Pholourie
Pholourie, from above
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Pholourie

Fluffy spiced split pea fritters dunked in sweet tangy tamarind chutney. Trini teatime.

60 minTime
7 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Pea flour fritters1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayTrinidad pholourie.
The original
307kcalsame
7 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
60minutessame

Pholourie.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1 cup split pea or chana flour
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1¼ cups
Instant dry yeast1 tsp
Baking powder1 tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Cumin powder (ground cumin)½ tsp
Garlic2 cloves, grated
Scotch bonnet chilli (habanero or scotch bonnet pepper, habanero chilli)a little, minced
Saltto taste
Water1 cup warm
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)absorbed, for frying
Tamarindfor chutney
Sugarfor chutney
Coriander leaves (cilantro)for chutney

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Mix besan, maida, yeast, baking powder, turmeric, cumin, garlic, pepper, salt and water into a thick batter. Rest 30 minutes.
  2. 2Drop small spoonfuls into hot oil and fry until golden and round.
  3. 3Simmer tamarind, sugar, garlic, water and salt into a chutney and finish with coriander.
  4. 4Serve hot with chutney.
Serve it like this

Serve in a paper cone or bowl with tamarind chutney drizzled over and extra for dipping.

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What goes with Pholourie: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Coconut chutney10 min
On the side Tzatziki10 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
To drink Peanut punch5 min
Something sweet Double ka meetha45 min
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