Recipes By Nargisse Benkabbou
57 recipes found
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This Smoky Moroccan Dish Is All You Need for an Effortless Summer Feast
These grilled Moroccan sardines are marinated in a vibrant chermoula of herbs, lemon, garlic, and spices, then quickly cooked over high heat for crisp skin and tender flesh.
Turmeric Chicken Skewers With Green Olive Yogurt
These skewers offer a simple yet delicious way to bring the bold flavors of Moroccan cuisine to your table using a handful of spices. But what truly sets this dish apart is the green olive yogurt sauce; the creamy, tangy addition ties everything together. Inspired by the way olives are paired with chicken in Moroccan tagines, this briny sauce balances the warm spices. It's perfect for gatherings but just as great for busy weeknights, and while grilling adds depth, a grill pan works beautifully, too. Serve with a simple tomato salad, roasted or grilled vegetables or flatbread.
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A One-Pan Peach Cobbler with a Game-Changing Twist
This gently spiced peach cobbler receives a floral twist from saffron and honey. It's easy to make, adaptable, and perfect served warm with ice cream.
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This Smoky, Sweet, and Spicy Butter Is Everything Your Corn Needs
Grilled corn is slathered with a harissa-spiked compound butter for a quick, flavorful side that's smoky, spicy, and perfect for summer.
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The Lemony Couscous Salad I Make on Repeat All Summer
This lemon and thyme couscous salad is bright, make-ahead friendly, almost endlessly adaptable, and great for cookouts or weeknight dinners.
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These Harissa-Honey Glazed Chicken Skewers Cook in Under 15 Minutes
These grilled harissa and honey chicken skewers are smoky, sweet, and perfect for an easy weeknight grilled dinner.
Creamy Tomato Spaghetti With Preserved Lemon
Something magical happens when preserved lemon and tomato are cooked together. In this quick and simple pasta, fragrant lemon permeates the tomato paste, creating a beautifully aromatic (and pantry-friendly) sauce with the addition of heavy cream. Spaghetti is tossed with the sauce, which ends up subtly sweet and yet bright and tangy — a comforting weeknight twist on the always beloved tomato pasta.
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This 3-Ingredient Granita Is My Ultimate Summer Refresher
Turn Moroccan mint tea into a refreshing granita with just a few simple ingredients: green tea, fresh mint, and sugar. It's an icy dessert that's aromatic, easy to make, and perfect for summer.
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These 3-Ingredient, One-Bowl Moroccan Doughnuts Are Crispy, Golden, and Delightfully Chewy
Crispy, chewy, and golden brown, these sfenj—airy yeasted doughnuts—are an iconic Moroccan street food. Made at home with just three ingredients, these delightful doughnuts are perfect dusted with sugar or drizzled with honey for breakfast or an afternoon treat.
Crispy Halloumi With Tomatoes and White Beans
This vibrant vegetarian dish combines savory broiled halloumi, juicy cherry tomatoes and creamy white beans for a satisfying one-pan meal. When broiled, the halloumi becomes golden and crispy on the outside while staying soft and chewy on the inside, adding a deliciously hearty texture to each bite. Highly adaptable, this recipe allows for any canned, creamy white bean that you have on hand, like butter beans or navy beans, and thyme can be used in place of oregano. With a drizzle of olive oil, a touch of honey and fresh herbs, this recipe is perfect for a quick, meatless weeknight dinner that feels special.
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Liven up Your Weeknight Chicken Dinner Routine With This 1 Simple Ingredient
A marinade of harissa, honey, orange, and warm spices gives this easy sheet-pan chicken dinner a bold flavor.
Frosted Carrot Cake With Ras el Hanout
In this twist on the classic carrot cake, ras el hanout, a vibrant Moroccan spice blend, replaces the recipe’s typical spices. Translating from “top of the shop” in Arabic, ras el hanout refers to a blend of the finest available spices in the shop. Its warm, complex flavor, rich with cinnamon, ginger and coriander, adds a delightful kick and fragrance that perfectly complement the tangy cream cheese frosting.
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Harcha (Moroccan Semolina Bread)
Often referred to as Moroccan semolina biscuits, harcha are faintly sweet and nutty tasting flatbreads. They require just one bowl to make and mere minutes to cook.
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Loubia (Moroccan Stewed White Beans With Lamb)
This creamy Moroccan white bean stew is studded with spoon-tender morsels of lamb and infused with sweet and earthy flavors from onion, tomatoes, cumin, paprika, ginger, and turmeric. It requires just one pot and minimal effort to prepare.
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Chicken Couscous Tfaya (Moroccan Couscous With Braised Chicken)
Chicken couscous t’faya is a classic Moroccan dish featuring fluffy couscous piled with tender braised chicken topped with a rich, caramelized onion sauce. This signature onion sauce, t’faya, is sweetened with raisins and flavored with cinnamon and honey to create a balance of savory and sweet flavors.
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Lamb and Prune Tagine
Traditionally prepared for celebrations and gatherings, this lamb and prune tagine is a Moroccan classic that showcases tender savory lamb, succulent sweet prunes, and a blend of aromatic spices for a comforting meal.
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Simple Fluffy Couscous
Cooking couscous according to the packaging instructions is quick and easy, but it almost always results in sticky, unevenly cooked couscous. But this unique technique guarantees fluffy, perfectly cooked couscous every time.
Kaab el Ghazal (Gazelle Horn Cookies)
Kaab el ghazal, also known as gazelle horns, are cookies beloved by many Moroccans and are typically shaped like a crescent, mimicking the curve of a gazelle's horn. They are made from a fragrant almond-based dough, flavored with orange blossom water and a hint of cinnamon. In this version, the dough is coated in sesame seeds before baking, giving these gluten-free cookies a distinctive nutty flavor and a subtle chewy texture that contrasts beautifully with the soft, aromatic filling inside. Often enjoyed with tea, these cookies are a staple during special occasions and celebrations such as Eid al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. Traditionally, blanched almonds are ground at home in a food processor, but this recipe simplifies the process by calling for store-bought almond flour.
Ras el Hanout Roasted Vegetables
This flavorful dish makes a versatile side that can complement a variety of main courses. Infused with ras el hanout (see Tip), a warm and aromatic spice blend from North Africa, it’s ideal for sharing or preparing ahead of a busy week. Roasting the vegetables enhances their natural sweetness, creating a crispy exterior and a tender, melt-in-your-mouth interior. Cutting root vegetables into evenly sized pieces ensures they will cook at the same rate while maximizing surface area, allowing for enhanced flavor absorption and more caramelization. For carrots and parsnips, cut the thinner ends into chunks, then halve the thicker ends lengthwise before cutting into chunks.
Harissa-Maple Mushrooms
This quick and easy dish transforms humble mushrooms into a flavorful centerpiece. As they roast, the mushrooms develop a rich, concentrated flavor, with the delightful contrast of tender interiors and crispy edges. The heat of the harissa and sweetness of the maple syrup perfectly complement the mushrooms, while the yogurt offers a cooling counterpoint. Serve as a starter with flatbread or as a flavorful accompaniment to beef skewers, or roast chicken or turkey.
Bissara (Creamy Fava Bean Purée)
Bissara is a comforting Moroccan dish made primarily with dried, split fava beans or dried split peas. Often enjoyed as a warming winter meal, it features a creamy, smooth texture and is typically seasoned with garlic, cumin, paprika and olive oil. It can be served as a dip, with bread, or thinned into a hearty soup. A staple in Moroccan cuisine and a popular street food, bissara is celebrated for its simplicity, satisfyingly smooth texture and rich, savory flavors.
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Bastila (Moroccan Chicken Pie)
Savory and sweet all at once, an elegant layered chicken bastila is a centerpiece at most Moroccan special occasions. This simplified skillet version features a savory stewed chicken filling topped with eggs and crunchy almonds, all topped with a crisp pastry dough. It’s easy enough for a weeknight, but worthy of a celebration.
Chicken Pastilla
Pastilla, or B'stila in Moroccan Arabic, is one of the most iconic Moroccan dishes. Traditionally served during special occasions and festive gatherings, it masterfully balances sweet and savory notes, aromatic flavors and contrasting textures. While the original recipe calls for pigeon or squab encased in warqa (a thin, Moroccan pastry), this version uses chicken and phyllo pastry for a more accessible approach. The pie features layers of spiced chicken, caramelized onions, fluffy scrambled eggs and crunchy almonds. The chicken is cooked with the onions, then removed to allow the onions to caramelize while the almonds are toasted and eggs scrambled. However, all the layers can be prepared up to two days in advance; store them in sealed containers in the fridge, except for the almonds, which can be kept at room temperature. While the dusting of cinnamon sugar on top is optional, it’s a beloved tradition among many Moroccans, who typically enjoy an extra touch of sweetness.
Friday Couscous
In Morocco, couscous is traditionally served on Fridays, a holy day in Islam for prayer, community gatherings and family meals. Known as Friday couscous, this custom is deeply rooted in the country's cultural and religious traditions. Couscous refers to the entire dish — the couscous granules called smida which translates to semolina, and the flavorful stew of vegetables and meat called marka. Traditionally, the couscous granules are steamed until light and fluffy in a couscoussière, while the marka is made with a variety of vegetables, meat and aromatic spices. For this quicker, vegetable-only version, the couscous is cooked according to package instructions for convenience. Ideal for busy weeknights or meal prep, by the time the vegetables are fully cooked, the broth, which is poured over the couscous to moisten it, becomes richly infused with the spices and deep, savory flavors of the vegetables. Any remaining broth is often served on the side to be enjoyed on its own or added to the dish.