"Dholl"

Ingredients: (serves 5)

• 200g dholl

• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

• 1/2 teaspoon ginger / garlic mixture

• Salt

• 2 tablespoons oil or melted ghee

• 1 large onion, chopped

• 2 cloves of garlic (slivered fine)

• 2 chopped tomatoes

• 1 chilli (slit)

• Chopped coriander leaves

• A few curry leaves

Method:

1. Put dholl and about 2 glasses of water in your pressure cooker. Add tumeric, ginger/garlic and salt. Cover and cook till dholl is mushy.

2. Heat oil in another pot. Fry onion and garlic, add tomatoes, chilli, coriander, curry leaves and some more salt. When a thick gravy is obtained, add dholl mixture.

3. Simmer for about 3-4 minutes more. Serve hot with rice.

NOTE: We would like to say a big thank you to the author of the recipe book called "Mauritian Delights", Mrs Lalita Sookhee,  who has kindly given  us the authorisation to copy some of the recipes that are in her book. If you wish to buy the "Mauritian Delights" recipe book which contains over 300 absolutely delicious mauritian recipes, please contact Mrs Lalita Sookee at Lsookhee@usa.net   or Connect@netcourrier.com. Her address is as follows: 1 Farquhar Street, Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius.      Telephone number: 230-425-3803 or 230-750-1860.      Fax number: 230-425-3803.