DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Chakhchoukha
Also known as: شخشوخة
Torn Algerian rougag bread with chicken and a spiced tomato broth.
About Chakhchoukha
Saif’s chicken chakhchoukha follows the Algerian combination of torn rougag bread and tomato broth. This selected version uses chicken drumsticks, carrots and chickpeas, with semolina rougag as its bread base.
Ras el hanout gives the broth its spice character, supported by red onion, garlic and tomato paste. Optional green chillies add another layer of heat.
The softened bread forms the bottom of the plate. Chicken, chickpeas and carrots sit above it, with the sauce absorbed into the torn pieces.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chakhchoukha
Saif’s Algerian chicken chakhchoukha with semolina rougag.
- Chicken drumsticksProtein
- CarrotsBase
- Canned chickpeasBase
- WaterLiquid
- Ras el hanoutSeasoning
- Tomato pasteSeasoning
- Red onionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Olive oilCooking medium
- Semolina rougag flatbreadBase
- Green chilliesSeasoning · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Chicken drumsticks: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Carrots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Canned chickpeas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Drained source form; full canning formula unspecified.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit stew water and separate method-only bread-steamer water.
- Ras el hanout: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named blend retained; narrative gives examples, not exhaustive formula.
- Tomato paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Semolina rougag flatbread: Wheat (gluten). Broader flatbread link only; source explicitly semolina rougag, standard wheat-semolinabread identity supports Wheat; full bread formula unspecified.
- Green chillies (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Optional recipe-note chilli addition; green chillies selected rather than jalapeno substitution.
Origins & food traditions
Cuisines & regions
- Algerian Cuisine
- Chaoui CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Mozabite CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Algerian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.