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Rfissa

رفيسة/ruh-FEE-sah/
RfissaPhoto: Wikimedia Commons
About this dish

Shredded flatbread topped with chicken, lentils, and fenugreek, simmered in a fragrant sauce.

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Ingredients
🍗1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
🫘1 cup lentils
🌿2 tbsp fenugreek seeds, soaked
🍞Torn msemen or flatbread
🟡1 tsp turmeric
Method
Serves 3
1
Simmer the chicken with onion, turmeric, and fenugreek until tender.
2
Add lentils and continue simmering until they're soft.
3
Arrange the torn flatbread pieces in the base of a serving dish.
4
Ladle the chicken, lentils, and broth generously over the bread.
5
Let sit briefly so the bread absorbs the sauce before serving.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Rfissa is a traditional Moroccan dish, often prepared for new mothers or special family occasions, valued for its warming, nourishing qualities.

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