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Rechta

Name: Rechta
Total time: 120 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Algeria
Ingredients: 300g Bread flour; 130ml Water; 1 tsp Salt; 600g Chicken Thigh; 3 Turnip; 150g (canned) Chickpeas; 1 Onion; 1 Cinnamon stick; 1 tsp Black Pepper; 30g Butter; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Noodles

⏱ 120 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

Ultra-thin handmade noodles steamed and topped with a white sauce of chicken, turnip, and chickpeas — a celebration dish of Algiers.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Rechta are ultra-thin handmade noodles made in and around Algiers: the dough is rolled paper-thin, cut fine, and steamed like couscous. Chicken, turnips, and chickpeas are stewed in a white sauce scented with cinnamon and poured over the noodles. It's made for the Islamic New Year, Eid, and other celebrations.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a house in the Casbah of Algiers on a festive morning, women carefully steam the fine noodles and gather around a big platter of white sauce.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Bread flour 300g
Water 130ml
Salt 1 tsp
Chicken Thigh 600g
Turnip 3
Chickpeas 150g (canned)
Onion 1
Cinnamon stick 1
Black Pepper 1 tsp
Butter 30g
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Knead the bread flour, water, and salt, rest 30 minutes, roll very thin, and cut into fine strips.
Heat oil in a pot, sauté the chicken and chopped onion, and add the cinnamon, pepper, and salt.
Add 1L water and simmer 30 minutes, then add the chickpeas and turnips cut large and simmer another 20 minutes.
Loosen the noodles with a little oil and steam for 10 minutes.
Spoon a little broth over the steamed noodles, steam another 5 minutes, and toss with butter.
Mound the noodles on a platter and top with the chicken, turnips, chickpeas, and sauce.

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