Mini Macaroni Buns Video by Tarla Dalal

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Escape from the mundane, with this exotic and sumptuous snack! A tongue-tickling, garlicky stuffing of mixed veggies and macaroni adorns buttery crisp buns to make a snacky delight that everybody will love. Choose whole wheat mini buns, to get the perfect texture and rustic flavour. Remember to scoop out the centres well to make deep cavities in the buns, so that they will hold a lot of the tangy, cheesy stuffing, because that’s where the fun lies! You can always use the scooped out portions to make bread crumbs to use with other recipes.

Recipe Description for Mini Macaroni Buns

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 7 mins
Baking Time: 13 to 15 minutes
Baking Temperature: 200°C (400°F).
Makes 12 mini macaroni buns
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Ingredients

For The Crispy Bread Halves
6 mini brown bread burger buns
melted butter for brushing

For The Macaroni Stuffing
1 cup boiled macaroni
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/4 cup finely chopped capsicum (red and yellow)
1/4 cup finely chopped broccoli
1 tbsp plain flour (maida)
1 cup milk
1/4 cup grated processed cheese
2 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
salt to taste
1 tbsp tomato ketchup , optional

Method

For the crispy bread halves

Cut a mini burger bun halve into 2 halves and scoop out the centres to form a depression.
Repeat step 1 with the remaining 5 mini burger buns.
Brush all the bread halves with melted butter, place them on a greased baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 8 to 10 minutes or till the bread halves turn crisp. Keep aside.

For the macaroni stuffing

Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic and saute on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the capsicum and broccoli and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the plain flour, mix well and cook on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the milk, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring continuously.
Add the cheese, chilli flakes, mixed herbs and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add the macaroni, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
Switch off the flame, add the tomato ketchup and mix well.

How to proceed