Thursday, December 12, 2013

Mauritian gateaux piment recipe ( chilli cakes )

Ahhh ! the afternoon tea with some yummy homemade deep fried cake ...

today i'll show you how to make Gateaux piment from scratch . It is so easy and delicious .

its actually one of my favorite ! I remember how my mum used to make those for a cuppa in the afternoon. so here's the recipe if you would like to know how to make gateaux piment .



INGREDIENTS :









- 250 grams of split peas

- Salt to taste

- Half a tsp of cumin seeds or powder

- Red or green chillies or dry chillies

- Chopped onions

- Chopped spring onions

- Oil for frying







DIRECTIONS :




1 . Pre soaked the split peas dholl preferable overnight .



2. Wash and drain the water , put in a blender and blend until a consistency of smooth to rocky is obtained .






3. Add all the ingredients with the blended dholl and mix well .





4.Heat up the oil on medium to high heat and shape the mixture in small round shapes and deep fry them until golden brown in color . Adjust the heat for thoroughly cooking .



5. Drain on paper towel and enjoy with a nice cuppa or serve as a snack :)

gateaux piment


If you happen to have left over mixtures , don't trow them away , you can seal them in plastic bags or freezer bags  and freeze them for up to 3 months . don't forget to write the date though ;)



and if you would like to check the video version of the recipe please feel free to click on the link below to watch the full video .

http://youtu.be/-pDJL16TNAE


until then 

see you all next time :)

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