🇩🇿 Algeria cuisine · #3

Rechta

Rechta
Time120 min
Serves6
Ingredients10

Fine steamed noodle ribbons served with a white broth of chicken, turnip, chickpeas and cinnamon — Algiers' feast dish.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Make a white broth with chicken, onion, cinnamon, pepper and chickpeas.
  2. Toss the noodles with oil and steam for 15 minutes.
  3. Add the turnips to the broth.
  4. Steam the noodles again and toss with butter.
  5. Moisten with broth and serve with chicken and turnip.
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