Channa

In today’s recipe feature, I will be sharing my delicious recipe for curry chicken with eggplant and chickpeas. Are you tired of the same old chicken recipes that lack the excitement you crave? Look no further than this mouth-watering curry chicken with eggplant and chickpeas [continue reading]

You have heard and most likely eaten dhalpuri(a flavorful and very popular split pea/dhal stuffed roti), however, I am about to introduce you to the newest roti on the scene (aka my kitchen) Lentil Puri (Lentil Roti, Lentil Flatbread). I developed this recipe only after [continue reading]

What is Diwali? DIWALI, also known as Deepavali or Divali, is the Hindu festival of lights. Diwali is celebrated in India, Trinidad, Guyana, and many other countries and islands around the world. It celebrates the “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge [continue reading]

Today I’ll teach you how to make my current obsession, – eggplant and potato with chickpeas (curry channa with baigan and aloo). Whatever way you say it, the result is still phenomenal!  On weekends, I wake up early to check on my garden, which I [continue reading]

WHAT IS TRINIDAD DOUBLES? Trinidad doubles is one of the most popular Caribbean street foods, made with two pieces of fried dough (bara), filled with tender, well-seasoned chickpeas (channa), and topped with condiments like tamarind sauce, pepper sauce, and chutneys. KEY ELEMENTS OF TRINIDAD DOUBLES [continue reading]

Channa is also known as chickpeas, garbanzo beans, or ceci beans. Aloo, on the other hand, is what we Trinidadians refer to as potato. Hence the term curry channa and aloo. In this dish, channa and aloo are simmered in a fragrant curry sauce flavored [continue reading]

    These fritters are made with cauliflower, besan(chick pea flour), cumin(geera), turmeric, garlic and fresh cilantro. A few weeks ago, while at work, I had a desire. A desire for a fritter. In my mind I envisioned how it would taste and had a [continue reading]