Algeria · Middle East & North Africa

Mhadjeb

Mhadjeb (placeholder image)
Thin semolina crepes folded around a tomato-pepper filling.
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Mhadjeb

60 minTotal
8Servings
3/5Effort
3/5Wow factor

Ingredients

  • 500 g fine semolina
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 350 ml warm water
  • oil
  • Filling: 2 onions, 4 tomatoes, 2 peppers, 2 garlic cloves, paprika, cumin

Instructions

  1. Make filling: cook onions, peppers and garlic, add tomatoes and spices and reduce until thick.
  2. Knead semolina, salt and water 10 min until very elastic.
  3. Rest oiled balls 20 min.
  4. Stretch each paper-thin, add filling and fold into a square.
  5. Cook on a hot griddle 3 min per side.