How to Make Yummy Pholourie

How to Make Yummy Pholourie Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Pholourie. Pholourie (Pronunciation), also spelled phulourie or phoulourie, is a snack food commonly eaten in Trinidad and Tobago and also known in Guyana and Suriname. It consists of fried, spiced dough balls that are served with a chutney. The dough is made up of flour, ground split peas, water, and spices.

Slightly Crispy on the outside, yet some what light and fluffy on the inside.

This Incredible flavorful street snack is enjoyed throughout the Caribbean Island especially in Trinidad, and Guyana.

And I think pholourie (sometimes also spelt as polourie or phulourie) is the ideal recovery food.

You can have Pholourie using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Pholourie

1. Prepare 1 lb of flour.

2. You need 1/2 tsp of saffron.

3. You need 1 tsp of yeast.

4. You need 1 tsp of salt.

5. You need 1/2 tsp of baking powder.

6. It’s 11/2 tsp of brown sugar.

7. Prepare 10 of culantro (chadon beni) leaves.

8. Prepare 5 of small garlic cloves.

9. It’s 1 of small hot pepper.

10. Prepare of About 2 cups warm water.

11. Prepare of Oil for frying.

This is a very popular snack not just in TnT (Trinidad and Tobago) but also in Guyana and Suriname.

Don't be surprised to find them at birthday parties, or just friends hanging out.

Pholourie is a fritter made from a split pea batter that has been seasoned with different spices and hot pepper.

Dollops of the thick batter is dropped into hot oil, and shallow-fried until golden brown.

Pholourie step by step

1. Combine first six ingredients in a large mixing bowl..

2. In a blender or food processor, mince culantro leaves, garlic and hot pepper in some of the warm water..

3. Gradually add this mixture to the dry ingredients while vigorously mixing with a fork..

4. Continue to add remaining warm water and mixing until a smooth batter is formed. (Tip: you can use the water to "rinse" the emptied processor or blender to ensure you get as much seasoning in the mixture).

5. Cover with damp paper towels or kitchen towels and let rest for one to two hours, until more than doubled in size..

6. Heat oil in large, heavy bottomed pot over medium heat until hot but not smoking..

7. Use half tablespoon or tablespoon (depending on what size you want your pholourie balls to be) and scoop batter into the pot. You can use another spoon to help shape batter and get it into the pot more easily. Before scooping, dip spoons into a cup of water or oil to get batter into the pot more easily..

8. Move balls back and forth to ensure even frying. Lower heat if, balls are getting brown too quickly..

9. When they feel light and are a light golden brown, remove from heat and place on paper towels. Break one to ensure it cooks through..

10. Repeat process for the remaining batter. Serve warm with favourite chutney..

You can also find these in any Guyanese bakery.

Pholourie is a fried spiced snack made from a mix of all purpose flour and gram flour, very popular in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname.

This was original brought from the Indians settled here many years ago.

Pholourie are basically little balls of split pea flour fried and served in a thin sweet chutney sauce (usually mango or tamarind).

You can buy them in little paper bags with the sauce in a little plastic bag included.