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Doubles

Trinidad street food: curried chickpeas between two soft fried breads.

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Bara and channa

90 minutes · serves 6 · Medium

What you need

  • 300g plain flour
  • 1 tsp yeast
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 200ml warm water
  • 2 tins chickpeas
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • Oil for frying
  • Tamarind and pepper sauce

What you do

  1. 1Bara dough: flour, yeast, turmeric, sugar, salt and water, kneaded soft and left to rise 1 hour.
  2. 2Channa: fry the onion, garlic, curry powder and cumin, then the chickpeas with 300ml water. Simmer 30 minutes and mash a third of them so it thickens.
  3. 3Pinch small balls of dough, flatten them thin between oiled palms, and fry 30 seconds a side in shallow oil. They puff, then settle.
  4. 4Two bara per serving — that is the name — with channa spooned between, tamarind over and pepper sauce if you dare.
  5. 5Eaten standing up, over the paper, with both hands.

The channa, with flatbread

40 minutes · serves 4 · Very easy

What you need

  • 2 tins chickpeas
  • Onion, garlic
  • Curry powder, cumin
  • Soft flatbreads
  • Tamarind sauce

What you do

  1. 1Make the channa as above and cook it down thick.
  2. 2Warm the flatbreads and spoon it on. Not doubles, and it is a good lunch.