Doubles
Fried bread sandwich with chickpea curry
Think of it as: Like a chickpea curry taco made with fry bread
Two breads, so: doubles. Simple.
What does it taste like?
Warm, earthy curry spice with soft bread and a choice of sweet or fiery sauces.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureFluffy and saucy
What is it?
A Trinidad and Tobago street breakfast: two pieces of fluffy fried bread called "bara" with curried chickpeas in between. It grew out of the food of people who came from India.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Bought from a roadside stall in the morning, wrapped in paper and eaten standing up. Order the heat level as "slight" or "heavy."
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🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago
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MusicCalypso and soca Joyful music for dancing all through Carnival
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Brian Lara (cricket; world record 400 runs in a single Test innings) National animalScarlet ibis National flowerChaconia FestivalCarnival (February-March, one of the biggest in the Caribbean)
Ingredients
- Flour 250 g
- Dry yeast 1 tsp
- Turmeric 1 tsp
- Chickpeas (cooked) 400 g
- Curry powder 1 tbsp
- Garlic 2 cloves
- Cumin 1 tsp
- Oil for frying, as needed
How to make it (one way)
- Knead flour, yeast, turmeric, salt and water and let rise for 1 hour
- Fry garlic, curry powder and cumin, add chickpeas and water and simmer until soft
- Divide the dough into small pieces and stretch thin by hand
- Fry in hot oil for a few seconds until puffed
- Stack two bara, fill with chickpea curry and top with chutney or hot sauce