East Indian cooking

Roti is the most popular East Indian dish and can be found in restaurants and roti shops nationwide. Our roti is quite different to what they serve in India and other parts of the world where a bread name 'nan' is served with the curry. There are different types of roti; dhalpuri, doshi and buss up shot just to name a few. These are prepared with any curried meats such as; chicken, duck, goat and shrimp. Complimenting these are dishes such as;curried mango, pumpkin and bodi.

Check out this link for the top ten roti shops in Trinidad ttp://www.macocaribbean.com/trinidad/restaurants/trinidad-and-tobagos-10-best-roti-shops/

Some of the cooking utensils the East Indians brought with them to Trinidad are;

Tawa- baking stone, where the roti is cooked
Belna - rolling pin

Dabila - flat, wooden spoon

Muser-pestle
Dhall-ghotni - swizzle stick
Sup - strainer
Muser-pestle

Some of the fruits and vegetables that are popular in the foods prepared are;
Dhal- split peas
Aloo-potato
Baigan- egg plant
Ghee- clarified butter