Bastila - Traditional Moroccan Chicken Pie

Name: Bastila - Traditional Moroccan Chicken Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 0.5 tsp Turmeric; 100 g Powdered sugar; 150 g Butter, melted; 4 whole Eggs; 1 tsp Cinnamon; 10 Phyllo sheets; 200 g Roasted almonds; 2 Onions, sliced; 1 tbsp Ginger; 600 g Chicken, shredded

A masterpiece of Moroccan cuisine: a crispy phyllo pastry stuffed with spiced chicken, eggs, almonds, and dusted with cinnamon. The crown jewel of Moroccan cooking.

Recipe byChef Amina

Prep 30 min
Cook 45 min
Serves 6

chicken phyllo bastila signature

Ingredients

Servings

Scaled from 6 base servings — local only.

0.5 tspTurmeric
100 gPowdered sugar
150 gButter, melted
4 wholeEggs
1 tspCinnamon
10Phyllo sheets
200 gRoasted almonds
2Onions, sliced
1 tbspGinger
600 gChicken, shredded

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Instructions

Cook shredded chicken with onions and spices. Scramble eggs, mix with chicken. Toast almonds. Layer phyllo with butter in round pan, add filling with almonds, fold edges, bake at 180°C for 30-40 min until golden. Dust with powdered sugar and cinnamon. Serve warm.