Buss Up Shut

Name: Buss Up Shut
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Trinidadian
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 1/2 cup ghee; 1 cup warm water; Curry, for serving

Buss Up Shut/buss up shut/

Also known as: Paratha Roti

About this dish

A flaky, torn flatbread made by beating cooked paratha roti until shredded, served with curry.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour

🧈1/2 cup ghee

🫙1 cup warm water

🍛Curry, for serving

Method

Serves 2

Knead flour and water into a soft dough and let rest.

Roll the dough thin, brush with ghee, and fold into layers.

Cook the layered dough on a hot griddle, brushing with more ghee.

Once cooked, beat the roti between two hands or paddles to shred it into flaky pieces.

Serve warm alongside curry.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Buss up shut, properly called paratha roti, gets its nickname from its torn, 'busted up shirt' appearance after being beaten apart.

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