Hi Imixers: I always thought "doubles" was somehting else, till I saw the recipe. I love learning new things.

Doubles - Trinidadian Favorite

Doubles

This is a Trinidadian favorite and is very very good. Doubles consists of curried channa (chick peas) between two Baras (a type of bread).

Dough for Bara

2 cups flour
½ tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Saffron powder
½ tsp. Ground cumin (geera)
1 tsp yeast
1/3-cup warm water
¼ tsp. Sugar
Oil for frying
Additional water

In a large bowl combine flour, salt, saffron and cumin (geera). Put aside. In another bowl place warm water, sugar and yeast. Let sit for about 5 min. until the yeast and sugar are dissolved. Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture with enough water to make slightly firm dough. Mix well. Cover and let rise for about 1-½ hours. Punch the dough down and let it sit for another 10 – 15 min.

To shape Bara, take about 1 tbsp of dough, pat with both hands to flatten to a 5”circle. If dough sticks to hand moisten palms with some water. Fry in hot oil, turning once until cooked. Remove and drain on a paper towel.

Channa Filling

½ lb dried channa (chick peas) soaked overnight
1 ½ tbsp. Curry powder
3 cloves garlic, minced/crushed
1 onion (sliced)
Salt to taste
Hot pepper to taste
1 tbsp. Corn oil
Pinch of ground geera (cumin powder)
Pepper Sauce (to taste)

Boil soaked channa (chick peas) with salt and ½ tbsp curry powder until channa is tender. Drain. Mix 1 tbsp curry powder with ¼ cup water. Heat oil in a large skillet and add the garlic, onion, and curry powder mixture. Sauté for a few min. Add the channa. Stir to coat well with the curry mixture and cook for about 5 min. Add 1-cup water, geera (cumin), salt, and pepper. Cover, lower heat and let simmer until the peas are very soft. Add more water if you need. Channa should be soft and moist. Add more salt if needed.

Finishing – Putting the two together

Put about 2 tbsp. cooked curry channa on a Bara. Cover with another Bara. You can also add mango chutney, tamarind chutney or pepper sauce before putting the second Bara on top.

ENJOY!!!!

Gurl this and some tamrind sauce or chutney alone makes me happy!! Can I have a Pineapple Solo wit dat please, lol....

Printed it

WOIEEEEEEEEE :p

AH GOING AND BUY A UWI DOUBLES IN D MORNING

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whey de pholourie???????? empress bring de tambrind sauce n come, i got a nice tall cold glass of mauby

My sense is that yuh could use de same dough tuh make pholourie, just fry de dough as balls, but ah could be wrong.

I will definitely be saving and trying this recipe.

im still scared to make it cuz somehow i think my barra will come out like fry bake....but its worth a try

I want to cuss you so bad and say you going to Trini so you getting some of de best anyway .. but since I like you, I'll bring a plate in here, lol.... Boy mauby and I don't agree atal, I'll just open a can of Trinidad Grapefruit juice and add a lil essence, lol...

This is the third time I be printing it out... I love this doubles recipe!! I'm wearin' it out! Thanks for sharing it!

Anybody else ever tried this recipe??? I have an idea for my graduation

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thinking to try this recipe this weekend...

i thought cucumber was in there too somewhere... maybe?

good luck. it isn't easy to have it come out the way it supposed to

thanks.

yea...i've heard...

but i figure trying it out maybe once or twice won't hurt

send a pic...
better yet i'll take mine w/ chicken and pepper