Dholl puri
Mauritius's split-pea stuffed flatbread
Think of it as: Like a burrito wrap with lentils baked inside
A flatbread with a secret pea stuffing.
What does it taste like?
Earthy and nutty, lifted by spicy curry and tangy tomato rougaille.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureSoft and chewy
What is it?
A thin flatbread filled with ground yellow split peas. Brought by Indian immigrants, it's now Mauritius's number-one street food, wrapped around bean curry and tomato sauce.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Rolled around butter bean curry, rougaille and chutney, wrapped in paper to eat on the go.
Watch it
EnglishTap to play (YouTube)Where is it from?
🇲🇺Mauritius
CapitalPort Louis
Populationabout 1.26 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesTourism, Sugar, Textiles, Finance
Famous peopleSeewoosagur RamgoolamFirst prime minister who led the country to independence
HelloBonzour (Mauritian Creole)
CurrencyMauritian rupee
And JapanIn 2020 the Japanese bulk carrier Wakashio ran aground off Mauritius and spilled oil.
Fun factIt was the only home of the dodo, now extinct.
The flag🇲🇺 Red for the independence struggle, blue for the Indian Ocean, yellow for freedom, green for nature.
From Tokyoabout 10,630 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Port Louis
Getting there17+ hours with connectionsrough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeCool, dry season from May to November. Also tryRougailleGateau pimentBiryani
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeCool, dry season from May to November. Also tryRougailleGateau pimentBiryani
🇲🇺 Sounds & life in Mauritius
BonjourHello（Bonzour (Mauritian Creole)）
Latin
Latin
Right now…
AnthemMotherland
MusicSega Hip-swaying island music driven by the ravanne drum
Listen on YouTube SportFootball World HeritageAapravasi Ghat and more National animalDodo (extinct) National flowerTrochetia FestivalThaipusam Cavadee (around Jan–Feb, Tamil festival)
MusicSega Hip-swaying island music driven by the ravanne drum
Listen on YouTube SportFootball World HeritageAapravasi Ghat and more National animalDodo (extinct) National flowerTrochetia FestivalThaipusam Cavadee (around Jan–Feb, Tamil festival)
Ingredients
- 300g flour
- 100g yellow split peas
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 2 tbsp oil
- Salt
How to make it (one way)
- Boil the split peas, drain and grind fine
- Season with cumin, turmeric and salt
- Wrap the filling in balls of kneaded dough
- Roll out thin
- Cook both sides in a pan and wrap with curry
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