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In this video, we’re making Seffa, a traditional Moroccan sweet-and-savory dish featuring fluffy angel hair pasta with tender saffron chicken, caramelized onions, plump raisins, and almonds. Seffa (also known as Seffa Medfouna when the meat is “buried” inside) is an impressive Moroccan dish often served at celebrations and family gatherings.

You’ll learn step-by-step how to steam and fluff the angel-hair pasta (chaariya) multiple times to achieve a light, non-sticky texture, and how to cook a flavorful chicken with aromatic spices like ginger, turmeric, saffron, and cinnamon. We’ll also show you how to prepare naturally sweet caramelized onions and raisins, then assemble everything with a dusting of powdered sugar, ground cinnamon, and crunchy almonds on top for a beautiful presentation.

Ingredients:
Angel Hair Pasta (Chaariya): ~500 g (about 1 lb), preferably a Moroccan brand
Vegetable Oil: 50 ml (for coating the pasta) + 2 tbsp (for cooking the chicken)
Smen (Fermented Butter): ~1 tsp (optional)
Chicken Thighs: 4 pieces, skin removed
Salt: 1½ tsp (for chicken) + 1½ tsp (for seasoning the pasta)
Black Pepper: ½ tsp
Ground Ginger: 2 tsp
Ground Turmeric: 2 tsp
Cinnamon: 1 stick
Saffron Threads: a pinch
Onions: 3 medium, chopped
Raisins: 100 g (about ⅔ cup)
Butter: 2x 30 g (4 tbsp, softened)
Powdered Sugar: for garnish (to taste)
Ground Cinnamon: for garnish (to taste)
Blanched Almonds: 20
Fried Almonds: 15 (Browned and crushed until crumble)
Water for Seffa: 2x 50 ml
Water: as needed (for steaming pasta and cooking chicken)

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction (celebrating 10k subscribers)
1:00 Preparing & Steaming Pasta (Round 1) – Coating angel hair with oil and steaming for 20 minutes
1:48 Cooking the Chicken – Searing chicken with smen & oil, adding spices and saffron water to simmer
3:17 Fluffing Pasta & Second Steam – Removing pasta, sprinkling with water to loosen, and steaming again
4:34 Caramelizing Onions & Preparing Sauce – Using the chicken’s sauce to cook onions and raisins until sweet and golden
5:29 Final Steam & Adding Butter – Fluffing pasta with butter and salt, steaming until light and fluffy
7:20 Plating & Garnishing – Assembling the platter with pasta, chicken, caramelized onions, powdered sugar, cinnamon, and almonds
8:54 Conclusion – Final dish reveal and outro (thanks for watching!)

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