Trinidad's favourite street food: two soft fried breads filled with curried chickpeas and chutneys.
History
Created in the 1930s by Emamool Deen, an Indian immigrant. He sold chana in one bara, then a customer asked for two, hence 'doubles'.
Ingredients
- Flour
- Turmeric
- Yeast
- Chickpeas
- Geera (cumin)
- Garlic
- Tamarind
- Pepper sauce
- Cucumber chutney
How it's made
- Make soft dough with turmeric and fry thin pieces (bara)
- Boil chickpeas with curry and geera
- Place chana between two bara
- Add tamarind sauce, cucumber and pepper
- Serve in wax paper
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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