Recipes · Moroccan · Snacks
Caliente (Chickpea Flour Flatbread)
One serving has 306 kcal and 12 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of folate (55%), copper (54%), manganese (49%), magnesium (29%), phosphorus (24%) and thiamin (23%). Ready in 43 minutes.
- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 18 min
- Makes: 1 serving (215 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 50 g Chickpea flour (besan)
- 150 g Water
- 12 g Olive oil
- 1 g Salt
- 1 g Cumin
- 0.3 g Black pepper
- 0.5 g Paprika
Method
- Whisk the chickpea flour into the water until smooth, then whisk in half the olive oil, the salt, cumin and black pepper; let the batter rest 20 minutes so the flour hydrates.
- Heat the rest of the olive oil in a small oven-proof pan over medium heat.
- Pour in the batter and cook on the stovetop for 2 minutes, then transfer to an oven preheated to 220 °C (425 °F).
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until set and golden with crisp, blistered edges.
- Dust with paprika, cut into wedges and serve hot, the way it's sold by street vendors in Tangier.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 306 kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 29.8 g | |
| Water | 155 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.8 g | 19% |
| Protein | 11.5 g | 24% |
| Tryptophan | 0 g | |
| Threonine | 0 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0 g | |
| Leucine | 0.01 g | |
| Lysine | 0 g | |
| Methionine | 0 g | |
| Cystine | 0 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0 g | |
| Valine | 0.01 g | |
| Histidine | 0 g | |
| Fat | 15.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.7 g | |
| Saturated | 2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 39.1 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.49 mg | 54% |
| Iron | 3.3 mg | 18% |
| Magnesium | 89.6 mg | 29% |
| Manganese | 0.88 mg | 49% |
| Phosphorus | 166 mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 456 mg | 10% |
| Selenium | 4.3 µg | 8% |
| Sodium | 428 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 19% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.98 mg | 7% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.32 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.26 mg | 20% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 219 µg | 55% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 0.57 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 14 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.08 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 2.3 mg | 15% |
| Vitamin K | 12.7 µg | 14% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.09 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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