Condiments & Basics
Amlou (Moroccan Almond, Argan Oil & Honey Spread)
The nutty, honeyed spread from southern Morocco that's often called Moroccan Nutella — roasted almonds, pure argan oil and honey blended into one spread.
25 minutes
Easy
Moroccan Recipes
Traditional Moroccan recipes to cook at home, written the way we teach them in our Marrakech cooking classes — with real techniques, spice ratios, and no shortcuts.
Condiments & Basics
Moroccan Chermoula
The bright, herby spice marinade Morocco uses on fish, chicken and vegetables — fresh herbs, garlic, cumin and lemon blended into one all-purpose sauce.
10 minutes
Easy
Tagine
Kefta Mkaouara (Moroccan Meatball Tagine in Tomato-Egg Sauce)
Spiced beef or lamb meatballs simmered in a rich tomato sauce and finished with eggs cracked directly on top — one of Morocco's most-cooked home dishes.
55 minutes
Medium
Bread
Moroccan Khobz (Everyday Round Bread)
The plain, round semolina-and-flour bread that arrives at nearly every Moroccan meal — simple ingredients, a home-oven method, and the technique behind its crust.
About 2 hours 15 minutes
Medium
Dessert
Moroccan Orange & Cinnamon Salad
The classic dessert salad that ends a Moroccan meal — sliced oranges with cinnamon and orange blossom water, simple and refreshing after a rich tagine.
10 minutes, plus 20 minutes chilling
Easy
Condiments & Basics
Moroccan Preserved Lemons
The foundational Moroccan pantry staple behind chicken tagine and countless other dishes — just lemons, salt, and time.
About 4 weeks, mostly curing
Easy
Salad
Salade Marocaine (Everyday Moroccan Tomato & Cucumber Salad)
The fresh, finely diced tomato-cucumber salad that sits on nearly every Moroccan table — quick to make and the plain companion to richer tagines.
15 minutes
Easy
Pastry
Moroccan Briouats (Almond and Honey Pastries)
How to make Moroccan briouats — crisp filo pastry parcels filled with sweet almond paste and finished with honey.
55 minutes
Medium
Soup
Moroccan Harira Soup
A traditional Moroccan tomato, lentil and chickpea soup, hearty enough to serve as a light meal on its own.
1 hour 10 minutes
Medium
Salad
Moroccan Taktouka (Roasted Pepper and Tomato Salad)
A smoky Moroccan cooked salad of roasted peppers and tomatoes, the classic companion to zaalouk.
40 minutes
Easy
Salad
Moroccan Zaalouk (Eggplant and Tomato Salad)
A smoky, garlicky Moroccan cooked eggplant and tomato salad, traditionally served as a starter with bread.
45 minutes
Easy
Soups & Legumes
Traditional Moroccan Loubia (Spiced White Bean Stew)
A rich, saucy Moroccan white bean stew simmered with ripe tomatoes, garlic, cumin, sweet paprika, and extra virgin olive oil.
1 hour 5 minutes
Easy
Pastry & Sweets
Traditional Moroccan Fekkas (Anise & Almond Biscotti)
Twice-baked crunchy Moroccan cookies studded with whole unblanched almonds, toasted sesame seeds, and fragrant green aniseed, designed for dunking in mint tea.
1 hour 5 minutes
Medium
Drinks
Moroccan Mint Tea
How to make Moroccan mint tea the traditional way, including the technique for pouring it from height.
15 minutes
Easy
Pastry & Sweets
Traditional Moroccan Sellou (Sfouf / Spiced Roasted Nut & Flour Sweet)
A rich, unbaked Moroccan energy confection of slow-toasted golden flour, toasted sesame seeds, fried almonds, warm spices, pure honey, and clarified butter.
1 hour 30 minutes
Medium
Street Food & Pastry
Traditional Moroccan Sfenj (Street Fritter Doughnuts)
Golden, airy, and chewy Moroccan street doughnuts with a crisp golden crust, freshly fried and tossed in sugar or dipped in honey alongside mint tea.
40 minutes
Medium
Meat
Traditional Moroccan Mechoui (Slow-Roasted Spiced Lamb Shoulder)
Melt-in-the-mouth Moroccan slow-roasted lamb shoulder, infused with cumin, garlic, saffron, and smen butter, roasted until fall-apart tender with a crisp golden bark.
3 hours 50 minutes
Medium
Street Food & Appetizer
Traditional Moroccan Maakouda (Spiced Potato Fritters)
Crispy, golden Moroccan potato patties seasoned with cumin, garlic, turmeric, and fresh herbs, famously served in crusty baguette sandwiches with harissa.
40 minutes
Easy
Bread
Traditional Moroccan Batbout (Skillet Pita Flatbread)
Soft, chewy Moroccan pita-style flatbread cooked on the stovetop until puffed with a hollow pocket, perfect for stuffing or serving with tagines.
40 minutes
Easy
Bread & Breakfast
Traditional Moroccan Harcha (Pan-Toasted Semolina Bread)
A tender, buttery Moroccan semolina pan bread with a crisp, crumbly golden crust, traditionally enjoyed warm with fresh cheese, butter, and honey.
30 minutes
Easy
Pastry & Sweets
Traditional Moroccan Chebakia (Honey Sesame Rose Pastries)
Intricately folded Moroccan sesame flower pastries, fried to a deep golden crisp and dipped while hot in warm orange blossom honey, topped with toasted sesame.
2 hours
Advanced
Couscous
Traditional Moroccan Couscous
How to make traditional Moroccan couscous the proper way — hand-steamed in stages over a seven-vegetable stew.
2 hours
Advanced
Soups & Legumes
Traditional Moroccan Bessara (Creamy Fava Bean Soup)
A warming, velvety Moroccan winter soup made from dried split fava beans, garlic, and cumin, generously drizzled with robust extra virgin olive oil.
55 minutes
Easy
Pastry & Sweets
Traditional Kaab el Ghazal (Moroccan Almond Gazelle Horns)
Morocco's most refined pastry: delicate, translucent crescent-shaped pastries filled with orange blossom-scented almond paste and a hint of cinnamon.
1 hour 15 minutes
Advanced
Poultry
Djaj Mhamer with Dghmira (Moroccan Roast Chicken with Onion-Saffron Gravy & Olives)
The classic Moroccan wedding and banquet dish: golden roast chicken served in an intensely reduced, velvety onion-saffron gravy (dghmira) with red olives and preserved lemon.
1 hour 45 minutes
Medium
Poultry
Traditional Moroccan Seffa Medfouna (Steamed Vermicelli with Spiced Chicken)
A spectacular sweet and savory Moroccan banquet dish: delicate angel-hair vermicelli dusted with cinnamon, icing sugar, and toasted almonds, hiding tender spiced chicken beneath.
1 hour 30 minutes
Advanced
Poultry
Traditional Moroccan Rfissa with Chicken & Lentils
A comforting celebratory Moroccan dish of shredded trid pastry drenched in a rich, fragrant saffron broth with chicken, brown lentils, and fenugreek.
1 hour 55 minutes
Advanced
Bread & Breakfast
Traditional Moroccan Msemen (Flaky Square Flatbread)
Golden, multi-layered Moroccan flatbread laminated with butter and fine semolina, pan-fried until crisp on the outside and soft within.
55 minutes
Medium
Breakfast & Pastry
Moroccan Baghrir (1,000 Holes Honey Semolina Crêpes)
Light, spongy Moroccan semolina pancakes cooked on one side to produce hundreds of honeycomb pockets, served warm with melted honey butter.
35 minutes
Easy
Tagine
Moroccan Vegetable Tagine
A vegan Moroccan vegetable tagine with seasonal vegetables and chickpeas, simmered in a warm spice base.
1 hour
Easy
Pastry
Traditional Moroccan Chicken Pastilla (Bastila)
The crown jewel of Moroccan celebratory cuisine — layers of crisp warqa pastry filled with tender spiced saffron chicken, an onion-egg custard, and toasted cinnamon almonds.
2 hours
Advanced
Meat
Tanjia Marrakchia (Authentic Marrakech Clay Urn Beef)
Marrakech's most iconic slow-cooked meat dish — tender beef or lamb infused with cumin, saffron, aged smen butter, and preserved lemons.
4 hours 15 minutes
Easy
Tagine
Lamb Tagine with Prunes and Almonds
A sweet-savory Moroccan lamb tagine with prunes, honey and toasted almonds — a classic special-occasion dish.
2 hours 20 minutes
Medium
Tagine
Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon and Olives
A classic Moroccan chicken tagine recipe with preserved lemon and olives, slow-cooked for tender, deeply flavored meat.
1 hour 20 minutes
Medium