EASY GATO PIMENT RECIPE MAURITIAN STREET FOOD

chickpea flour

🥗Healthier: quinoa flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Quinoa flour is gluten-free and nutritious.

green chilies

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: jalapeños

Bell peppers provide sweetness without heat.

cumin seeds

🥗Healthier: ground cumin

💰Cheaper: caraway seeds

Caraway seeds offer a similar flavor profile.

Soak yellow split peas overnight or in boiling water for 2 hours to bloom.

Chop spring onion and coriander, keeping the stalks for flavor.

Remove tops from 2 dried Kashmiri chilies and chop them.

Drain soaked yellow split peas and place them in a food processor.

Grind yellow split peas to a lumpy mashed potato consistency, adding soaking water as needed.

Mix ground yellow split peas with chopped spring onion, coriander, chilies, turmeric, and salt.

Heat oil in a pan until hot.

Drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the hot oil to fry.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary

Allergens