I'm looking for a Jamaican recipe for a double, anyone have one they can share?

Question

I think it's made with ground chick pea powder which I have no idea where to buy.

Answer 1

Well I am a former chef and worked in Jamaica, and while the Jamaicans make doubles, they are actually a Trinidadian creation, the skin like roti is made with white flour, like a tortilla and then a paste of yellow split pea flour and shortening is rolled in.

What you do is make the base dough with flour, oil, salt, hot water and baking powder, and then the secondary dough with the SP flour and shortening into a thick paste like consistancy, you portion out the white dough and roll it into a rope, Flatten the rope, spread the SP dough on, roll it up in to a coil and then flour the board and roll it flat then grill like a tortilla for a few minutes on both sides, it will puff up, that is fine you need the pocket for the filling later. Make them around 4-6" in diameter

It is a very labour intensive procedure, but can be done at home, I buy the here in Toronto Canada and focus on my fillings like chickpeas in a channa dal sauce, ground chicken in a curry sauce or if I am really adventurous a goat and pigeon peas filling

Answer 2

david H:  my trini husband will probably ask you to marry him - he gets so mad when ppl claim doubles are jamaican (or bajan or grenadan or whatever).  he's a bit... obsessed, shall we say?, about his trini-ness.

to answer the question, check this recipe:  http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/tr...

warning, it may take a while to load and possibly the page will freeze the first time - they have WAY too many active feeds (RSS) going on - but once it loads, the recipe is *gold*.