PHOLOURIE

Here’s a simple but delicious pholourie recipe, whenever i feel homesick, this is my go to snack 🙂

INGREDIENTS

• 6 cups flour
• 2 cups split peas powder
• 2 packs yeast
• 2 tsps salt (or to taste)
• 2 tsps saffron powder
• 4 tsps minced bandania (or cilantro)
• 2 tsps minced garlic
• minced hot pepper (to taste)
• warm water
• vegetable or canola oil for frying

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix the first 8 ingredients together and add the warm water until you get a semi firm dough

2.Then cup your hand and beat air into the dough

3. Let rest for 30 mins

4. Heat about 1 inch of oil over medium high heat

5. Drop rounded dough by the tbsp into oil and fry until golden

6. Serve with all your favorite condiments, tamarind sauce, mango chutney and pepper sauce.

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TIP : Its much easier to use a small to medium cookie scoop to form the pholourie into round balls