Chickpea Flat Bread

Chickpea Flat Bread

Ingredients
1 Cup Chickpea Flour (besan)
¾ Cup Water
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

For extra flavour you can add, if you want to, spices like pepper, cumin, salt, coriander seeds or garlic (crushed fresh). Add only a small amount of your preferred flavouring to the wet mix. No more than ½ tsp.


Method
Sift flour into a bowl. Combine with water and whisk well making sure all lumps are gone and you have a glossy mix. Add olive oil (extra virgin) and combine. Heat pan to medium/high. Lightly oil with a good quality oil – if you use non-stick pans don't use olive oil, it will eventually stick to your non-stick pan and make it gluggy and impossible to clean – you are best to use avocado oil/coconut oil, in small quantities, or butter. Olive oil is great in a cast iron or stainless pan. Ladle/pour batter into hot pan (¼ cup is a good serve). Cook just like a pancake – once the top is no longer runny when you gently lift the side, you can flip, leave for another minute and serve.
NOTE: Let mix sit aside for 30 minutes for a thicker batter and a lighter flatbread. You can use straight away though if you are super hungry.

Here are my favourite combinations:
Flatbread with Housemade Cheese and Tomato:
Add smooth, creamy housemade cheese (see My Favourites for recipe), topped with slices of tomato (ripe and at room temperature for the best flavour), cracked pepper and a good sprinkling of salt. A splash of olive oil and wallah!

Flatbread with Apple, Honey & Yoghurt:
Slice fresh ripe apple (or banana) over your flatbread, a nice big spoonful of plain yoghurt and a good squirt of honey. For extra flavour, a sprinkling of cinnamon or a little nutmeg really warms the meal. I also love a splash of olive oil over this dish.

Banana Pancake:
Simply add one very well mashed ripe banana to a single mix of chickpea flatbread batter. Let it sit for 20 minutes to give you a lighter pancake. Cook like a normal flatbread. Served on its own or with fresh cream or yoghurt.

Nourish Mum

Show mum how much you love her by helping her start the day the right way with a nourishing and delicious breakfast in bed.

Australian cookbook author and food expert, Tania Hubbard said mothers had one of the toughest jobs in the world and needed plenty of energy to get them through the day, starting with a wholesome and nutritious breakfast.

'Breakfast is not only the most important meal of the day, it is also my favourite meal because it sets the tone for the rest of my day," Tania said.

'My Chia Seed Breakfast, Bircher Museli or Chickpea Flatbread make amazing breakfasts and will give mum that extra boost she needs to get through her busy day," Tania said.

'Chia Seeds are an amazing whole food packed with Omega 3, fibre, protein and antioxidants, they are quick to make and delicious when topped with grated pear, cinnamon & yoghurt, " Tania said.

Tania is the Co-owner of the Gluten Free Grain Free Company and is the author of, gluten free grain free – food we love, a cookbook packed with over 150 pages of mouth-watering recipes, information about stocking a gluten and grain free pantry, label reading and much more.

'Waking up early and taking mum breakfast in bed is a great way to say thanks and I love you," Tania said.

'Once you have breakfast done, why not spoil mum even further with a special cake baked just for her using one of my bake@home cake mixes that are easy for kids to make, taste fantastic and only take a few minutes to get in the oven," Tania said.

The Gluten Free Grain Free Company recently launched a range of hand crafted gluten, grain, nut and dairy free bake@home cake mixes, made with whole foods and available in chocolate, strawberry, date and cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla.

'My food isn't just for people with food allergies and intolerance, it for anyone and everyone that wants to enjoy wholesome, nourishing and delicious food," Tania said.

For a complete list of stockists or to purchase Tania's cookbook gluten free grain free – food we love or her bake@home range of cakes, visit www.glutenfreegrainfree.com.au