Trinidad Chicken Roti – Immaculate Bites

What is Trinidad Chicken Roti?

Technically, roti is an unleavened flatbread popular in Indian and Caribbean cuisine. Trinidadian chicken roti refers to the curried chicken filling inside. The dish originates from Trinidad and Tobago, and the inhabitants of the island nation like to honor their Indo-Caribbean roots, which is why they produce some seriously tasty curry and seafood dishes.

And Trinidadian Chicken Roti is no exception. Imagine buttery spicy chicken, but without all the butter. Just as tasty and maybe a little healthier? At least that’s what I tell myself. 😜

Recipe Ingredients

1. chicken – For this recipe, you will need boneless, skinless chicken thighs and cut them into bite-sized pieces.
2. Chickpeas – Canned chickpeas add fiber, protein and flavor to this roti dish.
3. Potatoes – Cubed potatoes add volume and texture to this dish, and it tastes amazing drizzled with a spicy sauce.
4. chicken broth – Trinidadian Chicken Roti is saucy! It’s saucy thanks to the chicken broth.
5. spices – This dish is super flavorful thanks to the amazing herbs and spices. The ingredients you will need are finely chopped onion, minced garlic, white pepper, thyme, chicken bouillon powder, cumin, smoked paprika, allspice, curry powder, nutmeg, and a little cayenne pepper powder if you like it spicy. 😅

How to make Trinidad Chicken Roti

Marinate

• Preparation chicken – Place the chicken in a large bowl or pot and add the salt, garlic, thyme, white pepper and curry powder. (Photo 1)
• season – Using a spoon or your hands, stir the chicken until the seasoning is evenly distributed. (Photo 2)
• Marinate – Place in the refrigerator and marinate for 30 minutes or overnight.

Cooking

• Sauté – Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, garlic, thyme, cumin, allspice, smoked paprika, nutmeg and curry powder and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent.
• chicken – Next, add the chicken to the pan and fry for another 2-3 minutes. (Photo 3)
• Boil – Finally, add the chickpeas, chicken bouillon, potatoes, cayenne pepper, white pepper and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the sauce thickens. This will take about 20-30 minutes. (Photo 4)
• serve – Taste and add more broth to adjust salt, spiciness and consistency if necessary.

Recipe Variations

1. Vary the part of the chickenYou can use any part of chicken for this dish. Just remove the bone (if necessary), cut into bite-sized pieces, and proceed with cooking.
2. Make it veganTo make vegan roti, omit the chicken altogether and replace the chicken broth with vegetable broth, and double or triple the amount of chickpeas.
3. Add vegetablesFeel free to add peas, carrots, or any other vegetables that go well with curry.

Tips and Tricks

1. If the chicken sticks and starts to burn, add a little more chicken broth.
2. Cut the chicken into pieces before marinating it, so the spices have more surface area to infuse and add more flavor.
3. Gather all of your spices before you start stir-frying, or you risk burning your onions, garlic, and chicken while you fumble around for the spices. (As you may have noticed, the spice list is long.) 😆

Advance preparation and storage methods

Make the chicken roti, cool it and store it in the refrigerator. 3 days ago Servings. Also, Can be frozen for up to 3 monthsReheat thawed roti over medium heat. Same goes for leftovers.

What goes well with Trinidad Chicken Roti?

Served with chicken roti Bus Up Shut – Paratha If you want to enjoy a more authentic Trinity meal, try this dish. Garlic Rice and Fried plantain or Jamaican rice and peasDrink it up Sorrel drinkEspecially if you make it spicy. ❤️‍🔥

Other mouthwatering Trinidadian recipes to try

1. Corn pie
2. Macaroni Pie
3. Corn soup
4. Chicken Pelaw
5. Doubles

This blog post was originally published in April 2017 and has been updated with additional tips and beautiful photos.