Description
Trini Doubles are a popular street food from Trinidad and Tobago made with curried chickpeas served on soft bara bread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup chickpeas, soaked overnight
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 cups water
- Salt to taste
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 cup warm water
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Drain and rinse soaked chickpeas.
- In a pot, heat oil and sauté onion and garlic until soft.
- Add curry powder, cumin, and chickpeas; stir for a few minutes.
- Add water, cover, and simmer until chickpeas are tender.
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, turmeric, sugar, and salt.
- Add warm water gradually to form a dough.
- Knead the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough into balls and roll them out into flat discs.
- Heat oil for frying and fry the bara until golden brown.
- Assemble each double by placing chickpeas between two pieces of bara.
Notes
- Serve with pepper sauce for extra flavor.
- Adjust the spice level to your preference.
- Make sure the dough is soft for best results.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Street Food
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Caribbean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 double
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Trini Doubles, Curried Chickpeas, Bara Bread, Caribbean Street Food