Gachas Manchegas

Name: Gachas Manchegas
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons (about 40 grams) chickpea flour (harina de almortas); 1 head garlic; 2 tablespoons salt (about 20 grams); 2 tablespoons paprika (about 25 grams); 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (about 25 milliliters); 2 1/2 cups water (about 600 milliliters)

paqui @cook_19055226

Gachas are perfect for cold days.

paqui @cook_19055226

Gachas are perfect for cold days.

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Ingredients

Serves 4 servings

4 tablespoons(about 40 grams) chickpea flour (harina de almortas)
1 headgarlic
2 tablespoonssalt (about 20 grams)
2 tablespoonspaprika (about 25 grams)
2 tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil (about 25 milliliters)
2 1/2 cupswater (about 600 milliliters)

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Steps

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Heat the olive oil (2 tablespoons) in a skillet. Add the garlic cloves and fry until they are golden brown.
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Once the garlic is well fried, remove it and set aside on a plate. In the same skillet with the garlic-infused oil, add the chickpea flour (4 tablespoons, one per person). Fry the flour well, adding the salt. You'll know it's ready when it turns a darker color. Cook over low heat to avoid burning the flour.
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When the flour is well fried, add the garlic and paprika.
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Add the water gradually (about 3/4 cup or 200 milliliters per tablespoon of flour), stirring constantly. When the mixture starts to thicken, stop stirring, taste for salt, and adjust as needed. Let it cook for about 3 minutes so the oil rises to the top, then serve.