There are so many people who have recipes for dishes that they would never share. I've literally been waiting for years for a mithai recipe from my aunt lol. Thank you for sharing your recipes and please don't ever stop! Your contributions will definitely help to keep our culture alive. I've never realized how much I appreciated home cooked food until I moved away from home and had to make it for myself. Each of your recipes takes me right back home to my mom's kitchen. I can't wait to try this next.
I haven't had bara since my grandmother passed away last year and usually she would make some for the family during Ramadan. So I was so happy to make this for my family! Thank you, it came out amazing! My mother said it was the best bara she ever tried! I added some scallion to my garlic/pepper mix and it was superb! Thanks for sharing Matthew!
I’ve never made Bara ever and I have followed this recipe and it never fails for the handful of times I’ve made it since it came out absolutely perfect👍🏽👍🏽 Thanks for sharing your recipe🙏🏽
I just mixed & whipped my dough. Patiently waiting now for it to rise. So excited to see and taste the final product. Also your recipes are amazing!!!!
Happy Holi everyone! Matthew the bara seriously my husband said it's the softest and tastiest bara he has had ! Thanks to you! I would never have tried this if it wasn't for your video! Thank you!
First time seeing your cooking channel because my cousin told me about it and I am so glad I did. I can now try to make more tasty food. Thank you for sharing your recipe. Awesome help.
Matthew, thanks for the recipe. During my childhood in Guyana, Jessie was a food vendor who would come with her basket of Indian snacks. You brought back a very good childhood memory. Mango sour was the boss. Will try making.
I tried your bara recipe today, it came out perfect. It is so soft.the only thing I did different is I blend fine time and broad leaf with the garlic and pepper. Delicious.
Matthew I am 65 years old and we did have the same type of Barack in Trinidad before you were born . I used to buy it in Valsayn shopping Centre at an East Indian delicacy store.
Wow so amazing. I am 50 years old and never made bara, crazy right but wanted to do something during this quarantine period for my kids, I can't wait. But no measuring, I bit it's the average method. Be blessed 🙏
I wish I watched your video before my first attempt yesterday 🤦🏽♀️ lol will try again with your really helpful tips (“beating” the bara, oiling fingers, etc). Thanks so much for this video!!
Matts I am always sooo confused when other people show me how to make bara... but you give the measurements and step by step and texture at the end... I like that you always tell us the stove temperature...I will try this for sure... thanks
I feel like I am watching my grandma cook in your videos . Few things you make I just enjoy never learned how to make . Thank you during quarantine my family is is now experiencing food I grew up on . Great Job keep it up ! We are a mixed culture family only Guyanese in my home 🤫🤗😆
Good job Matthew! My mother taught me how to make bara and she make the best bara ever, she always stressed on how to make them perfectly round which i have now mastered, however in the end it is the taste that matters.
Just saw this video, great job! You are very detailed in your instructions and easy to follow. I'm Trini and just wanted to correct you on Trini bara. Trini has couple variations of bara, so the ones you get with doubles are specifically for the doubles, but for Poojas and weddings or gatherings we make ours with ground urdi instead of ground yellow split peas and we don't put the spinach in it. So the doubles version is not really a bake, it's more soft and has has yeast in it, whereas the bake is more or less a roti dough with seasoning. I'm married to a guyanese so I make your version alot, I've been using fresh cilantro instead of spinach and I find it gives it more flavor:) Keep up the good work!
I have one up from the beginning of my channel. Check it out and let me know what you think. Also let me know if you have any requests. Welcome to my channel 😊
I'm from trinidad, even though I'm use to dishes from my country I've tried some of yours and they were awesome. Love all your stuff u make. Good job keep it up
@@matthewsguyanesecooking4601 I did. Took it to a birthday party and the Mexican side of the family loved it. 🤣. It's the first time I am making it. So, I spiced it up with more peppers and cumin. It was delicious. Thanks.
I enjoyed all the videos you putting up and I know you know how to cook cause I cook the the way you are keep up the good work.ps I also can eat anything from you cause you are very clean person I also look and observe those things thank you
@@matthewsguyanesecooking4601 I share your recipes with so many of my friends but it's so used friendly, simple and down to earth. Your recipes have day to day usage of ingredients and not those that you buy once and never use again. This is what I admire. No hypocrisy in your cooking. Have you ever heard of asparagus water/essence? Come on some of these ingredients are so stupid so thank you for keeping it simple. All your recipes I can make because I have the ingredients.
Definitely give it a try. You want it to be much softer than roti dough but you dont want it to be like a thick pancake batter. Needs to be able to be spread easily in your hands.
They are called bhaja in Mauritius 🇲🇺 we eat them with shattini (chutney) it’s basically a merge between tomato 🍅 salsa + salsa verde with lots of coriander and pinch of raw garlic 🧄, hot chilli 🌶 and onion 🧅 if made properly it will knock your socks 🧦 off. Bon appetit!!!
Omg Matthew I only found you this morning on your roti video. I am in love with your recipes. I haven't had bara since primary school. I'm definitely trying this. What is spinach known as in Guyana or an alternative to it for the bara recipe. Thanks for your videos.
Since Gramma passed I thought it would be hard to make her recipes. Fortunately I came across your channel with great clear and concise recipes. The end result is very similar or if not the same as my families way of cooking. What part of Guyana does your fam hail from?
Just discovered your channel a few days ago and had to subscribe! I made these last night and they turned out amazing- nice, soft, and fluffy! Do you have a tamarind sauce recipe to go with it? I used someone else's recipe and it didn't turn out that great. Hoping you'll upload one soon!
Hi Matthew; I want to try this recipe but I don’t have peas flour, can I use grind dhal peas that’s used n dhal puri? Thanks for your videos I started watching 2 weeks ago .
In India we call it pakora in the north, bora in the east, bhajiya in the west and vada in the south....we love to it is as evening snack especially during monsoons with chai
No don't add more yeast (that will make it very oily)... maybe your yeast wasn't good? Also you cannot use too hot water to mix or it will kill the yeast. Also you need to beat it well with your hand to make it rise at all. Also if you need to leave it for a little longer than an hour to raise then allow it to do that
@@matthewsguyanesecooking4601 thanks. But is it instant yeast or active dry yeast. I recently found out there're two kinds of yeast lol and not sure of their differences.
There are so many people who have recipes for dishes that they would never share. I've literally been waiting for years for a mithai recipe from my aunt lol. Thank you for sharing your recipes and please don't ever stop! Your contributions will definitely help to keep our culture alive. I've never realized how much I appreciated home cooked food until I moved away from home and had to make it for myself. Each of your recipes takes me right back home to my mom's kitchen. I can't wait to try this next.
I'm sorry I am just now seeing this message. Thank you for the sweet words. I truly appreciate it 🙏
I get what you are saying but understand sometimes we don't have recipes we just eyeball things lol
very proud to c a young boy cooking so well and sharing realk good guyanese food to all.
Thanks!
I haven't had bara since my grandmother passed away last year and usually she would make some for the family during Ramadan. So I was so happy to make this for my family! Thank you, it came out amazing! My mother said it was the best bara she ever tried! I added some scallion to my garlic/pepper mix and it was superb! Thanks for sharing Matthew!
Im so happy to hear it came out well and that everyone enjoyed. Sorry to hear about your grandma. She was probably pleased that you made it 🙏
So nice to have a young man like you to make all these delicious recipes, have to try this keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.
Rose Dookie Thank you! Much appreciated.
I’ve never made Bara ever and I have followed this recipe and it never fails for the handful of times I’ve made it since it came out absolutely perfect👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks for sharing your recipe🙏🏽
Yay! So happy you've enjoyed this recipe
Bara with mango sour is one of my most favorite foods EVER! I’m a white Canadian girl and I’m going to attempt this recipe ASAP!
I agree! One of my favorite combos as well. Please do let me know how it comes out.
Try a ting as we say in Trinidad 🇹🇹, hope it turns out well, once it does make ur own variation...
there's so many trini and jamaican channels. im glad i found a good Guyanese channel.
Joshua Sickler Thank you buddy!
How to make upside down pineapple cake
I just mixed & whipped my dough. Patiently waiting now for it to rise. So excited to see and taste the final product. Also your recipes are amazing!!!!
Enjoy! Thanks for using my recipe!
Happy Holi everyone! Matthew the bara seriously my husband said it's the softest and tastiest bara he has had ! Thanks to you! I would never have tried this if it wasn't for your video! Thank you!
Happy Holi to you as well! I'm happy to hear it came out well!
First time seeing your cooking channel because my cousin told me about it and I am so glad I did. I can now try to make more tasty food. Thank you for sharing your recipe. Awesome help.
Thank you for enjoying
I've been looking for this recipe for ages and your explanation is so great. Thanks for posting!
Matthew, thanks for the recipe. During my childhood in Guyana, Jessie was a food vendor who would come with her basket of Indian snacks. You brought back a very good childhood memory. Mango sour was the boss.
Will try making.
Please do I hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching!
U are the best love you for sharing and putting up the measurements and ingredients
I tried your bara recipe today, it came out perfect. It is so soft.the only thing I did different is I blend fine time and broad leaf with the garlic and pepper. Delicious.
Yay! Sounds yummy.
Matthew I am 65 years old and we did have the same type of Barack in Trinidad before you were born . I used to buy it in Valsayn shopping Centre at an East Indian delicacy store.
Wow so amazing. I am 50 years old and never made bara, crazy right but wanted to do something during this quarantine period for my kids, I can't wait. But no measuring, I bit it's the average method. Be blessed 🙏
I have the ingredients and measurements in the description box. Hope you try it out
I wish I watched your video before my first attempt yesterday 🤦🏽♀️ lol will try again with your really helpful tips (“beating” the bara, oiling fingers, etc). Thanks so much for this video!!
Hope you try again and enjoy my recipe. Thank you
Matts I am always sooo confused when other people show me how to make bara... but you give the measurements and step by step and texture at the end... I like that you always tell us the stove temperature...I will try this for sure... thanks
Thank you Mathew for this video brother you are a chef and a great teacher brother. Great video.
Thank you for watching and enjoying!
I always use your recipe. It never fails me!
Thanks for using the recipe
I feel like I am watching my grandma cook in your videos . Few things you make I just enjoy never learned how to make . Thank you during quarantine my family is is now experiencing food I grew up on . Great Job keep it up ! We are a mixed culture family only Guyanese in my home 🤫🤗😆
Glad I could help. Stay safe during these times
Good job Matthew! My mother taught me how to make bara and she make the best bara ever, she always stressed on how to make them perfectly round which i have now mastered, however in the end it is the taste that matters.
2y66 Awesome! Yes sadly mine dont always come out round lol but you're right its the taste that matters.
Just saw this video, great job! You are very detailed in your instructions and easy to follow.
I'm Trini and just wanted to correct you on Trini bara. Trini has couple variations of bara, so the ones you get with doubles are specifically for the doubles, but for Poojas and weddings or gatherings we make ours with ground urdi instead of ground yellow split peas and we don't put the spinach in it. So the doubles version is not really a bake, it's more soft and has has yeast in it, whereas the bake is more or less a roti dough with seasoning.
I'm married to a guyanese so I make your version alot, I've been using fresh cilantro instead of spinach and I find it gives it more flavor:)
Keep up the good work!
Thank you for watching and supporting
Which version do you like more
very good presentation Matthew. keep up the good work.
Thank you so much
Matthew, you always make your recipes looked so easy to try. Thanks very much.
Thank you so much
Looks delicious. Will follow your recipe to make this tonight.
Hope you enjoy
Looks very delicious
I will try it
Thank you
Thank you
Looks really appetizing and yummy
Thank you
I'm glad I found a Guyanese channel while looking for a recipe for Chinese fry rice
I have one up from the beginning of my channel. Check it out and let me know what you think. Also let me know if you have any requests. Welcome to my channel 😊
I definitely will check out the recipe, thank you.
@@kavitakavita7028 no problem.
I tried this recipe last year and it was soo good! It tastes just like my aunties make it! So i came back again cuz im making this again 💗
Nice! Thanks for watching!
Love this recipe Kudos to this guy
Thanks for watching
I just made this recipe, and it was a major success! Thank you, Matthew!
I am happy to hear! Thanks for trying it.
Very professional as you lay out all your ingredients!,,
And that's how to make delicious Bara - great job!
Houston Girl Fally Thank you!
I. Will. Definitely. Make. This.❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hope you enjoy!!
Excellent demonstrations of making bara- you seems to be a good chef....Keep up the good cooking...
Thank you so much
Thank you for sharing your recipe much respect from Toronto Canada ❤🇬🇾🇨🇦
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed.
Matthew, you're a good teacher.
Thanks
I'm from trinidad, even though I'm use to dishes from my country I've tried some of yours and they were awesome. Love all your stuff u make. Good job keep it up
So happy to hear. Thanks for the support
I love guyanese fried rice and chow mein can you do a video please
@@trishagopaul2453 I have all those videos already. Be sure to check em out
Them bara looks delicious... must say you are very good in mixing flour for every thing such as roti bara etc...👍👍💙
Thank you so much
Looks delish! Will try this!
Thank you, enjoy!
Thnx for your tips! Proud of you!
Thank you so much!
Oh my God. They look so light and airy. Can't wait to try this
Theyre so good! Hope you try it
finally a recipe that worked for me. I am very grateful to you. 👍
Hi Matthew you make the best Guyanese Bara it looks so delicious.
Thank you
You are very welcome!
Taking a refresher course in bara making. 🤣🧡
Hope you try it out
@@matthewsguyanesecooking4601 I did. Took it to a birthday party and the Mexican side of the family loved it. 🤣. It's the first time I am making it. So, I spiced it up with more peppers and cumin. It was delicious. Thanks.
looks yum, thanks so much for sharing
Thank you for watching
I enjoyed all the videos you putting up and I know you know how to cook cause I cook the the way you are keep up the good work.ps I also can eat anything from you cause you are very clean person I also look and observe those things thank you
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed.
Excellent Matt. It’s good to see a professional channel.
mapledaleguy Thank you!
Love your cooking 🇬🇾
Thanks!
Much respect to you , young man. Thank you.
Thank you
@@matthewsguyanesecooking4601 I share your recipes with so many of my friends but it's so used friendly, simple and down to earth. Your recipes have day to day usage of ingredients and not those that you buy once and never use again. This is what I admire. No hypocrisy in your cooking. Have you ever heard of asparagus water/essence? Come on some of these ingredients are so stupid so thank you for keeping it simple. All your recipes I can make because I have the ingredients.
@@Sherirose1 I appreciate the kind words. I hope you enjoy all the content to come!
I will certainly try this. Thank you😅
I hope you enjoy
Looks delicious, now I know how to make bara. Thank you!😊
Enjoy! Thanks for watching!
looks delicious! i will definitely be trying this recipe :)
Hope you enjoy!
Very nice just what i wanted
I hope you enjoy!
You are so young and good at cooking I am so proud of you
Thank you so much!
Golden bara looks yummy for me tummy if i was a cook show to make it
Good stuff
So delicious I enjoyed looking at your video.
Hi Matthew. Great job you're doing. I would love for you to do White pudding with sour recipe.
Thank you. I will try that recipe one day
So much different from Trinidad bara , I am definitely going to try your recipe. From Florida.
Will definitely give it a try... the texture in terms of how much water would be a little problem for me but I will give it a try. Thanks for sharing!
Definitely give it a try. You want it to be much softer than roti dough but you dont want it to be like a thick pancake batter. Needs to be able to be spread easily in your hands.
Just perfect I added chopped up spinich in the mixture.
Yum!
Looks yummy.will give this a try soon.
Thank you! Please do, you will enjoy it.
Hi..This is wonderful. Had a craving..Seems simple enough. Will definitely try it.
Please do. It's so good! You are going to enjoy it
Hear for the recipe happy 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔
Happy Diwali. It is in the description box right below the video.
I'm definitely using this recipe today 👌🇬🇾💘💛💚👑
Very good tutorial. I will try this tomorrow!
melid17 Awesome. Let me know how it turns out.
Matthew's Guyanese Cooking it turned out great. Wish I could show you a pic lol
melid17 lol that's no problem.
Thank u 💓 look so delicious 😋.
Thanks for watching
Delicious bara
They are called bhaja in Mauritius 🇲🇺 we eat them with shattini (chutney) it’s basically a merge between tomato 🍅 salsa + salsa verde with lots of coriander and pinch of raw garlic 🧄, hot chilli 🌶 and onion 🧅 if made properly it will knock your socks 🧦 off. Bon appetit!!!
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. Love to hear about the similarities between cultures
You are such a good cook, your bara looks so delicious 🖒🖒🖒🖒👍👍👍👍🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒👍👍🖒
Thanks! Give it a try, it'll be the softest bara you've ever eaten.
Thanks bro. I will try. Looks good.
Please do! Enjoy!
Thank u so much 💓for sharing
Thank you for watching
Looks really good nice and soft and very easy. Thank you
Farida Rohoman Thank you!
Matthew's Guyanese Cooking let's get the recipe
Saahodra Singh its in the description box below the video.
Matthew's Guyanese Cooking thanks Matt ,I appreciate it
Saahodra Singh No problem. And in every future video it will always be in the description box.
Great 👍 cooking bara. Looks delicious, l will make bara for my Hanuman Jayanti. Thanks again for all the tips. 😂
Hi Matthew your bars looks yummy. I will try it. I love bara but never made it. Will keep you posted.
I would like to make cassava pone.
Thanks
Omg Matthew I only found you this morning on your roti video. I am in love with your recipes. I haven't had bara since primary school. I'm definitely trying this. What is spinach known as in Guyana or an alternative to it for the bara recipe. Thanks for your videos.
Spinach is known as bhajee in Guyana. I believe usually poi bhajee is chopped up and added. But in the states we add frozen chopped spinach
Great recipes thank you
Thanks for watching
Hi this is looking so good
Since Gramma passed I thought it would be hard to make her recipes. Fortunately I came across your channel with great clear and concise recipes. The end result is very similar or if not the same as my families way of cooking. What part of Guyana does your fam hail from?
Thank you so much! We are from Berbice
Yummy!would enjoy this with some mango achar
Me too it is so yummy
Loved that i would like you to share how to make cas ssava ball thks
I have that recipe on my channel already
Nice and beautiful, looks very delicious!!
Thanks buddy.
Made this and it was perfect!
Nice!
Great. Thanks.
Just discovered your channel a few days ago and had to subscribe! I made these last night and they turned out amazing- nice, soft, and fluffy! Do you have a tamarind sauce recipe to go with it? I used someone else's recipe and it didn't turn out that great. Hoping you'll upload one soon!
Aisha Hakh Hi there! I will do a tamarind sauce soon. Sorry I didn't get to upload one as soon as I posted this video.
He’s already right with that, bara for the Guyanese is different like a pakora but just betta beta
Hi thanks so much for your recipe I try it and it came out really good ❤❤
I'm glad to hear! Thanks for watching!
We have this type of bara in Trinidad as well. It’s different from the one that doubles is made with and usually served with chutney.
Thank you for sharing your recipe my mom will make it ❤❤❤❤❤
Enjoy!
Thank you !! ❤❤❤
Awesome! Great job dude💪🏻❤️
Kavita Rampersaud Thanks! 👍👍
My dad used to make bara 🤤🤤🤤 Its yummy as well. I think he used spinach or spring onions. I'm part guyanese indian and Trinidadian
Nice. My grandmother used to use either or too
@@matthewsguyanesecooking4601 looks delicious by the way and nice 😇
@@Alakia_Chenga thank you
@@matthewsguyanesecooking4601 your welcome
Very good.
So nice
Thank you
You are Amazing !!!!!
Thank you!
Hi Matthew; I want to try this recipe but I don’t have peas flour, can I use grind dhal peas that’s used n dhal puri?
Thanks for your videos I started watching 2 weeks ago .
Use peas that have been soaked and ground
In India we call it pakora in the north, bora in the east, bhajiya in the west and vada in the south....we love to it is as evening snack especially during monsoons with chai
Nice. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you very much for the recipe! I tried it, but mine didn't rise a lot and it was a bit hard. Do you think I need to add more yeast? Thanks!
No don't add more yeast (that will make it very oily)... maybe your yeast wasn't good? Also you cannot use too hot water to mix or it will kill the yeast. Also you need to beat it well with your hand to make it rise at all. Also if you need to leave it for a little longer than an hour to raise then allow it to do that
@@matthewsguyanesecooking4601 ahhh got it. Thank you so very much for the response. I will try it again with your recommendations!!!😃
Wow looks so good. What kind of yeast are u using?
Thank you. Fleishman's yeast
@@matthewsguyanesecooking4601 thanks. But is it instant yeast or active dry yeast. I recently found out there're two kinds of yeast lol and not sure of their differences.
@@asheebasingh9988 regular active dry yeast. You can use either though
@@matthewsguyanesecooking4601 thanks chef Matthew