The Trinidadian street food that sandwiches curried chickpeas between two fried baras is doubles.
Doubles is an Indo-Trinidadian dish consisting of two fried flatbreads, called baras, filled with curried chickpeas known as channa. Vendors usually add chutneys, pepper sauce, kuchela, cucumber, mango, or tamarind, creating a soft, spicy, sweet, and tangy breakfast or snack.
The dish originated in Princes Town, Trinidad, in 1936. Emamool “Mamoodeen” Deen and his wife, Raheman Rasulan Deen, are credited with creating it. Deen first sold curried chickpeas with a single bara; customers began requesting two, and the name “doubles” emerged from that order.
Doubles is often confused with roti because both belong to Trinidad’s Indian-influenced food tradition, but roti usually refers to a larger flatbread wrapped around a filling. Pelau is a rice dish, while bake and shark pairs fried bread with fish. Doubles is specifically defined by its two baras and curried chickpea filling.