Dairy-Free Algerian Recipes

Every dish here is Algerian cooking that is naturally dairy-free, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle dairy-free on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
7 recipes
Friday Couscous with Seven VegetablesAlgiers, Algeria · medium · 1 h 15 minSteamed couscous under a saffron-tinted vegetable stew, the meal that gathers Algerian families every Friday.
ChakhchoukhaAlgiers, Algeria · medium · 2 hTorn flatbread bathed in a spiced lamb, chickpea, and tomato sauce, an Algerian dish for gatherings.
Kalb el LouzAlgiers, Algeria · medium · 1 h 5 minA syrup-soaked semolina cake with an almond heart, fragrant with orange blossom, a jewel of the Algerian Ramadan table.
Mahjouba (Mhadjeb Stuffed Semolina Flatbread)Algiers, Algeria · medium · 1 h 5 minThin, hand-stretched semolina flatbreads folded around a jammy tomato, onion and harissa filling and griddled crisp.
Chorba FrikAlgiers, Algeria · medium · 1 h 20 minThe Ramadan soup of Algeria: a spiced tomato broth with lamb, chickpeas and smoky green freekeh, thick enough to eat as a meal.
Matlouh (Algerian Semolina Pan Bread)Algiers, Algeria · medium · 2 h 56 minA soft, risen semolina bread shaped into thick rounds and cooked on a hot clay tajine or griddle until golden and hollow-sounding, torn and eaten with soups, stews and salads.
Karantika (Algerian Chickpea Flan)Algiers, Algeria · easy · 1 h 50 minA thin chickpea-flour batter with cumin and oil, baked into a soft, custardy slab with a golden top, cut hot into squares and eaten in a baguette with harissa and more cumin.
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