The Makla Cafe

03/06/2022

A soup recipe as some are heading for Ramadan fasting month.

03/06/2022

03/06/2022

Some ideas for your Sunday Brunch!

Making my berber breakfast eggs today for brunch 🍳🫑 🍅 🧅 🌿 with plenty of khobz on the side! Recipe is in my Casablanca cookbook!

03/06/2022

Couscous is always made with love

03/06/2022

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03/06/2022

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Moroccan Zaalouk Recipe –Eggplant and Tomato Salad or Dip

Zaalouk is a popular Moroccan cooked salad of eggplants and tomatoes seasoned with paprika, cumin, garlic, and herbs. Roasting the eggplants is an optional but recommended step for adding a layer of smoky flavor.
Zaalouk is a Moroccan cooked salad of eggplants and tomatoes that’s usually eaten as a dip with

How to Make Zaalouk
I learned to make zaalouk from my mother-in-law many years ago. She used two or three tomatoes to each eggplant, which yields a red, saucy zaalouk that benefits from generous seasoning.

In recent years, I find that I prefer less tomato because I’ve started to enjoy the flavor of eggplant, a vegetable I never used to like on its own. I’m proof that tastes can change over time!

One-Pot Method
My mother-in-law’s cooking method was to peel and chop the tomatoes and eggplant, place them in a pot or deep skillet along with the rest of the ingredients and a little water, and then cook everything down to a puree-like consistency.

She sometimes added a tiny wedge of lemon and a spoonful of tomato paste during the final reduction, but neither was a must.

Zaalouk Variations
That’s how I made zaalouk for years until I began to appreciate other versions of zaalouk which varied in the ratio of tomatoes to eggplant and the quantity of seasoning, as well as in texture and cooking methods.

For example, not everyone aims for a mash or dip-like puree; they might prefer a chunky consistency to their cooked salad.
And not everyone uses as much tomato or as robust seasoning as my mother-in-law; less tomato and less seasoning allow the full flavor of eggplant to shine.

Others might add a roasted pepper or two, in essence making a hybrid of zaalouk and taktouka, an equally popular roasted pepper and tomato salad.
Ways to Cook Eggplant for Zaalouk
Aside from that, the most major difference you’ll see in zaalouk variations is the treatment that’s given to the eggplants themselves.

03/04/2022

tagine pot

What is the best Moroccan tagine pot to buy based on your needs? I break some of the top choices down for you!

03/04/2022

Demo

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03/04/2022

03/04/2022

Delicious sweet tagine!

Tagine de bœuf aussi bon que beau🥰🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
coings🔸pruneaux 🔸abricots
Bon appétit 😋🧡

03/03/2022

A couscous Demo:

Excuse the spelling mistakes I dont realize it till tis too late, but you got the idea.How to make authentic Moroccan couscous with chicken and caramelized o...