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Bao Buns.

You can have Bao Buns using 29 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Bao Buns

1. You need of Prep time 3 hrs.
2. Prepare of Cook time 12-15 mnts.
3. You need 15 of Yields.
4. It's of Dough:.
5. It's 300 gm of flour.
6. It's 125 gm of cornflour.
7. It's 3 tbsp of sugar.
8. It's 1 tsp of instant yeast.
9. You need 2 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
10. Prepare 60 ml of vegetable oil.
11. You need 180 ml of warm water.
12. It's of Chicken:.
13. It's 600 gm of chicken breast cut into thin strips.
14. It's 1 tsp of chilli flakes.
15. You need 2 tsp of grated garlic.
16. Prepare 3 tbsp of lemon juice.
17. Prepare 1 tsp of cumin powder.
18. It's 2 tbsp of oyster sauce.
19. It's 2 tbsp of hoisin sauce.
20. It's 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
21. It's To taste of salt.
22. It's 2 tbsp of oil.
23. You need of Filling:.
24. You need of Sesame seeds.
25. You need 1/4 cup of cabbage shredded.
26. It's 1 of cucumber cut into fine julian.
27. It's Handful of fresh coriander.
28. You need of Chopped pickled carrots.
29. You need of Roasted crushed peanuts.

Bao Buns step by step

1. Prepare all the ingredients. In a bowl add the ingredients for the dough and knead smoothly. Cover and let it sit in a warm place for about 2 hrs. After 2 hrs, knead the dough for 2 mnts to release the air..
2. Roll out the dough upto 1 cm thick. Using a round cutter, cut out circles, place them on a tray lined with cupcake liners. Lift up each circle, fold such that it forms a "The" shape but do not press. Be as gentle as you can. Keep the tray covered with a cloth in a warm place for the buns to proof for 30 mnts..
3. Transfer to a steamer and let them steam for 12 to 15 minutes. Your buns will look like as shown in the picture..
4. In a wok add ginger garlic paste, Sizzle till fragrant. Add in the sauces and simmer till bubbles appear. Turn the flame to high and add the chicken strips. Stir and cook on high only so the chicken does not release water and remains tender. No water should remain. Turn off the heat and start assembling..
5. To assemble the bao buns, open the bun as shown in the picture above. Put in the chicken strips, cabbage, cucumber, carrot, sprinkle coriander, peanuts, sesame seeds and enjoy. This is comfort food for me, I hope you like it too..