How To Make Trini Doubles | Foodie Nation x Sauce Doubles

Arguably the most popular food of Trinidad & Tobago, this week's extra special episode is all about DOUBLES:

Yield: 16 - 18 Servings

INGREDIENTS

For the Bara Dough:
3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 Tsp Brown Sugar
½ Tsp Salt
½ Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tsp Yeast
Warm Water (About 1 Cup & 3 Tbsps)
3 Cups Vegetable Oil, plus 1 Tbsp

For the Channa Topping:
2½ Cups of Water
18 oz Canned Chick Peas (Drained)
5 Cloves Garlic Minced 
1½ Tsp Salt
1¼ Tbsp Curry Powder
2 Tbsp Minced Chadon Beni/Culantro 
½ Tbsp Geera/Cumin Powder 
Salt and Black Pepper to taste

METHOD

1. In medium bowl, add the flour, brown sugar, salt, turmeric and yeast. Mix to combine.
2. Slowly add warm water little at a time and use your fingers to mix to allow the flour to absorb the liquid.
3. Mix dough until it comes together to a slightly sticky but soft pliable consistency.
4. Knead for 1 minute to bring the dough together in one mass. Dough would be slight moist to the touch. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil atop the dough and rub to ensure the top doesn’t form a scab and cover with tea towel and let sit for 20 minutes.
5. To prepare channa topping, place a medium sauce pan over high heat adding all at once, the water, channa, garlic, salt and curry powder.
6. Stir and bring to a boil uncovered. Cook for 10 minutes then add the geera powder and chadon beni.
7. Cook for an additional 5 minutes until chick peas are cooked and sauce is thickened.
8. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
9. To cook the fried bara, heat the three cups of oil in a shallow sauce pan to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
10. Lubricate your hands with a little oil and on your countertop lightly.
11. Take golf ball size amount of bara dough and place on the greased countertop and gently use your lubricated hands to stretch out and open all of the dough balls to a thin size.
12. As soon as all are opened out, carefully place one piece of stretched dough into the hot oil and fry using a perforated spoon for 5 seconds on each side until cooked.
13. Place on paper napkins to remove excess oil and continue frying each piece and keep warm in a covered cooler.
14. To serve; place two pieces of fried bara dough, one over lapping the other onto a plate and top with few tablespoons of chick pea topping.
15. Additional condiments to top off your doubles will include, a drizzle of tamarind sauce, chadon beni sauce also a few dashes of Trini pepper sauce and for a fresh element, some grated cucumbers on top.
16. Using your hands, grip a piece of the dough and use that to pick up some of the channa filling with some of the condiments.
17. Enjoy

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[FoodieNation]

The full recipe can be found in the description below the video.

[sunshinecole]

My Fiance is Trinidadian. I am from Barbados. I tried this recipe so he could have a taste of home. He absolutely loved them. Great recipe! Only thing i did different is build a curry paste from scratch then add channa as opposed to adding the curry into the pot. Paired with a chandon beni sauce, cucumber with flavour peppers and a sweet and spicy scotch bonnet sauce. Absolutely delicious! It's our Saturday meal now😊 Thanks Foodie Nation

[iamlee]

Look how I'm a professional doubles maker now....😋 by far this is one of you'll best videos .
Her method of preparing the channa was so different, and yes bring her back to show us how to make those sauces. Love this video ❤️. 🇹🇹 Creator.

[arjunelatchman]

Yes bring her back to teach us about the sauces

[jeffnunn]

Just started dating a girl who grew up in Trinidad. i love doubles, and want to make her some, and not disappoint. Can't wait to try it. I had no idea it was a breakfast food!

[nikkiwoods]

She did such a good job her delivery and execution was perfect. Love it....

[martymarl]

She's a natural. Great teacher and personality

[morganwordes]

Chef Jason's reaction when he makes his first bara is how I will feel if I get it right! 🤣🤣Love the energy!!

[JaydubyaX]

I wanna travel to Trinidad but with the food, ladies and lovely accents...I may never come back 🤷🏽‍♂️😊

[danieblu]

My mother is Trini ... my uncles & cousins would wake me up early in the morning for doubles when I would visit. I miss my sweet T&T!

[buttertoastlove]

I lived in Grenada for two years and Doubles were my absolute favorite food of all. They are the most popular street food in the Caribbean for good reason. If you haven't already, you must try them. If I didn't have three kids, I would start a Doubles food cart and both sober and drunk people will crave them the same.

[lisa-mariegarcia]

Made this today and it was the bomb. Two things it needed a bit more saffron to get the colour right and about a 1/4 cup more water but the dough came out soft and even softer after resting. The Chana was really good after adjusting the seasoning and it came out really great for a first time try of making doubles.

[dm]

Omg thank you guys so much for this recipe!!! I made so many recipes from other channels and this one was the easiest and best tasting. I live in Iowa and there’s no Caribbean food (or anything hotter than a jalepeno 😭) and tasting this just made me so happy.

On a side note, if any Trinis live in Iowa and wants to adopt me and cook for me I’m open to that as well 😂

[lisamarcano]

Thanks Foodie Nation. One of the best doubles recipe and method I have seen. Kelly made it so simple it gives me the encouragement to try making doubles again...please bring her back to show us how to do the sauces. Love her personality. Thanks

[karas]

She has a beautiful personality. I laughed a lot watching this video. Love the culture and can’t wait to try my first double tomorrow in Philadelphia, USA

[mommymoves__]

Thank you thank you!!! I really wanted to learn how to make these since my boyfriend’s mother passed away and he hasn’t had these in FOREVER! I’m learning how to cook trini foods just for him and hopefully getting him get a sense of home and a sweet memory of his mother ♥️. So again thank you so much

[kurtleymagloire]

My husband and mebtasted the doubles when we visited Trinidad 16 years ago. We never forgot our daily doubles. When we'll come back, for sure we'll eat for the years we didn't

[cribish]

thank you, I try to make doubles yesterday and did almost the same thing and it came out heavy, I made fourbles instead of doubles, you make it look so easy, I will try again, trini in new york here

[Julyblessings]

I absolutely love the interaction, the detail description and passion that went into this video. Kudos to the boss and Sauce doubles. Nailed it!

[ibukelnaga]

Was married with trinidadian but now we get divorced and now i got back in my home indonesia.. and doubles is one of the reason i love about trinidad. And now i miss it too much . I will try to make it