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Doubles

Doubles/DUB-uhlz/
Doubles
About this dish

A popular street food of curried chickpeas sandwiched between two pieces of fried flatbread.

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Ingredients
🫘2 cups chickpeas, cooked
🌾2 cups flour
🟡1 tbsp turmeric
🫙1 tsp yeast
🌶️Pepper sauce, for serving
Method
Serves 2
1
Mix flour, turmeric, yeast, and water into a soft dough; let rise for about an hour.
2
Simmer the chickpeas with garlic, curry powder, and a little water until soft and lightly saucy.
3
Divide the dough into small balls and flatten each into a thin round.
4
Fry each round in hot oil until puffed and lightly golden, called a 'bara'.
5
Sandwich a spoonful of curried chickpeas between two baras, and top with pepper sauce.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Doubles is one of Trinidad's most iconic street foods, reflecting the island's Indian culinary heritage, commonly eaten for breakfast.

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