TO BE ABLE to enjoy some Mauritian dholl-puri, we usually go to Mauritian Xpress in Tooting, London, which is about forty miles from Farnborough. If you thought that was a stretch, then consider that we undertake this one-hour journey every so often for the privilege of savouring dholl-puris at £1.00 a piece.
The next time you are queueing up to buy dholl-puri at the famous Mimosa’s spot or at Sapo Lapay, spare a thought for us and remember that your wait is not so bad after all.
Eddy.
Seem we are lucky here as we get it at Rs10 a pair :P Dholl puri is for sure a very important entity of our local food.
lol, at Chapeau la paille :P
Pena competition??? kifere li chere cumsa :S Mo croir mo al aprane faire dholl puri moisi :p
Seriously?!!! £1!!!
But I’m guessing it’s worth the money and wait.
Enjoy your dholl-puri :)
@Kurt – You can say that again :-)
@Roushdat – I’m sure Mauritian Xpress have competitors, but we don’t know about them.
@Shah – Yes, it’s very well worth the money. When we make the trip, we usually take back some dholl-puris for home freezing.
Eddy.
Rotten dholl :)
So how is it? Is the taste the same? Fine arrete mange dholl puri. Trop cher!!!!
@Clive – Taste is the same as Dewa and the one sold by Mimosa Studio in Port-Louis. Well, to the best of my memory :-)
Interesting fact: West indians (Jamaicans, etc.) also make excellent dholl puris. In the past, when we lived in London and closer to such communities, we ordered our dholl puri from a jamaican woman.
Eddy.
Good to know. I thought Mauritians excel at dholl puri. We are not alone :p
There is a new place in Wood Green Market (North London, N22 for those who do not know!) called Mauritius Paradise!
They sell the best ‘dholl puris’ in the UK (I have tasted those from Tooting, Leyton, Edmonton) as well as really succulent ‘rotis’, briani, mine, napolitaine, etc!
Every other saturday, I go there for brunch and there is always a big queue and people waiting.
Definitely worth a try but not sure if driving from Farnborough to North London would appeal to you no matter how good the dholl puri :)
Concerning the price, £1 is not expensive seeing that it is something rare and the sellers have a niche market!
@NorthLondoner – Wood Green is too far to travel to for dholl puri, but if I’m in the area on a Saturday, I will certainly try Mauritius Paradise.
Eddy.
Hey eddy corek
mo ti p rode nimero mauritian express em mo fine ale tombe lor to blog :-)
bon ala so numero 02087670833
moi mo ti p soner pou checker si zot pou ouvert ziska tard parseki des fois dans mercredi ou jeudi li ferme bonheure
mo va manze 1 dholl puri pou toi eddy :-)
hahahaha
ciao bye
@Shehzu – Merci :-)
Was in London for a week and tired to find a place for dholl puri but didnt managed :(
Could you pls give me the full add of Mauritian Xpress. Thanks..
That’s easy. It’s in one of the two markets in Tooting.
Eddy.
mauritian xpress is the best they might sell things cheap but it’s the taste that counts and i can tell you it sure does tast amazing. So i recommend that everyone should go there and the man who’s serving hii