Cilantro Mint Bread with Garlic Glaze!

I love a good and fresh cilantro and mint chutney sandwich for a snack anytime. The sandwich has a good helping of chutney on both slices(like a pesto sandwich) with some fresh veggies like cucumber, tomato, onions etc. The only problem is the the chutney doesn't stay fresh for too long. So I thought of adding all the chutney ingredients to a bread.. and voila, here is a cilantro-mint wheat bread with a garlic glaze.

Sorry for the bad pic. This is the bread right from the oven with some roasted garlic visible on the top. This tasty bread got consumed before i could click the slices.

This one is headed to Susan's Yeastspotting !

Ingredients:

• 1 cup bread flour
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1.5 teaspoons active yeast
• 1 cup cilantro leaves
• 10 mint leaves
• 1 inch ginger
• 2 teaspoons garlic paste
• 1 Thai chili
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoon oil for greasing

Directions:

1. Warm 1/4 cup water and add yeast and sugar to it. Mix well and let rest for 10 minutes or until frothy.
2. Add in 1 cup bread flour in it and mix well.
3. In a blender, blend cilantro, mint, thai chili, salt, ginger, cumin and coriander powder. Use the 1/4 cup water to blend well.
4. Add the blended cilantro mix and softened butter into the yeast-bread flour mix and mix well
5. Add in whole wheat flour 1 cup at a time and knead into a soft dough.
6. Place dough in a well oiled container, cover it and place in a warm place for an hour.
7. Punch down the risen dough and knead again for 5 minutes.
8. Shape into a loaf or make a braid. I tried to make a braid with 3 strands, but I don't think i made a tight one, so the braid is not very visible.
9. Place dough on a greased baking sheet.
10. In a small bowl mix the olive oil with the garlic paste and brush the mixture on top of the dough.
11. Let the dough rise in a warm place for half an hour.
12. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
13. Serve warm or toasted with some jack or cheddar shredded on top!