water, I used regular tap water) close and lock the lid of the pressure cooker.

  9. 9

    Put the pressure cooker on ‘high’; let it remain on high till the cooker reaches pressure, once it reaches pressure reduce it to medium heat.

  10. 10

    Let it cook for 20 minutes(timing may vary depending on the pressure cooker)

  11. 11

    After 20 minutes, remove from heat and let it rest, do not remove the pressure.

  12. 12

    Let the pressure from the cooker release naturally (takes about 15 - 20 minutes), open the lid and remove the container, remove the foil and test if the bread is cooked by inserting a knife or skewer, if it comes out clean - the bread is cooked.

  13. 13

    Let it rest again for 15 minutes before slicing.

  14. 14

    Slice and serve with warm fresh butter, toast it on a hot griddle or grill, it taste best when grilled.

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