Recipes starting with K

Kanafeh or Konafa is a middle-eastern sweet that looks like a pie make with top and bottom shredded filo dough layers and filled with cheese or cream in the center. It is served hot with simple syrup flavored with orange blossom water or rose water!

In Morocco, khobz is a very important element for every meal. We basically eat all the main dishes as well as the cooked salads with khobz. Even in the morning, we eat for breakfast by dipping it in honey and olive oil. My grandmother is going to show us how to make khobz. A recipe that will become part of your family cookbook!

Today we are making Kumquat marmalade Moroccan style! flavored with Star Anise and Orange Blossom Water! Kumquats have been called "the little gold gems of the citrus family". They are believed to be native to China.  It is the only citrus fruit that can be eaten "skin and all." The peel is the sweetest part and can be eaten separately. The pulp contains the seeds and juice, which is sour. When eaten together, you get a sweet and sour taste which is unlike anything else. The seeds, however, should not be eaten.

Ka'ak is a unique Moroccan cookie that is very popular in the Eastern region of Morocco, mainly my grandmother's city called Oujda. This cookie is like no other cookie you have seen in your life: it has an interesting circular shape, super warm flavors, and it's crunchy! So it's the perfect cookie to serve with mint tea or coffe. And if you are like me, you will love dipping it in warm milk and eating it like that!

My friend M'hamed and his wife Farah are here in California and he is one of the best cooks ever! So of course our conversations turn around food and we were discussing Kabab Maghdour, which is a Moroccan tagine made of meat and onions, and is sometimes topped with eggs. We realized that we have different ways of making it, and today is showing us his way... and I can tell you, it was simply DELICIOUS!that's what I love about food and cooking, every family has its own way of preparing similar dishes... a little touch of ourselves in the dishes we make.Enjoy!

My grandmother is from Oujda, which is a city located in the Easter side of Morocco, not far from the Algerian borders. When I used to visit her as a child, she would take me out and buy me my favorite street food called Karane! Karane is a sort of a flan made with chickpea flour. Althought it is very popular in the Eastern region of Morocco and Western region of Algeria, it is actually the national dish of Gibraltar where it is called "Calentita", from the Spanish word "Caliente" which means hot. Probably because the street vendors used to shout out "Calentita, Calentita" to let people know that their product was hot, fresh out of the oven! Karane is super easy to make, you just have to make sure not to overbake it. It is supposed to have a crusty bottom and a smooth top layer, that makes it so special. You have my word that this is going to become your favorite street food!

How to make a delicious Moroccan almond cookie called Kab El Ghazal (ankle / horn of the gazelle).