Recipes

Qalb El Louz; The queen of Algerian sweets You also must have plenty of patience to make

Syrian roast chicken & potatoes As part of MENA Cooking Club we were given Syrian dishes to try. This chicken

Palestinian lentil soup ~ smooth, flavoursome and simple to make! The past month’s MENA Cooking Club challenge was to

Algerians love their chorba freek and this Brit does too. We have it almost every

Ramadan Mubarak Apologies for the delay, I’ve been without an internet connection the first 2

I’ve always preferred soups made with Lamb and not Chicken, but after tasting this Chorba Bayda

Mhadjeb (singular) Mahdjouba (plural); A labour of love, even with the help of my trusty stand mixer! Mhadjeb

Mutabbaq مطبق ~ Middle Eastern flatbreads filled with a lightly spiced minced meat and egg mixture, folded then pan-fried.

Matazeez مطازيز / Margoog ~ A Middle Eastern hearty stew of lamb and vegetables with whole-wheat ‘pasta’ discs. MENA Cooking Club host

Breakfast, dinner or dessert; Algerian Couscous with Pomegranate. Traditionally-steamed, soft & fluffy couscous with bursts of

Algerian Tajine Zitoune ~ Chicken stew with green olives and carrots. Vibrant in both colour and taste. A welcome addition

  Latay A few months back I posted this photo in my Instagram story. Someone

It may be near the end of summer here in Algeria, yet the heat and

After breaking fast with dates and/or water, Chorba Freek to me is the epitome of the breaking

Mhadjeb plural Mahdjouba are semolina based crepe-like flatbreads stuffed with chakchouka. Mhadjeb/Mahdjouba are a popular North African street-food

  Khfaf is a spongy fried rounds of bread dough with a thick, tender chewy edge

Algerian Couscous – Steamed couscous covered in a lamb and vegetable stew with chickpeas Couscous Arabic: كسكس‎, kuskus is a North

La Mona – Algerian brioche with a super light and fluffy crumb. Flavoured with orange blossom water,

  Tamina – An Algerian sweet of Toasted Semolina with Butter and Honey. I thought it was