How To Make Delicious Trinidad Baigan Choka
Another name for baigan is eggplant. As a young child my mother would make a Baigan Choka and to be honest I did not like this dish at all. Now as a adult I will indulge in this dish any change I get! The only thing is roasting the eggplant aka baigan on the stove […]
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Trinidad Kachori/Kachourie Recipe
Kachori/Kachourie is a street food that is fried in Trinidad and Tobago – inspired by Indian cooking, it is filled with split peas and chick peas aka channa. Ingredients 1 cup channa/chick peas 1/2 cup split peas 3 cups water (for soaking) green seasoning of your choice 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon saffron powder 1 […]
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Trinidad Kurma Recipe
Trinidad kurma recipe Ingredients 2 cups of all purpose flour 2 tablespoons of condensed milk 1 oz. Margarine 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 teaspoon ginger 1 cup water Syrup: 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup water Method Add all the ingredients listed above (with the exception of the water) into a mixing bowl and combine […]
Read MoreHow to Make Cassava Pone
how to make cassava pone Ingredients 1 /4 cup sugar 5 tablespoons butter 3 1/4 cassava 3/4 cup coconut 1/2 cup pumpkin 1/4 sweet potato 1 tablespoons cinnamon 1 tablespoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Method Using a sharp knife, peel the cassava, sweet potato, ginger and pumpkin. Using a grater, grate the […]
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How To Make A Delicious Cow Heel/Foot Souse
What is souse? Caribbean souse is a clear broth made with the pig feet, cow heel or chicken feet. The meat is first cooked and then marinated in fresh lime, salt, chive, culantro hot pepper, and cucumber. Other parts of the cow that are used to make a Caribbean souse are the cow tongue and ears. Ingredients2 pounds […]
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How To Make A Delicious Chicken Foot Souse
Souse is a cold pickle usually made with pig’s trotters or chicken’s feet that are boiled and then soaked in a delicious lemony brine seasoned with peppers, chadon beni, garlic and onions and served with a large helping of sliced cucumbers. The vegetarian version is made with green bananas (in Trinidad bananas are called figs) […]
Read MoreHow To Make Pig Foot Souse
pig foot souse What is souse? Souse, a Caribbean dish, served cold, that traditionally consists of pickled pig meat in a clear broth flavored with various seasonings. Ingredients 1 pound of pig feet 2 shado beni leaves juice of one lime 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 onion 1 cucumber 2 sticks of chive salt to taste […]
Read MoreHow To Make Pineapple Chow
Ingredients 1 pineapple 10 shado beni leaves juice of 1 lime 1 red hot pepper salt 6 garlic gloves Method Using a sharp knife, peel pineapple. Set the skin aside, you can make a juice with the skin. Slice the pineapple and cut each slice into 4 triangles. Cut each triangle into half. Place the pieces […]
Read MoreHow To Make Delightful Shado Beni aka Bandania Chutney
In this blog post I share how to make a delightful shado beni chutney which is very popular in Trinidad street food Doubles. Ingredients12 shado beni leavessmall piece of red hot pepper3 garlic glovessalt to tastewater MethodPeel the garlic clover, wash and set aside. Wash Place all the the shado beni leaves, cut into half […]
Read MoreHow To Make Chennette Chow
how to make chennette chow Chennette is a fruit and is also known as guinep. Their size is to that of the size of an American quarter (25 cents) maybe slightly bigger. The outside shell is hard and green in its mature stage and young stage. In this fruit mature stage it is sweet and […]
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