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Flaky flatbread, curry's other vehicle
Farata
Editorial interpretationFarata is the Mauritian paratha — laminated dough, cooked on a flat pan, flaky if the cook is good. It shows up with curry, as a breakfast wrap, and at home. People from outside sometimes collapse it into dholl puri. Locals do not. If the stall sells both, you can ask which they are proud of today. Street farata should be cooked to order or at least still supple. A cold stack is a warning.
Farata with the curry of the day, or a stuffed wrap if that is the stall's style.
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