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Algiers-style rechta

Fine noodles, chicken and turnips in a delicate white sauce scented with cinnamon.

⏱ 1 h 30🍽 6 people📍 AlgiersHalal · contains gluten

Ingredients

• 1 kg rechta
• 1 chicken, cut into pieces
• 2 onions
• 4 turnips
• 250 g cooked chickpeas
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Oil, salt, pepper and smen

Method

1. Brown the chicken and onions in the smen with the pepper and cinnamon.
2. Cover with water, add the chickpeas and then the turnips, and leave to simmer.
3. Oil the rechta and steam it twice, moistening it between each steaming.
4. Toss the noodles with a little of the sauce, plate up and top with the chicken, turnips and chickpeas.

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