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Karantika

Name: Karantika
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Algeria
Ingredients: 200g Chickpea flour; 2 Egg; 80ml Vegetable Oil; 600ml Water; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Chili powder; To taste Baguette

Snack

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Chickpea flour, eggs, and oil baked together — Algerian street food born in Oran.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Karantika is a street food from Oran in western Algeria: chickpea flour, eggs, and oil are mixed with water and baked in flat trays until custardy. Said to show the influence of the Spanish period, it's classically sprinkled with cumin and harissa and stuffed into bread as a sandwich.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a street-corner stall in Oran, karantika cut from a big tray is stuffed into bread, sprinkled with cumin and harissa, and handed over.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Chickpea flour 200g
Egg 2
Vegetable Oil 80ml
Water 600ml
Salt 1 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Chili powder 1/2 tsp
Baguette To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the chickpea flour and water well and let stand 30 minutes.
Add the eggs, oil, and salt and mix.
Pour into a baking dish and brush the top with a little egg yolk.
Bake at 200°C for 30–40 minutes until browned on top and set.
Cut into squares.
Sprinkle with cumin and chili powder and stuff into baguette.

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