Dhall Puri
Flour dough is stuffed with ground boiled channa dal and roasted cumin, flattened and cooked on a hot pan to make a soft, delicious yellow flat bread. Dhall puri are served has side dishes for Indian meals or as snacks with a dash of curry sauce in various street-food shops around Mauritius.
Recipe Ingredients
- Water
- ½ tsp Bicarbonate
- 1 tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Yellow Dye
- 1 tbsp Oil (for dough) + extra for brushing tawa
- Flour
- Channa (gram) Dhal
Instructions
- 1
Add 1/2 tsp bicarbonate, 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp yellow dye to a bowl of water
- 2
Add 1 tbsp oil to the water mixture
- 3
Mix the water mixture into the flour and knead into a smooth dough
- 4
Boil the channa dhal in a large pot
- 5
Drain the dhal and spread it out to dry
- 6
Crush or blend the dried dhal
- 7
Shape a small ball of dough
- 8
Shape a small ball of crushed dhal
- 9
Place the dhal ball inside the dough ball and seal the dough around it
- 10
Roll out each stuffed ball into a thin disk
- 11
Place the disks on a hot tawa
- 12
Brush oil on both sides and flip until cooked through
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Credits: Source: Nu La Cuisine