HUMITA IN A POT WITH CHESSE AU GRATIN AND LLAJWA

Procedimiento

Grate the maize and the pumpkin. In a pot, place 2 spoonfuls of oil and add the onion in cubes till it’s transparent. Add paprika chopped in cubes and toss in oil. Place the maize and the pumpkin, add the ingredients with a wood spoon, add milk and water, salt and pepper. Stir and cook till it thickens. In a frying pan place the rest of the oil and add the paprika, salt and pepper and cook the sauce for 7 minutes. To serve, place in each dish a piece of cheese on the humita and a spoonful of sauce. Take it to the oven till cheese turns au gratin (5 minutes).

Llajwa sauce:

All the ingredients are grinded in a batán (a flat stone in which, with oscillation of another curved base, grinds the ingredients, or it liquefies them, taking care of getting it clotted, but not completely liquefied so not to alter its essence). If you do not have this batán, you can grate the tomato and the locoto with a hand grater and afterwards mix the ingredients with salt. If you use herbs, add them chopped fine.