The
word roti in Hindi actually is used to describe bread, so roti is basically
flat bread. Roti is popular in weddings, prayers, parties/fetes.
Roti
classified as being part of the Indian culture has crossed all racial and
cultural lines to become classified as a true Trinidadian food. The early
morning popular breakfast crowd usually enjoy a sada roti with tomato choka,
baigan choka, caraille, ochro, fried potato (aloo), liver, gizzard, stew
chicken or with almost any cooked meat.
Sada roti with fried aloo (potato) and bhaji |
Lunch
however brings out the variety of roti such as dhalpuri or bussup shot, which
is usually sold with potato and channa, or goat, or beef, or chicken along with
an array of veggies -bhaji, bodi, pumpkin, curried mango, and of course pepper
sauce.
Dhalpuri
is a type of Indian-inspired flat bread that is made in Trinidad. The flat
bread is stuffed with a seasoned filling of ground split peas. A Dhalpuri can
be eaten as is or with some type of
curried meat
Dhalpuri 'wrap' usually filled with vegetables and curried meats like chicken, duck, goat or shrimp |
Curried channa and mango enveloped nicely in a dosti roti (dos means 2 in Hindi) |
Silky Paratha or "buss up shut" roti |
Need me some buss up shut now! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love silky soft paratha...I miss Trinidad...
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