Name: Dal Puri Roti
Yield: Makes 6 rotis
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper, seeded and minced; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; ¾ teaspoon pink or sea salt, or to taste; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 3½ cups (440 g) unbleached all-purpose flour; ¼ cup (60 ml) canola oil, plus more for coating and cooking; 1½ teaspoons pink or sea salt; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric, optional; 1 cup (240 ml) warm water; 3 tablespoons plus 1½ teaspoons vegan margarine; ⅔ cup (130 g) dried yellow split peas, soaked overnight or quick-soaked (see Island Tip); 4 garlic cloves, pressed; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation info

Makes
6
rotis

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Caribbean Vegan

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

About

Roti is a type of Indian flat bread, but on some of the islands, roti refers to a dish of curry wrapped in roti bread. In this book, I use the term roti in both ways. This roti bread, or skin, as we call it, can be used to envelop Sautéed Okra, Sautéed Spinach, Curried Potatoes and Pumpkin, Chickpea Curry,