Name: Doubles
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Trinidad and Tobago
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp instant yeast; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp ground cumin; 3/4 cup warm water; Oil for frying; 2 cans (15 oz) chickpeas; 1 onion; 3 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp curry powder; 1 tsp cumin; Tamarind sauce, cucumber chutney and pepper sauce

Where it comes from

Doubles originated in Trinidad in the 1930s and is sold from roadside stands all over the island. It is often eaten for breakfast or as a late-night snack.

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Recipe

Make Doubles at home

Serves 6Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp instant yeast
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp ground cumin
3/4 cup warm water
Oil for frying
2 cans (15 oz) chickpeas
1 onion
3 garlic cloves
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp cumin
Tamarind sauce, cucumber chutney and pepper sauce

How it's made

Mix flour, yeast, turmeric, cumin and salt with warm water into a soft dough; rest 1 hour.
Saute onion and garlic, add curry powder, cumin and chickpeas with a cup of water and simmer 20 minutes until thick; mash a little.
Pinch off small balls of dough and flatten into thin rounds.
Fry in hot oil 30 seconds per side until puffy and pale gold.
Place two bara on a plate, spoon chickpeas between them.
Top with tamarind sauce and pepper sauce.