dholl puri

Split pea flatbread filled and rolled with curry.

Ingredients

• 4 cups Flour
• 1½ cups Split peas
• 2 tsp Turmeric
• 1 tbsp Cumin
• 1½ cups Water
• 2 cups Butter beans
• 3 Tomatoes
• 2 Onion
• ½ cup Coriander
• 3 Chili
• ½ cup Oil
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Cook the split peas — Boil with turmeric until just tender but not mushy, then drain and dry them out completely.
2. Grind — Grind coarsely with cumin and salt — too wet and the puri will tear.
3. Make the dough — Knead flour, water, oil and salt into a soft dough and rest 1 hour.
4. Fill — Stuff each dough ball with the split pea powder and seal carefully.
5. Roll — Roll out gently and evenly so the filling stays inside.
6. Cook — Cook on a hot dry griddle 1 minute a side until lightly spotted, keeping them soft.
7. Dholl Puri is ready — Fill with butter bean curry, tomato chutney and coriander, and roll up.

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