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🇩🇿 Ramadan Iftar Table (Ramadan day 16, 2022) - Algerian and international food - Dallas, Texas

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Harira

Cultural Context

Harira is a traditional Moroccan soup, often enjoyed during Ramadan to break the fast. It symbolizes hospitality and community, typically served with dates and bread. This nourishing dish has variations across North Africa, adapting to local ingredients and preferences, making it a beloved staple in many households.

MoroccanMAmain
90 min
medium
6 servings
Servings4
1 cup dates
1 cup milk
4 cups harira soup
4 potato patties (makoda)
4 turnovers (coca)
2 cups cooked vegetables
1 cup cheese
4 cups simple salad
1 lb chicken
1 cup chickpeas
2 cloves garlic
1 loaf bread
1 loaf traditional bread (matlow)
1 loaf turkish bread (ramadan pdc)
4 cups lemonade (sherbet bufferic)
4 cups chicken biryani
4 cups black tea
1 cup mint
1 cup almonds
4 samsa
1 teresa leches (Mexican flan)
1 cup condensed milk
1 cup caramel

Quantities are estimated based on standard recipes for your convenience. The actual ingredients used in this video are accurate.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: vegetable broth

Chicken is leaner, and vegetable broth can be more economical.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: canned chickpeas

💰Cheaper: dried chickpeas

Canned chickpeas save time, while dried are often less expensive.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: frozen herbs

Dried herbs are more accessible, and frozen can be cost-effective.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola is often cheaper.

1

Set the table with dates and milk to break the fast.

2

Prepare Algerian harira soup, which is healthy and flavorful.

3

Make potato patties (makoda) as a side dish.

4

Prepare turnovers (coca) stuffed with cooked vegetables and cheese.

5

Serve a simple salad as part of the meal.

6

Cook chicken with chickpeas in a garlicky sauce.

7

Present different types of bread including shallow bread and traditional bread (matlow).

8

Include Turkish bread (ramadan pdc) on the table.

9

Serve refreshing Algerian lemonade (sherbet bufferic).

10

Prepare flavorful chicken biryani as a main dish.

11

After the meal, serve black tea with mint and enjoy desserts.

12

Present Algerian pastries (samsa) filled with almonds as a sweet treat.

13

Serve teresa leches (Mexican flan) for dessert, made lighter with less sugar.

Cooking Techniques

sautéingsimmeringblending

Equipment Needed

large potblendercutting boardknife

Spice Level:

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Dietary

pescatariandairy-free

Also Known As

Moroccan soupHarira soup

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