Yield: 8 pies Dough: 1 ½ cups of Cuisine All Purpose Flour 1 tsp of baking powder 1tsp of instant yeast ¼ tsp of salt ¾ cup of warm water Filling: 6 potaotes, peeled, chopped and boiled 1 tsp of geera seeds 1 tsp of fenugreek/ mehti seeds 1 tsp of corrinder seeds 2 tbsp… Continue reading Aloo Pies
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Vegan Cassava Pies
This is one of my favorite recipes using a ground provision. Cassava pie or cassava cake is a great way to transform a simple ingredient into something impressive. Ingredients: 2 lbs of cassava 4 cloves of garlic (minced) 3 sprigs of rosemary (finely chopped) 1 cup of coconut milk 1/4 cup of olive oil Salt… Continue reading Vegan Cassava Pies
Quick Corn Soup
Whether around the Queen’s Park Savannah on any given evening, outside a fete or on a random busy street corner, corn soup has made its way into the top tier of street foods in Trinidad & Tobago. If made correctly, it could take you well over an hour to bubble the perfect pot of corn… Continue reading Quick Corn Soup
Roasted Carrot Soup
In the words of Dj Khaled… Another One. A simple and delicious soup that I’m pretty sure based on the ingredients we used, is good for curing or helping with some kinda ailment. I suggest you try this if not for the obvious health benefits then at least for the pure deliciousness. Ingredients: 4 Carrots… Continue reading Roasted Carrot Soup
Roasted Veg & Channa Salad
I created this recipe recently while going through the process of cleaning out my fridge and pantry it originally consisted of roasted beets, eggplant, pumpkin, onion and garlic but this time around I didn’t have any eggplant so I left it out and added pimentos. As it turns out, roasted pimentos are really delicious. The… Continue reading Roasted Veg & Channa Salad
Creamy Pigeon Peas Soup
Just like the soca switch, a lot of people have switched up their diets so they can get their bodies ready for the road on carnival Monday and Tuesday. This means for most people, salads and trendy diets so this pigeon peas soup should fit into your carnival regime, but, if it doesn’t you should… Continue reading Creamy Pigeon Peas Soup
Vegan Dasheen (Taro) “Oil-Down” & Callaloo Hash
Sometimes I feel like straying from the typical festive rice, lasagne and pastelles for Christmas lunch. Usually for me that means making dishes using ground provisions, mainly because my Christmas lunch prep almost always begins with a market run and since Callaloo and boiled Dasheen is a vegan dish I enjoy making during the year… Continue reading Vegan Dasheen (Taro) “Oil-Down” & Callaloo Hash
Mango Amchar
Making mango amchar pleasantly surprised me when I was taught this dish by “Mama”. I was at a party and we were cooking curry when Mama suggested we make mango. Now in Trinidad, mango amchar is a great side dish to curry and roti. Some persons simply can’t have enough! Some people make it spicy… Continue reading Mango Amchar
Curry Pumpkin
This isn’t the popular pumpkin choka that you would find in roti shops across Trinidad & Tobago. This recipe for Curry Pumpkin is a vegan dish that is warm with a depth of flavor from the blend of spices and aromatics used in its preparation. For this recipe we will need 1 tbsp Mustard Seeds… Continue reading Curry Pumpkin