Ramadan ideas - please help

[Muslimah23]

With Ramadan approaching us very soon InshAllah, I am in need of some authentic Ramadan Algerian recipes.

My husband is from Algiers so I would be very grateful if you can post up some recipes from that region. I know that tradtionally Algerians eat chorba, bourek and another dish in Ramadan but i need ideas for this 'other dish'

I would also appreciate if someone can post up a recipe for 'chorba frik'. Theres a few things I would like to know about this chorba frik- is it tomato based? do you add the frik at the end? or let it cook for long? do you have to soak it?if so, for how long?

thank u

[Al-khiyal]

Salam

Chorba frik and some other chorba recipes are linked here and a few other Ramadan recipes are here

[left2000]

Salam alaikum,

I'm glad to hear you're interested in making our food. I'll be more than happy to explain few things about our cooking if you want me to. Please feel free to post in any questions.

Ramadhan Mubarak inshaAllah.

Your sister
left2000

[Muslimah23]

Thank you for the link

well, I have already made some boureks and will freeze them. I know how to cook chorba but was unsure about 'chorba frik'. when I went to Algeria last year my mother in law was trying to teach me but I really wasn't concentrating!! lol.

does anyone have any nice Algerian roast chicken recipes? do you marinate the chicken and then cook it in the oven?

[left2000]

Oh yes, chicken tastes better while left overnight wrapped in foil with some spices at your taste.

You can chop some onion, and garlic and leave it in as well. Then in a very low heat, let it cook in that foil till tender. There's no need to put any oil in it if you are leaving the skin on. In the tray, you can put on the side some baby vegetables to cook with it if you want to.

Then, you take the foil off and let it get crispy while making sure it's not burning.

Wa Shahia Tayiba,

[Muslimah23]

Shukran Left2000

I have several more questions to ask if possible.

My husband described two Algerian dishes to me. One is special for Ramadan, it is a fairly sweet dish made of lamb, prunes and apples. The second is potato stuffed with mince meat and rice cooked in sauce. Does it sound familiar? if yes, please please put up the recipe.

thank you

[left2000]

Hello again,
It looks like you'll become a professional soon in Algerian food making.

I'll write to you more tomorrow inchallah with full details, but for the moment let me give you their names:

The sweet one is called 'Elahm Hlou', which means sweet meat.
The second is called 'Doulma', which is anything filled with minced meat.

I'm off to bed now, but I promise to write more tomorrow inchallah.

Happy Ramadan
Left2000