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🇩🇿 Traditional dishes from Algeria

3 dishes people actually cook in Algeria: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Chorba frik

90 min · medium · 13 ingredients

Chorba frik, a traditional dish from Algeria

A comforting Algerian soup with rich flavors.

  • 500 g lamb
  • 1 onion
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 celery
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 200 g chickpeas
  • 100 g frik (cracked wheat)
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1500 ml water

Makroud

90 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Makroud, a traditional dish from Algeria

Delicious semolina pastries filled with dates!

  • 300 g semolina
  • 200 g dates
  • 100 g butter
  • 150 ml water
  • 100 g honey
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 500 ml oil

Rechta

120 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Rechta, a traditional dish from Algeria

Deliciously savory, a taste of Algerian tradition!

  • 400 g rechta noodles
  • 800 g chicken
  • 2 onions
  • 200 g chickpeas
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1500 ml water

What do people eat in Algeria?

The three dishes from Algeria documented in Copper are Chorba frik, Makroud and Rechta. Chickpeas and cinnamon each appear in more than one recipe. All three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 21 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Algeria?

The three recipes need 21 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Chickpeas and cinnamon are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 12 use chickpeas and 16 use cinnamon. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Algeria take?

Chorba frik is the quickest at 90 minutes. Rechta is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Algeria is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Algeria here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Chorba frik is the shortest way in.

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