Doubles

Two soft fried breads holding curried chickpeas.

Ingredients

• 3 cups Flour
• 2 tsp Yeast
• 1 tsp Turmeric
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 1¼ cups Warm water
• 2 cups Chickpeas
• 1 Onion
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 2 tbsp Curry powder
• 1 Scotch bonnet
• ¼ cup Coriander
• 4 cups Frying oil
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Make the bara dough — Mix the flour, yeast, turmeric, cumin, salt and warm water into a soft sticky dough.
2. Prove — Cover and rise 90 minutes until doubled.
3. Make the channa — Fry the onion and garlic, add curry powder with a splash of water, then the cooked chickpeas and simmer 25 minutes until soft and saucy.
4. Shape the bara — With oiled hands flatten small balls into thin discs.
5. Fry — Fry each for 20 seconds a side — they should stay soft, never crisp.
6. Doubles are ready — Spoon channa onto one bara, top with another, and add pepper sauce and chutney.

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