Lifespan of a Chennette

Although this didn’t start out as a cooking blog; it was more photos of food, and then restaurant reviews slipping in, I have accumulated a few recipes, so this seems like a convenient way to group them. When I have more, I may further develop this page. Maybe.

I should add a disclaimer, however, as I am not a recipe writer, being new to this. So if there’s anything I can explain better, please let me know!

Enjoy.

Accra - fried spoonfuls of a thick batter made with saltfish, onions, peppers and other good stuff.<

Baigani - Sliced eggplant, dipped in a seasoned thick yellow split pea batter and deep fried. Serve with some spicy mango or tamarind chutney.

Barfi Trini-style - milk based sweet, made into squares and covered in colorful candy sprinkles.

Basboosa - a Middle Eastern cake made from semolina with a sweet lemony syrup

Cheese Paste - spread for sandwiches, filling for puffs

Coconut Sweetbread - soft, spiced sweetbread with greated coconut and sugar crust.

Dhal, trini-style - spicy boiled and chunkayed yellow split peas, served in liquid form to accompany rice, roti or as a soup

Doubles - thin fried rounds wrapped around soft curried channa, eaten with pepper sauce and hot chutneys, usually sold on the street wrapped in paper

Fry Aloo - Trini dish, usually eaten with sada roti - thinly sliced aloo (potato) sautéed with onions and garlic until the edges are brown and crispy

Kibbe - my Mother’s version of a Syrian meat and bulgur wheat dish, that can be baked or fried

Late Night Cheese Sticks - Crunchy cheesy snacks

Maleeda - an Indo-Trini sweet made with the paratha and coconut; served in balls

Paratha (Buss up Shut) Trini-style - roti, flaky light and layered flat bread cooked on a tawah

Stuffed Eggplant - eggplant halves, stuffed with a creamy mixture of beef, eggplant, Chèvre, topped with shredded Cheddar and baked

Trini Chicken Pelau - one-pot meal made of rice, peas and meat

Trini Gulab Jamoon - fried balls of a rich dough coated in a sugar glaze