Trinidadian Doubles

Trinidad''s beloved street food — curried chickpeas in soft fried bread.

Ingredients

• Bara (bread): 2 cups flour, 1 tsp yeast, 1/2 tsp turmeric, salt, water, oil for frying
• Channa (filling): 2 cans chickpeas, 2 tbsp curry powder, 1 onion diced, 3 garlic cloves, 1 tsp cumin, salt
• Pepper sauce, tamarind sauce, cucumber chutney

Method

1. Bara: Mix flour, yeast, turmeric, salt, water into soft dough. Rise 1 hour. Divide into balls, flatten, fry in oil until puffed and golden.

2. Channa: Sauté onion 4 min. Add garlic, curry powder, cumin — bloom 1 min. Add chickpeas and 1/2 cup water. Simmer 15 min, mashing some chickpeas for thickness.

3. Assemble: Place channa on one bara, top with pepper sauce and tamarind sauce, cover with second bara.

What You're Practicing

• Doubles are Trinidad''s most popular street food — eaten for breakfast, lunch, and late-night snacks.
• The turmeric in the bara gives it the characteristic yellow color.