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This is how to cook and eat like a Trini!
(V) -Vegetarian Dishes
VG – VEGAN
What do Trinidadians Eat For Breakfast?Here are some options:
Accra-Cod Fish/Saltfish Fritters
Buljol (Saltfish/Cod Fish Salad) and Fried Bake (See You Tube Videos as Well)
Coconut Bake/Pot Bake (V) and Saltfish and Tomatoes (serve also with buljol, eggs, sliced cheese or just butter)
Coconut Bake/Pot Bake with butter or cheese
Eggs- Poached, Fried or Scrambled with Avocado-Tomato Salad with Cilantro
French Toast (V)
FriedFried Bake (See You Tube Videos as Well) (V, VG) and Saltfish and Tomatoes
Gulgula Bread aka Banana Banana Bread (V)
Ham and Homemade Bread (V, VG)
Homemade Bread and Sardine Choka
Homemade Bread with butter or cheese
What are some Traditional Trinidadian Vegetarian ‘Breakfast’ Combinations? See below!
(See more vegetarian selections below):
Aloo (Potato) Pies (V, VG)
Tomato Choka (V, VG) Paratha Roti or Sada Roti
“Boil and Fry” Black Eye Peas with Sada Roti or Homemade Bread
Fry Bodi and Buss up Shot Roti (Paratha), Sada Roti or Dhalpourie Roti (See You Tube Videos as well)
Cauliflower Fritter and Mango Chutney
Curried Channa and Aloo and Buss up Shot Roti (Paratha) or Dhalpourie Roti or Sada Roti
Doubles and Mango Chutney (See You Tube Videos) (V)
Pumpkin with Sada Roti or Paratha Roti
Sautéed Pak Choy and Sada Roti
Curry Baigan and aloo with Channa and Buss up Shot Roti (Paratha) or Dhalpourie Roti or Sada Roti
Baigan and aloo with Tomatoes and Buss up Shot Roti (Paratha) or Dhalpourie Roti or Sada Roti
Channa and aloo with baigan and Buss up Shot Roti (Paratha) or Dhalpourie Roti or Sada Roti
What are some Trinidadian Appetizers and Snacks? Here are a few tasty options:
Accra-Cod Fish/Saltfish Fritters
Sardine Choka and Crix (Crackers)
Holiday Ham and Bread
Trinidad Chicken Puffs (V option–make cheese paste)
Trinidad Chow (V, VG)
Trinidad Pholourie with Easy Raw Mango Chutney (V, VG)
Doubles and Mango Chutney (See You Tube Videos) (V, VG)
Cauliflower Fritter with Easy Raw Mango Chutney or Kuchela (V, VG)
Accra-Cod Fish/Saltfish Fritters
Aloo (Potato) Pies (V, VG)
Sardine Choka and Crix (Crackers)
Gulgula Bread aka Banana Banana Bread (V)
Veggie Pizza Recipe (See You Tube Video) (V)
What are some typical Trinidadian Lunch and Dinner Options?
CHICKEN
Trinidad Chicken Pelau (See You Tube Video as well)
Whole Perfect Roasted Chicken with Jasmine Rice
Whole Perfect Roasted Chicken with Stewed Beans and Rice
Whole Perfect Roasted Chicken with Potato Salad, Fried Rice and Macaroni Pie, Salad
Roasted Cornish Hen and Carrot Rice or Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice
Roasted Cornish Hen and Macaroni Salad or Mummy’s, Easy, Cheesy, Caribbean Scalloped Potatoes
Roasted Cornish Hen, Dhal and Rice
Roasted Cornish Hen, Stewed Beans and Rice
Bon Appetit Roast Chicken and Carrot Rice or Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice
Bon Appetit Roast Chicken and Macaroni Salad or St. Lucian Green Fig Salad or Mummy’s, Easy, Cheesy, Caribbean Scalloped Potatoes
Bon Appetit Roast Chicken, Dhal and Plain Rice
Healthy Grilled Chicken Legs and Carrot Rice or Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice or Mummy’s, Easy, Cheesy, Caribbean Scalloped Potatoes
Healthy Grilled Chicken Legs with St. Lucian Green Fig Salad
Healthy Grilled Chicken Legs, Stewed Red Beans and Rice
Healthy Grilled Chicken Legs and Potato Salad (You Tube Video)
Mummy’s Curried Chicken, Dhal and Rice
Mummy’s Curried Chicken and plain Jasmin Rice
Mummy’s Curried Chicken and Paratha Roti or Sada Roti
Mummy’s Curried Chicken, Callaloo or Stewed Red Beans and Jasmin Rice
Mummy’s Curried Chicken and dhalpourie Roti (See You Tube Videos as well)
Trinidad Stewed Chicken, Dhal and Rice
Trinidad Stewed Chicken and Plain Jasmin Rice
Trinidad Stewed Chicken and St. Lucian Green Fig Salad
Trinidad Stewed Chicken and Paratha Roti or Dhalpourie Roti
Trinidad Stewed Chicken, Callaloo or Stewed Red Beans and Rice with a side of Macaroni Pie or Mummy’s, Easy, Cheesy, Caribbean Scalloped Potatoes
Trini Style Chicken Cacciatore served over Egg Noodles or Macaroni Salad, Plain Rice, Carrot Rice, Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice, Macaroni Pie or Mummy’s Easy, Cheesy, Caribbean Scalloped Potatoes
Summertime Pasta with Chicken Sausage and Veggies (Can be made with shrimp also)
Oven BBQ Chicken with Homemade BBQ Sauce (You Tube Video), Potato Salad and Cornbread
Oven BBQ Chicken with Crunchy Apple Cole Slaw and/or Carrot Rice or Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice
Oven BBQ Chicken and Macaroni Pie
Oven BBQ Chicken , Potato Salad and Veggie Fried Rice
Oven BBQ Wings and Homemade BBQ Sauce and any of the combinations above!
A Healthy burger (use Ground Chicken or Turkey) on Roll or salad
PORK
Roasted Pork, Stewed Red Beans and Steamed Jasmine Rice
Roasted Pork, Stewed Red Beans, Macaroni Pie or Mummy’s, Easy, Cheesy, Caribbean Scalloped Potatoes
Roasted Pork and Home-Made Bread (Sandwich) with sliced Avocados
Roasted Pork, Mashed Potatoes or Potato Salad and Green Beans or Roasted Asparagus
Oven BBQ Ribs and Crunchy Apple Cole Slaw and/or Carrot Rice or Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice
Oven BBQ Ribs, Carrot Rice, Macaroni Salad or Mummy’s, Easy, Cheesy, Caribbean Scalloped Potatoes
Oven BBQ Ribs and Macaroni Pie
Oven BBQ Ribs, Stewed Red Beans and Rice
Oven BBQ Ribs, Cornbread and Baked Beans
Oven BBQ Ribs, Potato Salad and Veggie Fried Rice
SEAFOOD
FISH
Escovitch Fish and Carrot Rice or Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice
Escovitch Fish and Stewed Red Beans and Rice
Escovitch Fish and Home-Made Bread
Escovitch Fish and St. Lucian Green Fig Salad
Sardine Choka, Dhal and Rice or Sada Roti
Sardine Choka and Home-Made Bread (or store bought bread!)
Sardine Choka and Fried Bake (See You Tube Videos as Well) or Buss up Shot Roti (Paratha) or Crix (Crackers)
Steamed Salmon with Tomato-Coconut sauce and Corn Dumplings or Freshly Steamed Jasmine Rice
Steamed Salmon with Tomato-Coconut sauce and boiled ground provisions
Caribbean Style Fish in Parchment Paper with any of the following : dumplings, rice, mashed potatoes, steamed veggies or with Stewed Red Beans and Rice
PAN SEARED COD WITH SUMMER VEGGIES
CLAMS
SHRIMP
Cilantro and/or Parsley Shrimp with Pasta
Caribbean Pepper-Jerk Shrimp, Carrot Rice and Avocado-Tomato Salad with Cilantro
Caribbean Pepper-Jerk Shrimp, Callaloo and Steamed Jasmine Rice
Caribbean Pepper-Jerk Shrimp and Macaroni Salad or Creamy and Crunchy Apple and Cabbage Cole Slaw
Curry Shrimp Recipe with steamed jasmine rice or Paratha Roti or Sada Roti or dhalpourie Roti or Dhal and Rice
SALTED FISH (BACALAO)
St. Lucian Green Fig Salad (with saltfish)
Accra-Cod Fish/Saltfish Fritters
Trinidad Buljol (Saltfish/Cod Fish Salad) and Fried Bake (See You Tube Videos as Well)
BEEF
A Healthy burger (use Bison or Ground Beef) on Roll or salad
Julia’s Child’s Beef Bourguignon over Egg Noodles, Pasta, Mashed Potatoes, Rice or Mummy’s Easy, Cheesy, Caribbean Scalloped Potatoes
Meatloaf with Veggies, Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Asparagus or Green Beans
Meatloaf with Veggies, Carrot Rice and Roasted Asparagus
Meatloaf with Veggies and Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice
Meatloaf with Veggies Sandwich with Homemade Bread
Stewed Oxtails and Rice and Stewed Beans or freshly Steamed Jasmine Rice
Stewed Oxtails with Trinidad Callaloo and Freshly Steamed Jasmine Rice
Stewed Oxtails with Stewed Red Beans and Rice
LAMB
Stewed Lamb served over Plain Jasmine Rice, Scallion Fried Rice, Egg Noodles or Pasta
Stewed Lamb and Macaroni Pie or Mummy’s, Easy, Cheesy, Caribbean Scalloped Potatoes
Stewed Lamb, Stewed Red Beans and Rice
GOAT
Trinidad Curried Goat, Dhal and Rice or Buss up Shot Roti (Paratha)
Trinidad Curried Goat, Stewed Red Beans and Rice
Trinidad Curried Goat, Trinidad Callaloo and Rice
Trinidad Curried Goat, Curry Aloo and Dhalpourie Roti
DESSERTS
Trinidad Sweet Rice (Rice Pudding) (V, GF)
Sawine (Vermicelli Dessert) – You Tube Video (V)
I love you Berry Berry Much Cobbler (V)
Cocoa Brownies (V)
Gulgula(Banana Fritters) (V, VG)
Coconut Popsicles (Palette) (V)
Peach Cobbler (V)
Gulgula Bread aka Banana Banana Bread (V)
Parsad (See You Tube Video as Well) (V)
Trinidad Black Cake / Caribbean-Rum-Fruit-Cake (V)
Kurma (V)
DRINKS
Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie (V, VG)
Trinidad Sorrel (V, VG)
SALADS AND SIDES
Apple and Cabbage Cole Slaw (V, VG, GF)
Avocado-Tomato Salad with Cilantro (V, VG, GF)
“Boil and Fry” Black Eye Peas (V, VG, GF)
Fry Bodi (Stir Fry Long Green Beans) (V, VG, GF)
Cauliflower Fritter with Easy Raw Mango Chutney or Kuchela (V, VG, GF)
Cauliflower–Roasted (V, VG, GF)
Callaloo – You Tube Video (V, VG option, GF)
Carrot Rice (V, VG option, GF)
Cornbread (V)
Corn Dumplings (V, VG,)
Dhal (Split peas soup) (V, VG option, GF)
Festive Quinoa Salad (V, VG option, GF)
Flour Dumplings (V, VG option)
Garlic Bread (V)
Green Fig Salad–St. Lucian (V)
Julia Child’s Brown Braised Pearl Onion (V,VG option)
Macaroni Pie (V)
Macaroni Salad (V)
Sweet Potato Fries–Oven Baked (V, VG option, GF)
Pasta with Chicken Sausage and Veggies (Can be made with shrimp also)
Potato Salad (V, VG option, GF)
Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice (V, VG option, GF)
Scalloped Potatoes (V, GF)
Stewed Red Beans (V, VG, GF)
Veggie Fried Rice (Using Broccoli Slaw) (V, VG, GF)
Versatile Salad Dressing (V, VG, GF)
PASTA
Chicken Sausage and Veggie Pasta (Can be made with shrimp also)
Macaroni Pie – (See YouTube video as well) (V, GF)
Macaroni Salad (V, GF)
Shrimp with Pasta with Cilantro and/or Parsley
ROTI, BAKES and BREADS (Flour)
Banana Banana Bread (V, GF)
Homemade Bread (V, VG option)
Paratha / Buss up Shot Roti ((V, VG, option) (See YouTube video as well)
Coconut Bake/Pot Bake (V, VG,
Dhal Puri (dhalpuri) Roti (You Tube) (V, VG,
Pepper Roti (You Tube) (V, VG option)
Sada Roti (V, VG)
Fried Bake (See You Tube Videos as Well) (V, VG OPTION)
Dosti Roti (V, VG OPTION)
RICE
Carrot Rice (V, VG OPTION)
Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice (V, VG option, GF)
Trinidad Chicken Pelau (See You Tube Video as well)
Veggie Fried Rice (Using Broccoli Slaw) (V, VG option, GF)
Quick PeaS and Carrots Fried Rice (V, VG option, GF)
CONDIMENTS, SEASONINGS AND SAUCES
Green Seasoning (You Tube Video) (V, VG, GF)
Pepper Sauce–Lime (V, VG option, GF)
Mango Chutney–Raw (V, VG option, GF)
Mango Chutney (You Tube)Boiled (V, VG option, GF)
Versatile Salad Dressing (can be used on salads, boiled potatoes, as a seasoning or sauce for meat) (V, VG option, GF)
VEGETARIAN
Peas, Beans and Legumes
Curried Channa and Aloo(Chickpeas with Potatoes) (V, VG, GF)and Home-Made Bread
Curried Channa and Aloo(Chickpeas with Potatoes) and(
Curried Channa and Aloo(Chickpeas with Potatoes) and Festive Quinoa Salad
Curried Channa and Aloo(Chickpeas with Potatoes) and Dhalpourie
Dhal, Rice and bhagee (V, VG, GF)
Trinidad Dhal (Split peas soup), Jasmine Rice, and Fry Bodi (Stir Fry Long Green Beans)
Trinidad Dhal (Split peas soup), (V, VG, GF) Rice and Tomato Choka
Stewed Red Beans (V, VG, GF) and Rice or Buss up Shot Roti (Paratha) with Sliced Avocado
Trinidadian “Boil and Fry” Black Eye Peas (V, VG, GF)and Corn Bread or Sada Roti
Vegetarian–Side Dishes
Trinidad Callaloo (do not add meat) (V, VG option, GF) and Jasmine Rice or Paratha Roti
Avocado-Tomato Salad with Cilantro (V, VG, GF)
Cauliflower Fritter with Easy Raw Mango Chutney (V, VG, GF)
Fry Bodi (Stir Fry Long Green Beans) (V, VG, GF) and Paratha Roti
Trinidad Pumpkin (V, VG, GF) and Paratha Roti
Irresistible Roasted Cauliflower (V, VG, GF)
Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries (V, VG, GF)
Roasted Asparagus (V, VG, GF)
St. Lucian Green Fig Salad (Do not add salt fish and use Veganese instead of Mayo) (V, VG, GF)
Creamy and Crunchy Apple and Cabbage Cole Slaw (Use Veganese instead of Mayo) (V, VG, GF)
Mummy’s Easy, Cheesy, Caribbean Scalloped Potatoes (Do not add egg) (V, GF)
Trinidadian “Boil and Fry” Black Eye Peas — (V, VG, GF) Eaten alone or with rice, roti or bread
Stewed Red Beans (V, VG, GF)
Potato Salad (V, VG option(use Veganese), GF)
Veggie Fried Rice (Using Broccoli Slaw) (V, VG, GF)
Macaroni Pie (V, GF – use GF pasta)
Sautéed Pak Choy (V, VG, GF)
Sautéed Spinach | Jamaican Callaloo (V, VG, GF)
Vegetarian-Pasta
Cheesy and Creamy Macaroni Pie (Don’t add eggs) V, GF-use GF pasta
Macaroni Salad (Use Veganese instead of Mayo) (V, VG, GF-use GF pasta)
Summertime Pasta with Veggies (V, VG, GF-use GF pasta) (Can be made without the sausage recipe calls for)
Vegetarian–Rice/Quinoa
Festive Quinoa Salad and Irresistible Roasted Cauliflower (V, VG, GF)
Scallion-Cilantro-Habanero Fried Rice (V, VG, GF)
Veggie Fried Rice (Using Broccoli Slaw) (V, VG, GF)
Quick Peas and Carrots Fried Rice (V, VG, GF)
Vegetarian-Flour
Flour Dumplings (V, VG, GF)
Corn Dumplings (V, VG)
Fried Bake (See You Tube Videos as Well) (V, VG-do not use butter)
Buss up Shot Roti (Paratha) (V, VG option)
Home-Made Bread (V, VG option)
Coconut Bake/Pot Bake (V, VG)
Trinidad Pholourie with Easy Raw Mango Chutney or Boiled mango Chutney (V, VG)
Aloo (Potato) Pies (V, VG)
Easy Veggie Pizza (See You Tube Video) V
Dhalpourie Roti (V, VG)
Sada Roti (V, VG)
Vegetarian-Desserts
Gulgula Bread aka Banana Banana Bread (V, VG-Do not add eggs)
Gulgula(Banana Fritters–Dessert) (V, VG)
Coconut Popsicles (Palette–Dessert) V
Trinidad Sweet Rice (Rice Pudding–Dessert) V
Parsad (See You Tube Video as Well) (V)
Kurma V
Vegetarian–Drinks
Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie (V, VG, GF)
Trinidad Sorrel (V, VG, GF)
Vegetarian–Dressing, Condiments, Seasonings
What is Trinidad Green Seasoning (You Tube Video) (V, VG, GF)
Trinidad Lime Pepper Sauce (V, VG, GF)
Easy Raw Mango Chutney (V, VG, GF)
Versatile Salad Dressing (V, VG, GF)
Boiled Mango Chutney (V, VG, GF)
How to’s
Other Musings…..
While I contemplate what my next recipe post will be..
Early Thanksgiving Dinner 2011
More Thanksgiving Pictures and a Thank You
My Day after Thanksgiving turkey sandwich
Goodbye, a year in review and a healthy note 2011
Trinidad vacation 2012-Fun & Food under the sun
A day at Chaguanas Market, Trinidad
Welcome Spring/Cooking with Ria is one year old
2013 Vacation-Mexico, Grand Cayman, Belize
A visit to the Doubles Man, Chaguanas, Trinidad
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