Recipes starting with G

Gajar (Carrot) Halwa

Valentine's Day is coming up soon with its eternal questions: "How am I going to make it special this year?". For those of you who are planning to cook a romantic dinner I got the perfect recipe for you: Lasagna with ground meat and Bechamel sauce! With meat, tomato sauce, bechamel sauce, and cheese, this is an superbe dish to make your Valentine's Day special! 

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Complexity: easy
  • Origin: Meat

Ground Lamb Meat Skewers

Eid-Al-Adha is coming up next week and Moroccans are going to be preparing delicious lamb dishes. We are going to prepare ground lamb meat skewers. In Morocco, ground meat is very popular (especially during Eid) and it is either cooked in a sauce or grilled. We are going to grill it, but we are going to add two ingredients that are going to make the flavors pop: chopped mint leaves and freshly grated nutmeg! 

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Complexity: easy

Gazelle Horns Covered with Sesame Seeds

If you go to any Moroccan bakery, you will, for sure, find them selling "Kab-El-Ghazal". It is a staple Moroccan cookie that literally means "the ankles of a gazelle" and it is also translated to "gazelle horns" due to the unique crescent shape of this cookie. The are different variation of Kab-El-Ghazal ; the original recipe is made of almond paste covered with a thin layer of pastry, but you can also find the ones covered with powdered sugar and others covered with sesame seeds. We are going to make the ones covered with sesame seeds. This is a simple recipe that will bring the flavors of Morocco right to your home!

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Complexity: very easy

Ginger Juice

How to make a refreshing and unique Moroccan ginger juice. In addition to its great flavor, ginger has many health benefits. It is used often as a remedy for the common cold, and has been shown to help with nausea and digestive problems. This recipe is a keeper for this winter!