Dairy-Free Trinidadian Recipes

Every dish here is Trinidadian cooking that is naturally dairy-free, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle dairy-free on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
6 recipes
DoublesPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 2 h 10 minTwo soft turmeric flatbreads folded around curried chickpeas, tamarind, and pepper sauce, Trinidad’s street-corner breakfast.
PelauPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 1 h 20 minA one-pot of caramel-browned chicken, rice, and pigeon peas cooked in coconut milk.
Bake and SharkPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 2 h 50 minCrisp fried flatbread split and stuffed with seasoned fried fish and a riot of sauces and salads, a Maracas beach classic.
KurmaPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · easy · 45 minCrunchy fried sticks of ginger-spiced dough tumbled in a hard sugar glaze, a Trinidadian Indo-Caribbean sweet.
Trinidadian Curry GoatPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 3 hGoat marinated in green seasoning and slow-curried with Trinidad curry powder, geera, and masala until fork-tender; the special-occasion dish served with roti.
Trinidad CallalooPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 1 h 10 minThe silky Sunday-lunch classic: dasheen leaves and okra cooked down with coconut milk, aromatics, and crab, then swizzled smooth into a thick green sauce.
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