Trinidad recipes

A true Trinidadian comfort food. Similar to your beloved Mac and cheese but more like a casserole. Use this recipe as a guide and add what you like and eliminate what you don't .

Trinidad Cornmeal Pastelle - Simply Trini Cooking

Chris makes a hearty Callaloo (soup) in this episode. Callaloo (not Jamaican) can be used as a soup or side dish and it’s traditionally made with fresh ocean crabs, however is in this step by step tutorial we’ll used salted pigtails for added flavor. You’ll need… 1 lb salted...

An East Indian influenced street-food, made with 2 baras (fried flat bread), and topped with cooked channa and other delicious condiments.

Caribbean cheese paste is a creamy, seasoned spread made primarily with grated cheese, butter, and mayonnaise.

A slightly sweet, incredibly soft, and rich loaf of bread, often served for breakfast or used for sandwiches. Tastes like a tropical hug!

A Caribbean bake from the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Quick and easy to make this traditional bread like coconut scone is full of exotic flavour.

You have got to try aloo puri. It's been a while, only a few days but to me it feels like a long time. As usual, if no posts are seen it doesn't mean that I'm

Coconut Sweet Bread

YIELD - Two Loaves (9-10" by 3-4") INGREDIENTS Flour - 3 cupsBaking Powder - 1 tbspCoconut - 1 cup (Grated)Butter - 1/2 cupBrown Sugar - 1 cupRaisins - 1/4 cupCurrants - 1/4 cupCherries - 1/3 cupMixed Fruit - 1/3 cupMixed Essence - 1 tspCinnamon - 1/2 tspNutmeg - 1/2 tspWater - 7 oz METHOD 1. Add sugar, raisins, currants, cherries, mixed fruit, essence, cinnamon, nutmeg & water to a bowl. 2. Mix until sugar is dissolved. 3. Set aside. 4. Sift flour and baking powder into a regular bowl or...

Trinidad Sweet Bread

tastes like home: Soursop Ice Cream & Coconut Drops

Hi Guy's, Here is my version of coconut tart, everyone do things differently this is not to sweet it have the right amount of sweetness for me please feel fr...

Coconut Tart Pastry Dough 2 cups flour 6 tbps unsalted butter pinch of salt 4-6 tbps ice water Filling 1 large coconut grated 1 cup brown sugar 1tps vanill…

If you think one paratha is amazing, try having two at the same time! A flavorful and spicy filling made with mashed potatoes, grated carrots, hot pepper/s, bell pepper, pimento peppers, garlic and culantro(bandhania/shado beni) is sandwiched between the two flaky layers of paratha roti. Melty, Trinidad cheese(New Zealand Cheddar) is placed over the carrot filling, or sometimes mixed into the filling, to help seal the deal.