Cheesy Potato Masala Bread

Ingredients:

For the dough :

All-purpose flour - 1 1/2 cup (1 cup size = 240 ml) + some more flour for dusting

salt - 3/4 tsp

active dry yeast - 1/2 tablespoon

water - as needed

milk - 40 ml

unsalted butter (room temperature) - 30 ml (1/8 cup)

For the filling:

shredded cheese - 4 - 6 tsp (I used shredded Parmesan cheese)

oil - 2 tsp

onion - 1

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

coriander leaves (chopped) - 1 fist full + few for garnishing

potato - 1 (big size)

salt - as needed

red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

sambhar powder - 1 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Method:

• dissolve yeast in little bit water and rest it for at least 5 minutes until it gets foaming / bubbling up
• mix 3/4 tsp of salt and flour in a bowl
• add dissolved yeast water and milk to the flour. Mix well
  
• slowly add water and form a dough. the dough has to be sticky
  
• cover the dough with a wet cloth or paper cling and keep it aside at least for 2 hours
  
• the dough quantity will be doubled after 2 hours
  
• add softened butter to the dough and knead it well. keep it aside. 
   
• pressure cook potato for 3 whistle and mash it well . Fine chop the onion.
• heat oil in a vessel and add cumin seeds
• once it splutters add chopped onion.
  
• once the onion becomes transparent, add salt, turmeric powder, chili powder and sambhar powder. add less salt than usual as we will be adding cheese which itself will give a salty flavor.
  
• mix well and then add the mashed potato
  
• sprinkle some water and cook it for 5 mins. 
  
• add chopped coriander leaves and mix well
  
• Place parchment paper in a baking pan and apply some butter 
• dust some flour on the rolling pan and dough
  
• divide the dough to two equal sized balls
  
• flatten one dough ball to a big circle and place it on the parchment paper
   
• spread the potato masala in the center of the dough circle 
  
• fold the sides and cover the masala so that the masala is completely sealed
  
• sprinkle cheese on top of it
  
• preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius or 350 degree Fahrenheit
• flatter another dough ball to a thick circle and then place it on top of the cheese layer
  
• tuck all the extra sides under the first layer
  
• sprinkle chopped coriander leaves on top
  
• bake it for 30 - 35 mins . (if you insert a toothpick , it should come out clean)
   
• enjoy it as a tea time snack
  
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