World Flavors Cookbook

Rechta

Name: Rechta
Cook time: 60 min
Cuisine: Algeria
Ingredients: 500g rechta noodles (handmade wheat noodles) 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces 2 turnips, peeled and quartered 2 zucchini, cut into rounds 1 onion, grated 1 cinnamon stick 1/2 cup chickpeas Salt, pepper, and butter

Thin, handmade noodles served with a white chicken broth and cinnamon-scented vegetables.

Cuisine: Algeria

Ingredients

500g rechta noodles (handmade wheat noodles) 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces 2 turnips, peeled and quartered 2 zucchini, cut into rounds 1 onion, grated 1 cinnamon stick 1/2 cup chickpeas Salt, pepper, and butter

Instructions

Steam the rechta noodles in a couscoussier until tender, tossing with butter. For the broth, sauté chicken with grated onion, cinnamon, and chickpeas. Add water and turnips, simmer until chicken is cooked. Add zucchini towards the end. Serve the noodles in deep bowls, topped with chicken, vegetables, and a generous ladle of the clear broth.