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Kesra
Eastern Algerian round flatbread of fine and medium durum-wheat semolina, oil, salt and water, cooked on a hot pan.
About Kesra
Kesra is a round semolina flatbread associated especially with eastern Algeria, with regional names including khobz ftir and aghroum n’tajin. This profile follows the traditional unyeasted version validated by Algerian culinary expert Assia Benabbes.
Durum-wheat semolina gives the bread a gently nutty cereal flavour, while oil adds richness and salt keeps the seasoning direct. There is no yeast or sweetener in this selected version.
The bread is broad, round and golden, with browned pan marks and small fork holes across the surface. Its interior is dense and crumbly-tender rather than airy, with a lightly crisp exterior when fresh.
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 Kesra
Eastern Algerian Semolina Kesra.
- Fine durum-wheat semolinaFine-grained dough base
- Medium durum-wheat semolinaCoarser crumb structure and dusting
- Sunflower oilRichness in the dough
- SaltSeasoning
- Warm waterDough hydration
- Vegetable oilPan-greasing oil
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Fine durum-wheat semolina: . Fine durum wheat flour is identified by the source as fine semolina
- Medium durum-wheat semolina:
- Sunflower oil: . Sunflower oil is selected from the source's sunflower-or-olive-oil choice
- Salt:
- Warm water:
- Vegetable oil: . The source does not identify the vegetable-oil blend
Origins & food traditions
196 Flavors identifies kesra as an eastern Algerian semolina flatbread, supplies the complete unyeasted formula selected here and records validation by Algerian culinary expert Assia Benabbes. The independent dish reference corroborates the semolina, oil, salt and water identity and hot-griddle method.
Countries
- Algeria
- AlgeriaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Algerian Cuisine
- North African Cuisine
- Algerian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.