Mauritian Recipes

Mauritian cooking is the food of a small island where Africa, India, China and France meet on one table. Creole cooks gave the island its tomato-based rougaille, thyme-scented stews and salted fish. Indian settlers brought curries, pickles, flatbreads and biryani, and the Chinese community added fried noodles, steamed dumplings and soups. French influence shows in vanilla, pastries and the baguette that wraps many street snacks. A typical home meal has rice, a curry or rougaille, a thin yellow split pea soup called dholl, a fresh chutney called satini and a bottle of chili sauce. Snacks such as dholl puri, gateaux piments and boulettes are sold from stalls and vans, and seafood is plentiful, with fish vindaye a long-time favorite. Briyani is the dish for weddings and religious celebrations, and sweets include napolitaines, coconut cakes and cold alouda drinks.

Staple ingredients

• rice
• yellow split peas (dholl)
• tomatoes and onions
• thyme and curry leaves
• ginger and garlic
• turmeric and mustard seed
• fish and seafood
• fresh chilies

• Main Dishes 5
• Breads 1
• Desserts 1
• Snacks 1
• Drinks 1
• Pickles and Preserves 1

Main Dishes

• Briyani (Mauritian Chicken Biryani)MU2 h 10 minMedium
• Cari Poulet (Mauritian Chicken Curry)MU1 h 15 minEasy
• Fish Vindaye (Mauritian Mustard and Turmeric Fish)MU45 minEasy
• Mine Frite (Mauritian Fried Noodles)MU35 minEasy
• Rougaille Saucisses (Mauritian Sausages in Spiced Tomato Sauce)MU50 minEasy

Breads

• Dholl Puri (Mauritian Split Pea Flatbread)MU1 h 35 minMedium

Desserts

• Napolitaines (Mauritian Jam-Filled Shortbread Cookies)MU51 minEasy

Snacks

• Gateaux Piments (Mauritian Split Pea and Chili Fritters)MU40 minEasy

Drinks

• Alouda (Mauritian Basil Seed and Milk Drink)MU30 minEasy

Pickles and Preserves

• Achard Légumes (Mauritian Vegetable Pickle)MU2 h 40 minEasy