Mhajib

[jools100]

Hi me again! I think this is the name of these paastrys, they are more like a crispy pankake and you can have them with honey ( i think that they are fed to women in Algeria after giving birth to get energy levels up) , or they can also be filled with tomato/fennel/onion & pepper sauce.
They are made from fine semolina and thats as much as I can remember from my mother in law from Algers , she used the palm of her hand to flatten them out to a thin pancake before she cooked like a pancake ontop of hot flat irion. They are delicios and while i was In Algeria i ate every day .
Anyone know the recipe? Ie tried alot of variations but cant get it right.
thanks you Jools100

[Elmotoo]

hi Jools! is it thin like crepes? I'll look around!
xo Bethie

[Um Safia]

Hi Jools,

I have the recipe posted for the savoury version - just follow the instructions for the pasrty and fill as you like.

http://www.food.com/recipe/algerian-mhajeb-traditional-filled-pastry-285995

You mentioned them being given to women who had just given birth, they are in some parts but the dish most famously given is M'shewsha, I also have my recipe for it posted here

http://breakfast.food.com/recipe/mshewsha-algerian-egg-dish-for-breakfast-or-coffee-324572

btw, thanks for reviewing my helouwa ta'aba

[Um Safia]

ooops, my Tamina recipe!!

[jools100]

thnks Uma I have seen many of your recipes on here and each one is great Ive tried quite a few but yet to try Mhajib as I recall when Yemma showed me how to do they are difficult! I did get confused as well over the cake mothers eat after birth its another cake withr honey isnt it? my algerian family live in Algiers and are berebers and I dont knoew if there is a different cake Ill ask next time we sppeak, for now Im very happy trying your fabrecipes!!Jools