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Mangalore Buns

Soft, fluffy, crispy Mangalore Buns make for the perfect 5 pm snack with some coconut chutney and chai 🫶
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Snacks & Appetisers
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 12 buns
Author: Richa

Ingredients

  • 4 overripe small bananas ½ cup, 120 grams
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ¼ cup curds
  • 1 ½ tablespoons butter
  • ½ teaspoon jeera cumin seeds
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon besan gram flour
  • 1 ¾ cups maida all purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon cooking oil for the dough
  • Cooking oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • Take bananas with salt & sugar in a bowl and mash them well.
    4 overripe small bananas, ¼ teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons sugar
  • Add all ingredients except besan, maida & oil and combine everything well.
    ¼ cup curds, 1 ½ tablespoons butter, ½ teaspoon jeera, ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • Add besan & maida & knead to a firm dough. No water to be added.
    1 teaspoon besan, 1 ¾ cups maida
  • Oil the surface of dough & set aside covered in a warm place for 6-8 hours or overnight.
    ¾ teaspoon cooking oil for the dough
  • After the resting hours, heat oil in a deep frying pan on medium heat.
    Cooking oil for deep frying
  • Knead the dough for a minute, make lemon sized balls and roll out approx. 4mm thick buns. It should be double the thickness of puri. See note 3.
  • Once the oil is hot, reduce the heat to medium, add the buns, keep it dipped in oil by gently pressing with a ladle. The buns puff up & rise.
  • Flip and cook the same way on the other side till they turn golden on both sides.
  • Roll and fry the buns one by one only on low to medium heat which ensures that they are well cooked from the inside.

Notes

  1. Any cooking oil may be used such as sunflower oil or corn oil.
  2. Long hours of fermenting is a must for the perfect taste & texture.
  3. They are rolled thick, so when they are fried, they come out with a soft, fluffy, and bread-like interior.
  4. Fry buns only on low to medium heat to cook them well from inside.

Nutrition

Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg