Making the bao buns:

1. Mix the flour with the dry ingredients - yeast and sugar.

2. Add the wet ingredients - milk, vinegar, salt, and sunflower oil.

3. Mix into a dough for 10 minutes using a wooden spoon.

4. Let the dough rise for 2 hours in a bowl.

5. Roll the dough and cut into pieces of 3 cm each.

6. Flatten and create an oval shape of 3 mm thickness.

7. Let rise again for one and a half hours.

8. Steam the buns for about 10 minutes.

Making the stuffing:

1. Peel the avocado, add lime juice, olive oil, fresh peeled tomatoes, coriander, chopped spring onions, salt and pepper.

2. Peel the mango, brunoise it, add lime juice, sweet chilli sauce, black pepper, cilantro, and lemon zest to it.

3. Open the bao buns, add the avocado mixture, and top with the spiced mango. Serve.

Chef Riccardo Pinna

He is the Executive Chef at Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort and Spa.

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