Name: Chili Tango Meat Focaccia ( No yeast ) recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: For the Dough :; Wheat flour 1 cup; All purpose flour 1 cup; Salt 3/4 teaspoon; Baking powder 2 teaspoons; Baking soda 1/2 teaspoon; Garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon; Red chili flakes 1.5 teaspoon; Olive Oil 4 tablespoons; Water 1 cup or as required; For the meat filling :; Minced mutton 300 grams; Garlic crushed 1 teaspoon; Ginger crushed 1 teaspoon; Green chillies 2; Red chili paste 1 tablespoon; Onion 1 medium finely chopped; Tomatoes medium 2 finely chopped; Turmeric powder 3/4 teaspoon; cumin powder 1/4 teaspoon; Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon; Fennel powder 1/4 teaspoon; Sesame oil 3 tablespoons; Salt 1 +1/4 teaspoon or as required; Cinnamon powder a big pinch; Water 1/2 cup; Other Ingredients :; Butter unsalted melted 2 tablespoons; Rosemary dried 1 tablespoon or as preferred; Dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon

Ingredients Serving: 5

For the Dough :
Wheat flour 1 cup
All purpose flour 1 cup
Salt 3/4 teaspoon
Baking powder 2 teaspoons
Baking soda 1/2 teaspoon
Garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon
Red chili flakes 1.5 teaspoon
Olive Oil 4 tablespoons
Water 1 cup or as required
For the meat filling :
Minced mutton 300 grams
Garlic crushed 1 teaspoon
Ginger crushed 1 teaspoon
Green chillies 2
Red chili paste 1 tablespoon
Onion 1 medium finely chopped
Tomatoes medium 2 finely chopped
Turmeric powder 3/4 teaspoon
cumin powder 1/4 teaspoon
Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon
Fennel powder 1/4 teaspoon
Sesame oil 3 tablespoons
Salt 1 +1/4 teaspoon or as required
Cinnamon powder a big pinch
Water 1/2 cup
Other Ingredients :
Butter unsalted melted 2 tablespoons
Rosemary dried 1 tablespoon or as preferred
Dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon

Instructions

Let’s start preparing the dough first .
Take the flours in a wide bowl .
Add salt , baking powder , baking soda .
Add garlic powder .
Add red chili flakes to the flour .
Make a well in the centre and add 2 tablespoons olive oil .
Mix all the ingredients to form a crumble .
Add water gradually to the flour and start kneading to a smooth elastic dough .
Knead until smooth consistency reached .
Grease the bowl with another tablespoon olive oil . Brush oil on the dough . Cover and rest the dough for 20 minutes .
Preheat cooker for 15 minutes in high .
Heat sesame oil in a pan .
Add the crushed garlic .
Add the crushed ginger . Sauté until color changes and aroma is released .
Add the green chillies . Sauté in oil .
Add the finely chopped onion and sauté until light brown .
Add the tomatoes and sauté until tomatoes are mushy and invisible .
Add the minced meat . Fry in high heat until meat turns color .
Reduce the flame . Add the dry powders one by one . Save salt for the last .
Add 1/2 cup water . Mix . Cover and cook meat until done .
Add salt finally .
See that the filling should be semi dry . Not pouring nor too dry consistency .
Meat filling is ready .
Cool the filling .
Coming to the dough , transfer the elastic dough to the parchment paper lined baking tray .
Sprinkle olive oil so that pressing and shaping the dough to rectangle / round/ oval becomes easy .
A rough shaping is also fine without any gap.
Stretch dough to 1/2 inch thickness bread .
Brush butter on the surface and sides of the bread dough.
Now top up the bread with the prepared meat filling .
Level and spread throughout the surface leaving the ends .
Sprinkle dried thyme and dried rosemary .
Place the bread inside a preheated cooker . Cover and bake for 20 minutes or until bread turns golden light brown .
Once baked , take the Chili Tango Meat Focaccia out .
Delicious Focaccia is ready .
Brush sides with butter for a rich appearance .
Cut and serve warm .

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