Old Style Wood Cooking in Mauritius

This is the most primitive form of cooking. And I like it very much. I never miss an occasion to cook this way. Whether it's during a prayer or even a 'grillade'. On the left you can see an old picture of me blowing into the phookni. It's just a hollow metal pipe to increase la faya! (the fire lol).

It also keeps me warm. Sometimes I put my ravanne over the fire and boom boom during the night.

Here you can see a well lit flame. The thing that's placed on the 2 concrete blocks is called a Tawa. Usually you cook Roti, Dholl Puri, Farata, Crepe on it. And believe me the taste is absolutely fabulous!

Have you ever seen this in Mauritius? I recently discovered this. During a grillade party me and a cousin boiled tea on burning coal!

This is the usual Deksi with Briani cooking in it. It's fun to watch though.