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Morocco Recipes & Traditional Dishes

Discover 14 Morocco recipes on AfroKitchen, including Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons & Olives, Lamb Tagine with Prunes and Almonds, and Rfissa. Brows...

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Main dish | medium

Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons & Olives

Moroccan chicken tagine with preserved lemons, olives, saffron, turmeric, onion, parsley, and cilantro.

120 min | Main dish
Main dish | medium

Lamb Tagine with Prunes and Almonds

Moroccan lamb tagine with ginger, saffron, cinnamon, honeyed prunes, toasted almonds, and sesame.

145 min | Main dish
Main dish | hard

Rfissa

Moroccan chicken, lentil, and fenugreek stew served over shredded msemen or trid pastry.

145 min | Main dish
Dessert | hard

Chebakia

Moroccan sesame, almond, honey, and orange blossom pastries folded into flowers and fried for Ramadan.

135 min | Dessert
Main dish | hard

Seffa Medfouna

Moroccan sweet-savory vermicelli or couscous mound hiding spiced chicken and finished with almonds, cinnamon, and powdered su...

130 min | Main dish
Main dish | hard

Chicken Pastilla

A Moroccan savory-sweet pie of spiced chicken, soft egg sauce, toasted almonds, cinnamon, and crisp pastry.

125 min | Main dish
Soup | easy

Harira

Moroccan harira, a Ramadan tomato soup with lamb, chickpeas, lentils, celery, herbs, vermicelli, and lemon.

100 min | Soup
Breakfast | medium

Msemen

Moroccan msemen, flaky square griddle flatbread laminated with oil, butter, and fine semolina.

85 min | Breakfast
Soup | easy

Bessara

Moroccan fava bean or split pea soup pureed smooth and finished with olive oil, cumin, paprika, and bread.

80 min | Soup
Main dish | medium

Kefta Tagine

Moroccan meatball tagine simmered in spiced tomato sauce and finished with eggs.

70 min | Main dish
Recipe | medium

Sardine Kefta Tagine

Moroccan sardine meatballs simmered in tomato, chermoula, olives, lemon, and peppers.

70 min | Recipe
Recipe | easy

Maakouda

Moroccan potato cakes seasoned with herbs, cumin, turmeric, garlic, and egg, then fried until crisp.

60 min | Recipe
Side | easy

Taktouka

Moroccan roasted pepper and tomato salad cooked with garlic, cumin, paprika, olive oil, and herbs.

55 min | Side
Side | easy

Zaalouk

Moroccan eggplant and tomato salad cooked with garlic, olive oil, paprika, cumin, cilantro, and lemon.

50 min | Side

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Breads and breakfast

Semolina breads and griddled breakfast dishes that make Moroccan tea tables feel complete.