Trinidad Aloo Pies (recipe)
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Is there a Trini who hasn’t chomped on an aloo pie? It seems that I’ve been eating them as long as I can remember. They were a staple in both my primary and secondary schools’ cafeterias (or as we call them ‘tuck shops’).
They are also easily found in the bakeries and eateries in and around Port-of-Spain should I want a cheap and filling lunch or breakfast.
So what are aloo pies? Well they are simply flat elongated puffy fried pieces of dough, filled with a spicy (and often peppery) mashed potato filling.
Potato. Pepper. Bread. What’s not to love? Forget your blood pressure and cholesterol for a minute and just bite in 🙂 You’ll be glad you did 🙂
BTW, these also freeze and reheat amazingly well 🙂
Trinidad Aloo Pies
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Recipe By: TriniGourmet
Serving Size: 9
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cups water
4 medium potatoes
1 tsp ground geera (cumin)
1 tsp hot pepper sauce
1 1/2 tsp salt
black pepper, to taste
oil for frying
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Directions:
1. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and water and knead lightly
2. Set aside to relax, covered with a bowl or wet cloth
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3. Peel and boil potatoes in salt water until tender
4. Mash potatoes well
5. Season filling with salt, black pepper, hot pepper and ground geera
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6. Divide dough into 9 loyah (balls)
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7. Flatten balls into 4″ circles and fill with potato
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8. Wet one edge with water, fold over and seal, enclosing all potato
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9. Flatten pie between hands as much as possible without breaking the seal (they’ll repuff when fried don’t worry!)
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10. Fry in deep oil until golden brown
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11. Drain on paper towels
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Notes:
If loyah (balls) are made smaller, 12 medium sized aloo pies can be made