Kurhi (Karhee) | Divali 2017 || Taste of Trini

Kurhi or Karhee is one of our main Divali dishes back in Trinidad and Tobago. It is also a popular item at Hindu Prayers, and it is typically served on a sohari leaf over a bed of rice (use your index finger to create a hole in the center, so the boulders sit sturdy on the leaf). It is a dhal or split pea based soup, with a dense fried dough ball (similar to pholourie), which is called a boulder. The reasoning behind calling the dough balls boulders, is because they are very dense compared to pholourie.
Here's a recipe that was passed on from my mom to me, and it will be passed on to my future children. Happy Divali everyone!
Note: Although I grew up calling the fried balls "boulders", a viewer mentioned that it is also known as "pholourie".
Ingredients needed:
Boulders (pholourie)
3/4 cup of Split Pea/Dhal Powder + 1/4 cup of water
1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
Salt (to your preference)
Hot Pepper, chopped finely
4-6 cloves of Garlic, minced
4 leaves of Bandhania/Shadon Beni/Culantro/Recao
Kurhi (Karhee)
1/2 cup of Split Pea/Dhal Powder + 4 cups of Water + 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder + 1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon of Oil (to chunkay)
1 medium Onion, chopped
3-5 Curry/ Karrapillai Leaves
1 Hot Pepper, sliced
2 tablespoons of chopped Bandhania/Culantro/Shadon Beni/Recao
1/2 teaspoon Roasted Ground Geera
1/4 teaspoon Curry Powder
6-8 cloves of Garlic, minced
Make sure the Kurhi cooks for a total of 45minutes to an hour.
Serve over Rice and enjoy with Curried or Stewed Vegetables!
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