Moroccan Cuisine & Recipes

Typical Moroccan Dishes

Appetizers

• Briouat (Savory stuffed pastries)
• Mslalla (Marinated olives)

Soups & Stews

• Chorba (Vegetable & pasta soup)
• Harira (Ramadan stew)

Salads

• Mzoura (Carrot salad)
• Shlada bi Lichine (Orange & walnuts salad)
• Shlada dyal Bedenjan (Eggplant salad)

Eggs & Dairy

• Rayib (Yogurt made with artichoke hearts)

Poultry

• Bstila (Pigeon pie)
• Djej bil Einab (Chicken with grapes)
• Djej Kdra Touimiya (Chicken with almonds & chickpeas)
• Djej M'Chemel (Chicken with olives & lemon)
• Djeja M'Qalli (Chicken with coriander & mint)
• Tajine de Poulet aux Fruits secs et aux Amandes (Chicken braised with dried fruit & almonds)

Meats

• Brik bil Lahm (Lamb turnovers)
• El Lahm el Mahammer (Lamb in a red sauce)
• El Lahm el M'Qalli (Lamb with olives & lemons)
• Kefta (Spiced meatballs)
• Lahm Mashwi (Lamb kebabs)
• Mechoui (Spit-roasted lamb)
• Mzouria (Honeyed lamb tagine)
• Qamama (Lamb tagine with honey & onions)
• Qubdan (Spiced lamb kebabs)
• Tfaia (Lamb tagine with eggs & almonds)

Fish & Seafood

• Hut b'Noua (Fish with almond paste)
• Hut bu-Etob (Fish stuffed with dates)

Vegetables & Beans

• Kseksu Bidawi (Couscous with seven vegetables)

Breads & Grains

• Couscous (North African pasta)
• Khubz Araby (Pocket bread; see Pita recipe)
• Rghaif (Flaky crepes)
• Warkha (Thin pastry sheets)

Sauces & Condiments

• Amlou (Argan oil, almond paste & honey spread)
• Chermoula (Marinade of herbs, spices & lemon juice)
• Harissa (North African spice paste)

Pickles & Preserves

• Matecha M'assla (Sweet tomato jam)
• Msir (Preserved lemons)

Desserts

• Ghoriba (Almond cookies)
• Griouche (Sesame honey pastry)
• Haloua Tpolo (Chocolate-sesame cones)
• Kab el Ghzal ("Gazelle horn" pastry)
• Majoun (Cannabis, honey & spice sweet)
• M'Hanncha (Coiled almond pastry)
• Seffa (Sweet couscous with dried fruit)
• Sfinj (Donuts)

Beverages

• Lben (Fermented whey beverage)
• Nana (Mint tea)
• Sharbat Billooz (Almond milk)