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DHALPURI | DHALPOURIE | DHAL PURI RECIPE

Dhalpuri

CookingwithRia · cookingwithria.com · 2024 · 16 servings

Against 25 Trinidadian roti recipes

More fat than 88% of recipes and more salt than 76%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 25 Trinidadian roti recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More fat than 88% of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 22%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 76% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about twice as much.
  • Baking powder in the middle half of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2.5%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%.
Water: 71%, 30th percentileBaking powder: 1.8%, 24th percentileFat: 44%, 90th percentileSugar: 1.8%, 76th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 86th percentileWaterBakingpowderFatSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • Hot pepper (habanero, scotch bonnet or wiri wiri, to taste)n/a
  • 6-8 cloves garlicn/a
  • 6-8 leaves culantro (bandhania)n/a
  • 3 tablespoons oil (vegetable)≈ 41 g
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin (geera, roasted)≈ 15 g
  • 1 tsp Himalayan Salt (or other salt to taste)≈ 6 g
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 500 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt (HImalayan)≈ 6 g
  • 1 tablespoon oil (Vegetable)≈ 14 g
  • 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water (a little more or less may be needed)≈ 356 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon instant yeast (optional)≈ 0.4 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 lb yellow split peas (about 2 cups)454 g
  • 12 cups water≈ 2844 g
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric≈ 4.9 g
  • 1 tablespoon Himalayan salt≈ 18 g
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil (for cooking roti)≈ 164 g

flour 500 gbatter 956 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 25 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Water71% · 30th percentile
  • Baking powder1.8% · 24th percentile
  • Fat44% · 90th percentile
  • Sugar1.8% · 76th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 86th percentile

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