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Kaatre Pão (with the cut)

'Kaatro' in Konkani language means 'cut' . Hence the Pão with a cut on top are called 'Kaatre Pão'. You also get the flat 'Kaatre Pão ' (rectangular shaped and flat with all 4 sides slightly pulled out , but they don't have a cut on top ). This one in the recipe below is the first type mentioned which is slightly hard (kadak) on the outside and soft in the inside and not having so perfect round shape (a bit elongated on both ends , this is how we get them in South Goa , about 4 inch long) . Tried baking them for the first time :) .Managed to get that crusty top and soft inside texture.
  • Passive
    1.5 hours
  • Prep
    20 minutes
  • Cook
    25 minutes
  • Servings
    8 Pc.

Ingredients

  • 3 cup All-Purpose Flour (and extra flour for dusting)
  • 2 tsp Instant Yeast
  • 1 tsp Granulated white sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3 tbsp Oil (any veg oil)
  • Warm water (for kneading dough, not hot, it will kill the yeast)

Instructions

  • 1 Knead all ingredients with about 1 1/2 cup water (Use more if required).
  • 2 Cover the bowl with a cloth and allow dough to ferment for at least 1 hour. Dough should double in size. (Depends on the climate, warmer climate will ferment the dough soon compared to colder climate which may take about 2 hours)
  • 3 Line a baking tray with parchment paper or you can directly dust your baking tray with flour. After 1 hour, divide dough into 8 pieces (I set 6 on one tray and 2 on another tray). Shape them round (left 2 pao that you see in the pic) Then shape them a little long on both ends as shown in the pic (rightmost 4 pao). Cover with cloth and allow them prove for the next 30 minutes.
  • 4 Preheat oven at 400 deg F (about 200-205 deg C). After 30 minutes, apply some water over the breads (this helps to get that crusty top). dust some flour (I used whole wheat flour to dust, you can use all-purpose flour as well) . Use a knife to make a cut on top as shown in the picture (slight cut along on top of bread and not too deep cut) .
  • 5 Put them in the oven and bake for about 25 minutes (mine got baked in 23 minutes). Allow to cool on a wire rack.
  • 6 Enjoy with your favorite Goan curry or just butter when the breads are nice and warm ! (See recipe notes below for Goan Pao and Goan Poee/Poi Recipe links).

Recipe Notes

  1. Click here for Goan Pao Recipe.
  2. Click here for Goan Poee/Poi Recipe.
  3. While kneading the dough, see that the water is warm but not hot. As hot water will tend to kill the yeast.
  4. Leave the dough to ferment for at least an hour .
  5. If you are using dry yeast, then mix yeast with the amount of sugar mentioned in recipe, 8 tbsp warm water and leave it aside to ferment for 15 mins. Then use the yeast while kneading the dough.

 

66 Comments

  1. Thanks for sharing. Will definitely try this.

    1. Your most welcome , do share your feedback 🙂

  2. Wow! They look yummy! Will try them out definitely!
    Was recently in Germany- had a lot of these!

    1. Thanks Neeta, yes …do give it a try 🙂

  3. This looks amazing.. Thanks for sharing your recipe…

    1. Your most welcome Sonia… Do give it a try 🙂

  4. Hi Xanti, your recipes look yummy can’t wait to try some. A friend of mine from Hamiltonmade your pork balchao with xinannio. Was yum. She passed me your site.
    In Tiswadi or Bardez these are called Pokxie, Kaatre are Bread cut on the sides and they resemble the outline of figure 8.
    Different breads went in the oven depending on the heat of the oven. Hottest, poie went in first and at its coolest and last, the famous formachae pao. In between went pokxie, kaatre, kakonn. Yum missing those breads.
    But all said and done keep up the good work and keep those recipes coming.

    1. Thanks alot Francis. Happy to know that your friends tried the pork recipe:) Yes, Francis… In Sout Goa we get the figure 8 what you mentioned type Pao also known as Kaatre Pao(I have mentioned this fig 8 kaate pao in the recipe description too, before recipe begins:) ) . Thanks for sharing the term ‘Poxie’, Have not come across this word in South Goa. Thanks for sharing your friends feedback as well… Do try other recipes too 🙂 Cheers !

  5. Just what I was looking for, do you have the recepie for thr poi too ? Guess it’s made up of whole wheat flour, if you can put a recepie for it please

    1. Hi Domnic
      yes, I have tried using whole wheat flour … but the result wasnt too good… will be making it again with 80% whole wheat and 20% all purpose flour. Will post once I make them and they turn out good 🙂

  6. Hi Xanti

    I tried baking Kaatre Pão with your recipe and am so delighted with the result. Thank you for your for very easy to follow instructions and tips. Be blessed always.

    1. Hi Gorretti;
      Happy to know that you tried the kaatre pao recipe and got good results. Thanks again for sharing your feedback with me 🙂 Do try out some other Goan recipes as well 🙂

  7. Hi Xanti:

    Lucky to come across your website. Would definitely like to try the Kaatre pao (miss the goencho poder with his early morning horn “alarm” ).

    My wife has made chapaties using 80% whole wheat and 20% all purpose flour – great results. But these are roasted on the tavaa, so not sure how the kaatre pao with 80% whole wheat and 20% all purpose flour will turn out in the oven. But would definitely like to give it a shot. Will keep you posted with the results.

    John

    1. Hello John;
      yes, 80-20 ratio should work fine 🙂 do give it a try and share your feedback 🙂

  8. Hi Xanti. Very good work. I will try this😃

    1. Thanks Sharon…do try them out and share your feedback with me 🙂 thank you

  9. Thanks alot for the recipe. Tried it today and OMG! the bread has turned out perfectly. So happy!

    1. Thanks Ryan
      For trying the recipe and sharing your feedback 😊

  10. hello Xanthi , The bread looks yummy – will try this weekend. What yeast do you use , can you please name the make of the yeast – Is it Flieshman Active Dry Yeast .

    Thanks and Regards

    1. yes, hyacinth the same yeast :)Fleischmann’s Rapid rise Highly active yeast.

  11. Hi Ms. Xanti,

    I have personally tried many of your Christmas goan sweets. All turned out perfectly tasty. Thank you so much.

    For this kaatre Pao if we are using instant dry yeast, can you please suggest what will be the procedure for proofing ?

    1. Hi Sonia
      Thanks for trying out my recipes 🙂 and thanks again for your feedback…
      Well, I have just updated the recipe notes …Please check , I have mentioned the procedure for dry yeast.

  12. Awesome Xanti!!
    Love all of your recipes. I had a question about spraying water for a crusty top. Do i have to spray water first and then sprinkle flour ?

    1. Hi Nancy
      Yes , water first then the flour on top , mentioned at step number 4 in the recipe 😊

  13. I tried this today and the kaatre pao turned out fabulous. Thank you Xanti!
    I have tried many of your recipes and all have turned out lovely. I would like to request you for a chocolate cake recipe please. Thanks for all the traditional items you have shared.

    1. Hi Valerie
      Will try and share a chocolate recipe …
      And thanks for trying out the recipes and for your feedback 😊

  14. Why does my bread stick to tge try after it is baked?

    1. Hi Nicola
      Grease your tray then bake .

  15. While living in Goa I never felt the need to try making this because the neighborhood poder was just a stone’s throw away. But now that I’m living out of Goa, I crave for our Goan pão.
    I followed your recipe to a T and it was amazing! Went well with Goan choris chilly fry! Thanks for the recipe. It’s a keeper!

    1. Hi Anne
      Same here .
      I tried baking Pao after I moved here to The US. Been baking Pao for almost 4 years now . And glad to have shared the recipe to you all. Happy to see a lot of our Goans baking Pao 😊

  16. Hi Xanti
    Tried baking your recipe of Goan Katrya unde.. turned out just super perfect
    Thanks to you for inspiring me to bake again after many years
    Much love
    Rochana Kharangate

    1. Thanks Rochana
      For your feedback 😊glad to know the breads turned out good

  17. I prepared Katre pao using ur recipe..our wish to eat katre pao in Kenya was satisfied with ur recipe..
    Thanks alot.

    1. Hi vinapriya
      Thanks for your feedback. Very happy to know that you tried the Pao recipe .

  18. Shanti , In the past , I have done Prawn Risoloes using u r receipe and it turned great. Today , I am trying Onde . The receipe seems to be more or less same as Pao but was wondering as to how the crust will turn thicker?

    1. Hi Siddharth
      Thanks for trying the Rissois recipe 😊and for your feedback.
      Well I have the Pao , poee and kaatre Pai recipes on my website

  19. Was searching for karte pao recipe and found it here. Thanks.
    Just wanted to know, will it be the same procedure for katre pav with the shape of number 8? Just the shape would change right? Katre pao is my favorite, but i used to get the ones with that 8 shape.

    1. Hi Viraj
      Yes you can make it that other shape too,
      Same recipe , you just need to stretch the four corners with hands.

  20. Just made some awesome undes “ katre pap”- courtesy your recipe. Thanks a lot. I wanted to upload a pic, but I was not sure how to do it. Thanks again.

    1. Hi Pallavi
      Thanks for your lovely feedback … yes there is no option to upload pics here in the comments … you can message me the pics on Facebook private messenger 😊

  21. Small correction. This is not katre pão, this is “unde”. Katre pão is the hourglass shaped pão and that is cut with a pair of scissors. Pão is the square bread. You might want to change the name. The cut in the middle is done with the hand. Unde or undo (singular).

    1. Hi Charmaine
      I know the bread (hour shaped ) that your talking about .
      In my description the first part (that I have mentioned … rectangular and pulled on four sides … Thats the hour hp
      Glass shaped one I meant to say …I have seen them do in goa bakeries too , the man sitting down , cut with a scissor and pulling them all sides place them on their lap )
      And as far as I grew up I have known both these breads (hour glass shaped ) and this one with the cut on top (have seen them doing with a knife ) both as Kaatre Pao.
      I know Pao is rectangular small ones (I have a recipe too on Pao if you have seen 😊).
      I grew up in Goa itself, nus that recently past 5 years settled in the US. I have also noticed as I grew up that south goans and north Goans say different words for different breads available.

    2. Yes and I guess I need to be more specific in calling it the hour shaped kind of bread In my first part of the description… thanks so much 🙏oh yes I remember as far as they make the cut with hand (I was told that earlier the baker had a long nail with which he would put the cut with ) . Some still do it that way and some with knife recently

  22. Hi Xanti,
    I made them and it was perfect…. Thanks a ton.

    1. Thanks Amit for trying the kaatre Pao recipe and for sharing your feedback 😊

  23. Just tried your Kaatre Pão recipe & was so happy with the way they turned out…tasted superb too. Nothing like homemade pao!
    Thanks Xanti & God Bless you.

    1. Thanks Charlotte for trying the Pao recipe and for sharing your feedback… happy that they turned out good 😊👍🏻

  24. Thank you , the recipe is beautifully simple , easy to follow and our experiment turned out just great. Best part is that I have managed to inspire cousins in Goa to tey it out too .

    Thank you and stay safe.

    Mandar

    1. Thanks mandar for your feedback and inspiring others as well 😊👍🏻

  25. I was looking for a bread recipe for a long time. I wanted the bread to turn out perfect in the first go. Tried your Khaatre Pao recipe and was amazed how great the bread turned out. Brought back memories of buying the bread from the local Baker. Great recipe Xanti.
    Can’t wait to try your Pao recipe now.
    Thanks again.

    1. The Pao and kaatre Pao recipes have been on my website almost 4 years now .
      Glad that you found the recipes . Thanks for sharing your feedback 😊

  26. Hi Xanti, I have been living out of India for sometime now, and crave for the local undo everytime I go home to Goa. Never thought I would be able to bake them at home. Tried your recepie today and the unde turned out great. Had made Chicken xacuti too and the combination brought back memories of the local poder. I was not expecting them to turn out this good. The part about applying water and then dusting with wheat flour really helped make the outer crust ‘torrad’ in true goan style. Thank you for sharing.

    1. Hi abhijit
      Thanks for sharing your feedback…
      Yes once is moved from Goa to the US , that’s how I tried baking Pao here as i missed them a lot. That’s when I decided to come up with my website almost 4.5 years ago😊

  27. Dear Xanti

    Thank you so much for this recipe Kaatre Pao ..I enjoy making it the aroma that is has around the house reminds me of Goa. During this difficult times we try to bring GOA to us, and you make that special by your sharing your recipes

    1. Thanks Larissa for the appreciation, means a lot to me … thanks 🙏

  28. Hi Xanti
    Thank you for the receipes . You have made them so very easy to prepare . I have a query about the Pao receipe. You state that we need to use four cups of flour and you indicate that it is about 500 gms. As far as I am aware one cup is equivalent to 250 gms so four cups would make it 1 Kg. I guess it is a typo, Please clarify on the weight as you will know that a variance in weights can effect the product of the receipe.
    Thank you

    1. Hi Wilfred
      Thanks for the appreciation and feedback…
      Well check this link out The chart :
      (1 cup is approximately 120-125 grams)
      https://www.kingarthurflour.com/learn/ingredient-weight-chart

      Check this link for the Converter :-
      https://www.traditionaloven.com/culinary-arts/flours/all-purpose-flour/convert-measuring-cup-us-to-gram.html

      Well , this recipe has been on my website for the past 4 years and followed by a lot of people with great results and feedbacks… 😀.. one of the most followed recipes on my website is the Pao recipe…So nothing wrong with measurements On flour here 😊

  29. Hi Xanti
    Baking bread made so so simple… thanks a lot for the recipe. Not once but in this week made it 3 times. So happy that I can make bread myself.. this is one thing always wanted to know. Thanks once again
    Swithine Almeida

    1. Thanks for trying the recipe and for sharing your feedback 😊

  30. Turned out lovely. Great for when you feel like a taste of home!

  31. Hi Xanti,
    I tried your recipe for the sausage bread today.
    They were delicious. My whole family enjoyed it.
    Thanks for the recipe. They were perfect.

    1. Hi
      Thanks for sharing your feedback 😀glad your family enjoyed the same

  32. hey hi Xanti,
    I tried the recipe and the bread turned out very well. Feel so good, my dad used to bake bread for us at home in the good ole days brought back fond memories. Thank you for the recipe

    1. Thanks so much

  33. Hi Xanti,
    Firstly thanks for all ur lovely recipes.they are so very simple yet absolutely delectable in taste.
    I tried baking those kaatre pao.they looked so yum.
    But unfortunately mine turned out a little dense.
    Since I’m not a Goan (but married to one) I dont exactly know.are they a little dense as compared to the regular goan paos or have I made some mistake while making.

    Plz reply.
    TIA.
    maitreyee

    1. Hi
      Pao and Kaatre Pao will not be hollow and light in weight , they are pretty dense except for goan poee recioe with is quiet hollow …

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