By Rajlakshmi
December 14, 2025
Known popularly by the name tingmo, this white bun-like bread is flavourful and yet acquires the taste of curry. Combined and folded in layers, the beauty of tingmo bread is that it can also be served as breakfast bread by cutting it in half and frying over some butter.
500gms all-purpose flour aka maida 5gms salt 10gms sugar 3gms Instant dry yeast 145gms warm water
In a glass, add the water, sugar, and salt. Mix it till the salt and sugar dissolve completely.
Add yeast and mix well again. Let it sit for 5 minutes until froth forms over the water.
In a large bowl, add flour to the yeast water. Combine it all and then place it on the kitchen counter. Knead by stretching it, then fold and stretch again until soft.
Round up the dough by tucking in all edges at the bottom. Oil the same bowl, add the dough. Cover it and let it rise.
Sprinkle dry flour on the kitchen counter and place the dough on it. Flatten the dough into a rectangle. Roll it out evenly in all directions.
Rub oil over the flattened dough as well on the steaming container. Fold the dough in thirds and then cut it into four equal parts. Cut into six strips.
Stack strips in threes over the placed strips. Pick one pile of stacked strips from the ends. Then stretch, twist, and swirl.
Place them in the oiled container. Cover for 30 minutes until it rises again.
Place in the steamer for 12-15 minutes. Serve tingmo with spicy curry.