Nope, I have not been to Mauritius but it is definitely on my travel to-do list. A few years back I read somewhere that It was Mark Twain who wrote ‘ Mauritius was made first then heaven, heaven being copied after Mauritius ‘ with that recommendation… I’m off to book a flight! I’ve had a plan to visit Mauritius for a while, meanwhile, I visited this Mauritius restaurant with my mum. I love to eat and finding inspiration for authentic and new recipes from different cultures around the world. Cooking with various and different flavours is always the fun part and pretend to be in that culture or country for a while. We tried their vegetarian dishes and drinks, one of them was Gateau Piment Curry, first, we thought that the fritters they used were so similar to our Gujarat Na Daal Vada, which are made with green moong lentils. I would say, this curry is a close cousin of Indian style Kofta Curry or vada Curry, was not surprised as Mauritians are a fusion of French, Indian, Creole and Chinese people and their cuisine is blended of Chinese, European and Indian. So as soon we had the first bite of this delicious Gateau Piment Curry, we looked at each other and nodded our approval. Since that day we had made this curry at home, but somehow one or the other reason could not appear on the blog. So now it is time to look at the recipe of Gateaux Piments Curry! I am sure you want to know what is Gateaux Piments or Gato Pima? Gateaux translate Fritters or Vada and Piments translates Chilli Pepper, so these are Chilli Fritters. These crispy outsides and soft inside Chilli Fritters are made with Split Chickpea or Chana Daal, green and red chilies and a couple of basic Indian spices, yes resembles South Indian Masala Vada or Paruppu Vadai,. These fritters are popular dish amongst the Mauritians and you can find them every nook and corner of this island, yes just the way you can find samosa in India and Chips in England. So how these fritters make their way into the curry? I guess when you have leftover Gateaux Piments so they just throw into a hot and spicy finger licking gravy or sauce that is prepared with tomato, coconut milk, and spices, and serve it with round and soft gujarati rotlis, ghee rice, poori or ajwain paratha. This dish is fit for any occasion, whenever you feel like having it or any get-together, In Mauritius, this curry is served on a wedding day or any big occasion too. Notes:- Adjust spiciness according to your liking. Chilli Fritters are freezable. If you are preparing this curry for get together or for a crowd gravy can be made early. When ready to serve heat the gravy and toss the fritters into. If you can’t find fresh thyme, use 1/4 tsp. carom seeds ( ajwain) More Kofta Curry Recipes 1. Vegan Sweet Potato and Tofu Kofta Curry 2. Paneer and Palak Kofta Curry Don’t forget to sign up for email updates to get new recipes delivered right to your inbox. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest. So follow us if you can…We would love to keep in touch with you all:)
