[ENG] Chebakia - Moroccan Sweet / الشباكية - حلوى مغربية - CookingWithAlia - Episode 494
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Ramadan is coming up and we are kicking off a new series "Healthy Ramadan". We are revisiting 4 staple Ramadan Moroccan recipes with a healthy twist. We are starting with chebakia, a key element in Moroccan Ramadan table. However, instead of frying it, we are baking it!
RECIPE: goo.gl/ObWWlc
INGREDIENTS:
Dough Ingredients:
500 grams (about 4 cups) flour, plus additional if necessary
70 grams (2.5 oz.) of golden unhulled sesame seeds
70 grams (2.5 oz.) almonds
A large pinch of saffron threads
40 ml (2 1/2 tablespoons) orange blossom water
A few gum arabic pebbles
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground anise
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon Moroccan yellow colorant (or 1/2 teaspoon turmeric)
60 grams (1/4 cup) butter, melted
40 ml (2 1/2 tablespoons) olive oil
20 ml (1 1/2 tablespoons) white vinegar
Water for mixing
Other ingredients:
Vegetable oil for frying
500 grams (1 pound) honey
A handful of toasted sesame seeds
DIRECTIONS:
Step 1: Preparing the ingredients
1- Place the sesame seeds in a pan, and roast them on medium heat for a few minutes until they lose their raw taste.
2- Place the roasted sesame seeds in a food processor and mix until you get a smooth paste.
3- Roast the raw almonds in the oven at 180 C / 350 F for 15 minutes.
4- Let them cool a bit, then place in a food processor and mix for 10 minutes until the almond powder starts releasing its natural oil and transforms into creamy almond butter. Stir the almond mixture from time to time to evenly spread it in the food processor.
5- Place the the gum arabic pebbles in a flat surface, add the sugar, and grind them with the bottom of a cup until you get a fine powder.
6- In a small bowl, combine the saffron threads with the orange blossom water. Let the saffron mixture sit for a 10 minutes before using it.
Step 2: Making the dough
1- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients. First, sift the flour. Add the gum arabic powder, ground cinnamon, ground anise, baking powder, salt, yellow colorant, sesame paste, almond butter, melted butter, and olive oil.
2- Using your hands, mix all the ingredients together until well combined.
3- Strain the saffron mixture. We are using the flavored orange blossom water only. You can add more water to the leftover saffron threads and keep it in the fridge for later use.
4- Keep mixing then add the vinegar. Mix.
5- Add water little by little while pressing the ingredients with your hand to combine them until you are able to form a rough ball.
6- Place the dough on a flat working surface and knead by hand for around 10 minutes. You can also use a kneading machine if you want. The dough will become softer and more malleable.
7- When it is ready you can do a test: gently press the dough with your fingertip, the dough will make a dent, then it will come up again.
8- Divide the dough into 3 portions.
9- Cover the dough portions with a plastic wrap and let them rest for 20 minutes.
Step 3: Shaping the Chebakia
1- Take each dough portion and with a rolling pin, roll the dough.
2- Gently flip the dough to its other surface so it does not stick, and continue rolling into a thin layer.
3- Using a pastry cutter, cut the dough into a large square and remove the leftover borders.
4- Cut the dough into long rectangles that have a width of 7 cm.
5- Cut each rectangle into squares. They are around 7 cm by 7 cm or approximately the size of your palm.
6- Now cut 4 evenly lengthwise cuts within the square to form 5 equal columns.
7- To shape the chebakia, first take columns 1, 3, and 5 using your index finger, then using your other hand, pinch the tips.
8- Remove your index finger from the 3 columns, and flip columns 2 and 4 to frame the other columns, and you will get a flower shape.
9- Place the flower on the counter and pinch its outer corners.
10- If this is too complicated, cut smaller squares with the dough and combine opposite corners of the square, to create a nice cylindrical shape. You can also cut strips in the dough, and just twist for another interesting shape.
11- Let the shaped chebakia rest for 20 minutes before cooking it.
Step 4: Cooking Chebakia
1- Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and once hot, place the chebakia cookies in the oil and fry them until they become deep golden brown.
If you want a healthier version, then just place the chebakia cookies in a baking pan covered with parchment paper and bake in a preheated oven at 180 C / 350 F for 30 minutes or until it becomes golden brown.
Step 5: Final Steps
1- While the chebakia is cooking, heat up honey in a saucepan. Add a little bit of gum arabic powder.
2- Place the chebakia directly from the frying oil or oven into the warm honey.
3- Remove the honey from the heat, and let the chebakia absorb the honey for 5 minutes.
4- Place the chebakia in a strainer to remove excess honey.
5- Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on the chebakia.
I love Chebakia. I had no idea what an insane amount of work it is to make. Bless all the grandmas and aunties who took the time and care to make it for us as children.
yes, it is one of the hardest cookies to make. but delicious!
thank you so much for doing this recipe in english because everytime i go on youtube its always in arabic and i can't find one in english
Alia you were the first to teach me how to make chabeckia 9 years ago and every ramadan I make it for my family. Thank you! your style and presentation is as always the best. Cheers!
so glad you liked it!!! try this recipe - it is a bit different and delicious
Ramdan mubarak! 🤗
My husband is marockan so I do this for ramadan, I am so happy for this video to remind me. I I cook bastilla from youre recept, he is always happy with this. Chocran bzaff 🤗
Love chebekia. I am thinking about travelling to Morocco for it.
You have such a great way explaining every step! Thank you for this wonderful video
I have never had this but, it looks so good, I might have to try and make it now. Hope it turns out as good as yours!
let me know how it goes!
I agree.
كنحماق على قناة ديالك شرفتينا وشرفتي الطبخ المغربي ❤
Thank u so much for this video ❤
choukran!!!
Hi Alia, new subscriber here. I was wondering if I could use almond flour to make them even more healthy and rich? Also, does baking instead of frying effect the final result so much? Will they not taste as delicious that way?
just watching this reminds me of the smell of my aunt Khadija's kitchen, she would make these every morning with m'semmen along with other dishes and of course mint tea. i'm so glad that moroccan cuisine is becoming more popular internationally :) your videos are very clear and pleasant, thank you for all the work you put in them :)
so glad you enjoyed the video!!!
L 939 ,, good morning from Alberta - Canada
I am a man who like to cook
If you are a chef, no matter how good a chef you are,
it's not good cooking for yourself the joy is in cooking for others.
Excellent recipe with all the ingredients .
have a nice day ............ Ramadan Kareem .............Tom
Great recipe. Small note, Gum Arabic is not the same as gum mastic which is traditionally used.
تبارك الله عليك وياريت تحطي ترجمة للعربية🇲🇦🇲🇦
cooking white Alia
It looks a bit complicated...Im sure, it is worth it. They look delicious 😋
That's why I always buy them. They're just delicious
First time visiting this page. Thanks for details and recipe in the Description Box 🙂. New #Sub.
merci alia ❤
enjoy!
Your channel is the best
Looks great ! But pls tell us the quantities
Do you have a traditional recipe for majoun?
tbark lah 3lik lhela ykhatik 3lina
choukran
I love chebkia 😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙
J'ai eu la chance d'aller voir ma tante dans le Sahara marocain il y a deux ans. Et j'ai été surprise de voir que la gomme arabique se vendait dans la toutes les épiceries ! Il s'en servent comme encens et elle provient de Grèce !!
Very fine and healthy ingredients. Beautiful artwork. I'd rather buy it but maybe will attempt this recipe in the future. Question please, why add the Arabic gum? Is it necessary? What does it do? Thanks
Hammond Denzel it makes the honey extra gooey and sticky instead of just being absorbed into the cookie over time.
Merci ma sœur chérie Insha Allah i Will copy your recopies in my Chanel 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😘😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ May Allah reward you
And is the arabic powder very important?
chebakia is one of my fav 😍
I hope you try it and enjoy it :-)
Thank you for this recipe! I love the oven recipe. I don't like fried sweets much so this is perfect! A couple of questions: Do you think you can freeze the dough?
Can I use ready almond butter? My food processor isn't powerful enough to make butter. Not sure about sesame paste either.
yes, you can wrap the dough and freeze it a couple of weeks. You will need a powerful food processor to make the almond butter, so buy it instead. Sesame seeds dont require as much power as the almonds.
Wonderful
Hi I really want to try this but can you please share the quantity of each ingredient.thank you!
It’s in the description box
You recorded this video in both english and arabic. Here you fry the Chebakiya and on the moroccan version you bake them in the oven. Soooo... between you and me alia, which one did taste better, the oven-baked one or the fried one? :)
I actually showed both methods in the english one (frying and baking) so people get to choose. I did not include Nabil because the English videos are more for the american viewers and they dont know who he is and did not want to do a voice over his section, which would be weird. Personally, I like the baked one, but in general I dont like fried taste. so I was positively surprised when we did recipe testing and it ended up being so yummy. make a batch, bake half and fry the other, and you can test it yourself :-)
I am sure, if nabil al ayachi would've talked in englisch with your non-moroccan followers, they would have been delighted with him! thank you for your personal and honest opinion.
yeah, maybe next time we will include him in the english videos. cheers!
Arabic gum is very important??
Your are the best 🙏🏻❤❤
recette claire. magnifique. Habitant en france comment trouver la gomme arabique?
kara mahail on en trouve sur le Net.
Essaie voir Aroma Zone.
merci👍
merci! verifie les epiceries arabes, ou tu peux faire la recette sans la gomme arabique
Si je peux faire la recette sans en utiliser je vais l'essayer alors.😉 merci pour ces belles recettes et le partage que vous nous offrez.👍
cookingwithalia svp la recette en français
Salam, merci pour cette recette.
Les chebakia cuits au four ont le même goût que celles frits dans l’huile?
Et j’aimerai savoir quel robot utilisez vous pour mixer les amandes?
Merci
So excited to try this. If I use store bought almond butter already made how much should I use?
around the same amount 70 grams
What can we substitute Gum Arabic pebbles with . Can’t find it .
It is okay if you dont add it
You can buy acacia fiber powder from the pharmacy, it’s similar
Hi Alia I love your cooking many times I try and our kids and my man enjoyed. Can you add on your recipes how much of ingredients we need? I’m not Moroccan so everything what you do is new to me but I love to try new food. I’m married to Moroccan man and I like to surprise him this Ramadan with chebakia can you tell me exactly how much of all ingredients i need please xx
All is written in the description box 🙂
Salam Alia, i have a question, can i use peanut butter instead of almond butter? and also, can i use tahina instead of sesame paste? thank you.. 😘😘😘
no. as a big no
I LOVE THIS. GREAT VIDEO WITH A GREAT CLEAR VOICE AND INSTRUCTIONS
Haha I came here to make chebakia because my mum is stuck in morocco because of the corona virus and I can't have Ramadan without it only to discover I commented on this video exactly 1 year ago 😁😁😁 anyway I bought all the ingredients today and I will try make it InshAllah, thanks again
Exactly.
Is this the real original recipe?
If I am using almond butter from the store, how many cups should I use? :)
one cup.
ياريت ترجمي هاد الفيديو للعربية
www.cookingwithalia.com/ar/494-chebakiya-moroccan-sweet/
Where can we find Arabic gum in America! 😢😔
try amazon.com if not you can just omit it from the recipe
Found mine in Indian stores
You can buy acacia fiber powder from the pharmacy
طبقت طريقة وجاتني معجنه شويه من وسط والمذاق مزيان
اذا جات معجنة. اولا ادلكيها اكثر لتكون رقيقة. ثانيا اطبخيها اكثر لان الباطن ما زال ني لذلك معجن
Arabic gum ? 7tahoyiya 3rbtoha 😄
Thank you
سلام ممكن المقادير بالعربية pliz
Alia HElPPPP !!! can I substitute white vinegar with apple cider vinegar ?
sure. no problem.
And is it 70 gr of raw almond or 70g of almond butter, thank you fir your help it is my first time making chebakiyyah
70 gr of raw almonds that we made into almond butter. but if you are going to make almond butter, I would suggest you make it with 300-500 grams of almonds since you have to roast and grind anyways, so you can keep for later and you can also made Amlou with it.
it is exellllent !!! I love the healthier version, thank you very much.
Never mind I found it! Sorry!
1. What do you do with all the expensive massive amount of left over honey (assuming it's the raw kind)?
2. are you single?
What is gum arabic and if we dont have it, what we should use??? And can we use water rose instead orange blossom??? And why other adds dried yeast???? And why u put them in oven at the end? Coz to lose extra oils??? Plz answer ❤😍❤😍❤
You can use acacia fiber powder (you can buy it at the pharmacy). And I would not use rose water, just use normal water if you don’t have orange blossom. Cooking them in the oven is healthier, as you don’t use oil ;)
Thank you so much for sharing. I am learning a lot. Jesus shed blood for you on the cross and paid the price for all your sins. Please repent and trust Him no matter what. ❤️❤️ Jesus is coming so soon. ❤️❤️❤️
so niiice 😍 Like ✔
enjoy!!!
❤ * :D
I tried this recipe and another recipe that Alia shared , well for me these recipes didn't come out as well as I was expecting. Think before you waist your time and $ on using these videos. One thing I learned there are different variations of chebakia….
hi
Complicated 😮
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Dokhlo 3andi chj3oni
Ha ha😐
ومالكم ماتهدرو بالعربية
را كدير فيديوهات بالعربية لنفس الوصفة