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Mix dough
Mix split pea flour and wheat flour, salt, liquid, and fat into a soft dough or batter.
mix
10:00
Mauritius | Recipe
Dholl Puri
Dholl Puri is a Mauritius bread built around split pea flour and wheat flour, turmeric and cumin, and the serving logic of rougaille and achar.
Country
Mauritius
Region
East Africa
Time
80 min
Serves
6
Level
medium
Recipe overview
What to know before you cook
Dholl Puri fills a real AfroKitchen gap for Mauritius, where everyday cooking, celebration plates, street snacks, and local drinks often rely on ingredients that do not show up in generic African recipe lists. This version keeps the method practical while preserving the dish's core identity: split pea flour and wheat flour, turmeric and cumin, and a table built around rougaille and achar.
What the dish tastes like
Dholl Puri is a Mauritius bread built around split pea flour and wheat flour, turmeric and cumin, and the serving logic of rougaille and achar.
When to cook it
Best for Best for family meals, regional food discovery, weekend cooking, and country-hub depth., with a medium cooking level and about 80 minutes total.
What to serve alongside it
rougaille and achar
Regional lane
Mauritius national table. A verified Mauritius dish in the AfroKitchen archive.
Chef watch-outs
- Rushing the rest or fermentation period.
- Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
- Adding all seasoning early and forgetting to adjust at the end.
How you know it is ready
- The bread or batter should smell pleasantly fermented, toasted, or nutty rather than floury.
- The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
- Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.
Recipe photos
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Chef board
Build the table around Dholl Puri
rougaille and achar
Best route from here
Mauritius national table
Collections to keep cooking
How to cook it
Step-by-step method
Keep the rhythm calm, watch the texture, and adjust seasoning at the end.
4 steps
80 min total
medium
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Rest
Rest until relaxed or lightly risen.
rest
30:00
3
Cook
Cook on a hot pan, griddle, steamer, or oven until set and lightly browned.
cook
25:00
4
Serve
Serve warm with rougaille and achar.
serve
05:00
Dholl Puri changes by household and market availability. Cooks may adjust the main ingredient, heat level, liquid, or serving starch while keeping the same local flavor logic.