Dalpuri

Name: Dalpuri
Yield: Makes 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chopped shado beni or cilantro leaves; ¼ Scotch bonnet pepper or other hot red chili pepper, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped; 2 tablespoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon coarse salt; 2 tablespoons ground cumin; 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for sprinkling; 1 tablespoon powdered milk; 3 tablespoons canola oil; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; ¾ cup dried yellow split peas

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sweet Hands

By Ramin Ganeshram

Published 2018

About

This fluffy bread is filled with a fine powder made from cooked lentils. Unlike East Indian puris, which contain onion, garlic, or even potatoes, Dalpuri is incredibly light. It has become the standard roti to eat with curry.

Ingredients

Filling

¾ cup dried yellow split peas
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
4

Main course
Vegetarian

Method

Make Filling

1 Wash the split peas and place in a pot with 3 cups of water. Bring to a simmer and cook until tender but not mushy, about 20 minutes. Drain.

2 In a food processor, place the cooked split peas, turmeric, garlic, chili pepper, shado beni, and cumin. Pulse to a coarse consistency like wet sand. Set aside.