Trini Dhal Poori Roti with Curry Channa Aloo ~Trinidad Recipes
 
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Dhal poori is a stuffed roti from Trinidad cuisine which is made from yellow split peas.These can be had with curry as is or can be wrapped with the curry and served. Curry channa goes very well with this stuffed flatbread.
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Recipe type: Stuffed Flatbreads
Cuisine: Trinidad Cuisine
Serves: 5
Ingredients
  • All-purpose Flour - 3 cups
  • Baking pd - 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Yellow split peas - 1 cup
  • Garlic - 3 cloves
  • Green chillies - 3 -4 ( as needed)
  • Cumin Pd / Jeera- 2 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Water as needed
Instructions
  1. In a take the yellow split add adequate water to cook the dhal.
  2. Add turmeric to the split peas while it cooks.
  3. Cook them till when you pinch the dhal in between your fingers they should crumble like a powder.Don't overcook the split peas till they are mushy.
  4. Once the peas are cooked drain the water and let them cook a bit.
  5. Add garlic, salt, green chillies, jeera pd to the dhal.
  6. I used a blender to blend the dhal if you own a hand mill you can grind the dhal in it.Grind it into a fine powder and set aside.
  7. In a bowl take the flour, salt, baking pd and Mix it well.
  8. Add water little by little to make a smooth and soft dough.
  9. Cover and rest the dough for 15 mins.
  10. Divide the dough into equal sized balls and flatten the balls to disc with your fingers.
  11. Fill a handful of dhal stuffing into the flattened disc and seal the corners, keep pressing the stuffing in.
  12. Pinch and seal the dough well else it will spill out.
  13. Press as roll them with a rolling pin to a thin roti
  14. Heat a skillet or tawa place the rolled roti and cook them both sides till you see brown spots.
  15. Drizzle some ghee while cooking the roti. Air bubbles will inflate the roti.
  16. Wrap the roti with some curry or enjoy the roti as is with curry. We enjoyed our dhal poori with curry channa aloo.
Recipe by Desi Fiesta at https://www.desifiesta.com/2018/03/trini-dhal-poori-roti-with-curry-channa-aloo-trinidad-recipes.html