How To Make Trini Doubles - Chef Brigette Joseph's Quarantine/ Lockdown Doubles Recipe

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Black beans maintain protein content while offering a different flavor.

mango chutney

🥗Healthier: apple chutney

💰Cheaper: homemade fruit preserve

Apple chutney is lower in sugar and can be made easily.

curry powder

🥗Healthier: homemade curry spice blend

💰Cheaper: cumin and turmeric

Homemade blends can be fresher and tailored to taste.

pepper sauce

🥗Healthier: salsa

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Salsa can provide a fresh flavor with less heat.

Start by adding the soaked chickpeas to a pot.

Add halfway split peas to the pot.

Cover the chickpeas with about 6 cups of water.

Add 1 whole chopped medium onion and 2 pimentos to the pot.

Bring the mixture to a boil and skim off the foam that forms on top.

Add baking soda to the pot and stir it in.

Add salt to taste and stir again.

Cover and let it cook for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In a separate bowl, add 2 cups of flour, baking powder, salt, and turmeric.

Mix the dry ingredients with a fork to evenly distribute the turmeric.

Add brown sugar for sweetness and 1 teaspoon of dry instant yeast.

Slowly add lukewarm water to the flour mixture, a little at a time, until the dough is light and fluffy.

Cover the dough ball with oil and let it rise in a bowl.

Skim off any remaining foam from the chickpea pot and add spices and seasonings.

Add green seasoning, jeera, and turmeric to the pot.

Grate fresh garlic into the pot and stir.

Bring the pot back to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and taste for salt.

Prepare to fry the barra by heating soybean oil in a wok or heavy-bottomed pot.

Get a bowl lined with paper towels ready to catch the fried barra.

Make small balls of dough, about the size of a ping-pong ball.

Press out each ball into a flat shape.

Drop the pressed dough into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, flipping as necessary.

Remove the fried barra and place it in the bowl to sweat and soften.

Assemble the doubles by placing chickpeas on the fried barra.

Add blended shadow benny, tamarind sweet sauce, and freshly grated cucumber on top.

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