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RCI-VG.004.0036.001

Calentita

Cuisine of Gibraltar – the quintessential 'Yanito' dish. Every Gibraltarian knows how to coo

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultybeginner

Ingredients

  • chickpea flour
    250 g
  • litre water
    1 unit
  • Olive oil
    1 unit
  • Salt and pepper
    1 unit

Method

1
Mix chickpea flour and water and salt/pepper in a bowl. Leave to stand, preferably overnight.
2
Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Take a tin 9x6 inches (15x23cms) or oven dish and put enough oil to cover bottom of tin or bowl. Heat in oven.
3
Then spread hot oil up sides of tin with a pastry brush or by tilting. Stir mixture and pour immediately into tin, and put back in oven for about 1 hour approximately or until set in the middle.
4
Leave to stand for a while.
5
Good for two or three servings.