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Aloo Pie

Pronounced AH-loo pie

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Golden puffed Trinidadian aloo pies split to show the soft spiced potato filling
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Aloo pie is a popular Trinidadian street food, a soft, fried dough pocket filled with spiced mashed potato. Aloo is the word for potato, reflecting the dish's Indo-Trinidadian roots, and pie here means a filled, fried pastry rather than a baked one. A round of dough is filled with cumin-seasoned potato, sealed and deep-fried until golden and puffed, then split open and topped with chutneys and sauces such as tamarind, mango and pepper sauce, and often channa.

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Golden puffed Trinidadian aloo pies split to show the soft spiced potato filling
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Also known as

  • potato pie
  • Trinidad aloo pie

How it is used

Split open and filled with tamarind chutney, pepper sauce and channa from a street stall.

The full storyWhat Is Aloo Pie? The Trinidadian Street Food ExplainedThis is the short version. The blog post goes properly into it. About 7 minutes.Read the full story

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