Thandai rolls -Indian kardemummabullar !!!

Fika ,a swedish tradition, is all about taking a break , hang with friends and indulge in  cinnamon buns, cakes, cookies , cardamom rolls with a cup of coffee to appreciate the good things in life... Thandai rolls are similar to Kardemummabullar, a swedish cardamom roll. These are buttery and delicious, filled with thandai paste and brushed with thandai glaze..... 

                                       

 Ingredients

for dough
1 cup  lukewarm milk
2 1/4 tsp  active dry yeast
1/3 cup  sugar
3 1/4 cup  all purpose flour
1 tsp  cardamom seeds powder
1 tbsp thandai powder
70 gm butter

for thandai paste

50 gm butter
4 tbsp thandai powder
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp almond essence

mix butter, thandai powder, sugar and essence until smooth and creamy.

for glaze

1/4 cup water
2 tbsp thandai powder
1/4 cup sugar

Heat water , sugar, thandai powder for 2-3 minutes or until sugar has dissolved completely.

 Method

• Add yeast to lukewarm 1/4 cup of milk with 1 tsp of sugar .Stir and let the yeast activate .
• Mix flour, sugar, cardamom powder, thandai powder.
• Add the activated yeast milk mixture, remaining 3/4 cup milk and mix until dough comes together.
• Add butter and knead the dough .
• Place in a greased bowl , cover with cling wrap and allow it to proof.
• Once the dough has doubled, punch the dough gently .
• Roll out the dough into a rectangle .
• Spread thandai paste on the rectangular dough .
• Fold the left side to middle and then fold the right side over the left side , as we do for puff pastry.
• Turn the log by 90 degree and roll out the dough .
• Cut  strips of 2cm width  and shape each strip into a roll or the shape you like.
• how to shape these...... click here  Here is the link !!!
• Place rolls on baking sheet ,cover and let them rise for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 180 C.
• Bake the rolls in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until top turns golden brown.
• Brush the glaze immediately  and sprinkle pistachio.
• Enjoy them warm !!!