Mini Macaroni Buns
by Tarla Dalal
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.
Mini Macaroni Buns recipe - How to make Mini Macaroni Buns
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Baking Time: 13 to 15 minutes Baking Temperature: 200°C (400°F). Total Time:
Makes 12 mini macaroni buns
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
For the crispy bread halves
- 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
- 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
- How to proceed
- Fill each crispy bread halve immediately with a little macaroni stuffing and serve immediately.
Mini Macaroni Buns Video by Tarla Dalal
| Energy | 100 cal |
| Protein | 9.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 13.1 g |
| Fiber | 0.4 g |
| Fat | 3.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 153.4 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin C | 4.9 mg |
| Folic Acid | 5.1 mcg |
| Calcium | 54.4 mg |
| Iron | 0.6 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 34.6 mg |
| Potassium | 50 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
Bread scooped, buttered and baked till crispy and then stuffed with macaroni cheese inside is just wow, I serve this quite often at parties and all guest enjoy every bite of it...