MAURITIUS : Located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa, Mauritius is a paradise island for both its beauty and cuisine. In today's episode I will show you both! Starting off at Chez ...

Mauritius has a breath-taking landscape and a delicious food culture too and dholl puri sits right at the top of its street food pecking order.

Dholl puri These Mauritian flatbreads have a filling of cooked yellow split peas. They’re served warm wrapped around curries, achards (pickled vegetables) and chutneys to make a yummy snack ...

The present-day dholl puri is a paratha stuffed with a crumbled chana dal mixture. Even though it is called puri, this flatbread is not deep-fried—it is cooked on a tava, or griddle.

It is on Day 3 of my first trip to Mauritius—the 56th country I’ve visited—that I pass by a roadside food stall with a sign that says “Dholl Puri”. Many Mauritian food names find their ...

My favourite is dholl puri, an unleavened bread like a thin pancake made with gram flour, lentils and crushed cumin seeds. It’s very light, and served with condiments such as red or green sauce ...