Moroccan Parcels

Name: Moroccan Parcels
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Moroccan, African
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil plus more for frying the parcels; 1/2 red onion, peeled and finely chopped; 1 tsp ras el hanout spice mix; 2 tbsp nuts chopped (cashew, walnut, almonds etc); 4 dried apricots, finely chopped; Few sprigs fresh mint, chopped; Finely chopped veg like green beans or asparagus; Dried cranberries; Garlic; 1 cup cooked rice (flavoured, if liked); 4 flour tortillas (8 inch or bigger)

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

Rice, nuts, fruit and spices in a fried tortilla. Use Ras El Hanout for the spice

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:06:46 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories566.5 kcal (28%)

Total Fat17.9 g (26%)

Carbs90.3 g (35%)

Sugars23.3 g (26%)

Protein12 g (24%)

Sodium640.8 mg (32%)

Fiber8.6 g (31%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

1 Tbspolive oil

plus more for frying the parcels

0.5red onion

peeled and finely chopped

1 tspras el hanout spice mix

2 Tbspnuts

chopped, cashew, walnut, almonds etc

4dried apricots

finely chopped

3 sprigsfresh mint

chopped

veg

Finely chopped, like green beans or asparagus

dried cranberries

garlic

1 cuprice

cooked, flavoured, if liked

4flour tortillas

8 inch or bigger

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the rice until tender in stock

Step 2

Fry chopped onion in a little oil

Step 3

Add garlic, dried fruit, spices, veg etc to the cooked rice. Cook for a few minutes to blend. Allow to cool.

Step 4

Warm the tortillas to make easier to fold. Put a pile of the rice mix into the center of the tortilla and fold sides to the middle, bottom to middle then roll over to form a parcel.

Step 5

Heat oil (and a little butter if liked) in the frying pan and fry the parcels until golden and heated through. You can keep the parcels hot in a warm oven until ready to serve.

Step 6

Serve with veg or salad and a chunky fruit salsa (apple, pear, mango, cranberry, etc).