How to make Amlou and What is Amlou ? / Comment préparer Amlou et c'est quoi Amlou? Amlou de la région de Souss-Sud du Maroc (Pâte à tartiner à base d'huile Argan)

Amlou (أمْلُو ) is a richly tasty mixture or spread made of organic roasted almonds mixed with Argan Oil and then sweetned at the end with Pure Honey (La3ssal L7or = ( العْسْلْ الحُرّْ ). Amlou is a great delicacy among the Amazigh (أمزيغْ ) or Chlou7 / CHlouh - الشّْلُوحْ ) of Souss (Swassa - منطقة سوسْ في الجنوبْ), living in South Morocco.

Amlou is served with bread at breakfast, or as a filling with Moroccan Baghrir, Mssammen, Harcha or 7archa, Rzat L'9adi, or any sort of Crepes. It is a widely used ingredient in cooking, dressing and baking i.e cakes, friandises, creamy sauces, salads etc...



Traditionally in Souss, to make Amlou, almonds should be grinded in an old traditional Grinding Mill called "Err7a or Errha" ( أَرّْحاَ ) which grinded almonds into a lovely golden brown paste and here is a picture of my lovely mother-in- law's Err7a.



However, for this recipe, I used just a food processor, but the original version of Amlou grinded by Err7a is still myfavorite. It is so delicious and absolutely stunning! ! I have to waituntil summer holidays to bring some! Argan oil is native to specifically South of Morocco and Argan tree is considered to be one of the rarest species of trees in the[b]whole world and it is called "The Tree of Life" or "Miracle Tree Oil" by Amazigh of South Morocco. Argan trees spread through thousands of hectares in the South as Agadir, Awlouz, Essaouira, I7a7an, Tarodant, Tiznit, Chichaoua etc....

Surprisingly enough, Morocco is one of the only places inthe world to obtain the nuts to make Argane Oil. These Argan trees grow only in the South of the country and nowhere else. Even within Morocco, you cannot find Argan Tree in the North, East or West!





Some people tried to plant it in Spain, France, some parts of Morocco etc... but it did not grow. So many research studies were done on Argan Tree to discover its secret and it becomes so precious and so expensive now that UNESCO declared a few years ago that "800,000-hectare area in southwest Morocco between Essaouira and Agadir a biosphere reserve because it is the only place in the world where argans grow".

Argan Oil is considered largley by Amazighs of South Morocco as a cooking oil as well as a skin and beauty oil (it is packed with natural vitamin E). Argan as Beauty Oil is white and transparent because the seeds are not toasted while the Argan Oil for cooking has a beautiful golden brown colour and it smells divine. If you intend to try Argan Oil for cooking, please make sure to buy the one used for culinary and not for cosmetic use.


Remember Argan Oil for cooking does not last too long, but if you don't use it on a regular basis, put it in the fridge and add about 1 gr of salt in the oil, thus Argan Oil will last longer. This is a tip from my mother Lah ir7amha and my mother-in-law. Storing Argan Oil in the fridge also tells you if the Oil is pure or not, if it congels then it is a PURE ARGAN OIL and the more it congels the purer it is.

Argan Oil and Amlou are difficult to obtain outside South of Morocco but you may order them online or via other suppliers (free trade). But be alert on fraud sites. Make sure you are buying 100% Pure Organic Argan Oil. There is no reason for you to spend a lot of money on an expensive product as Argan Oil either for cooking or for beauty skin or hair and it includes other different ingredients nothing to do with Argan Oil. An other important thing I would like to add is always make sure when you order Argan Oil online, that it is produced by a Women’s Cooperative that shares the profits among the local women of the Amazigh of the South of Morocco. Or you have an other alternative to get the Real Argan Oil which is to go to Morocco yourself to get it but you have to go the South, Agadir, Essaouira, i7a7an, Taradounat etc.... and you'll pay three or four times less the price than if you buy it abroad and don't forget Morocco is one of the best places to visit and one of the safest countries in Africa!

Should you be interested to try Argan Oil or Pure Amlou, please contact Meriya, one of my best friends. She is a genuine and authentic person and she would give the shirt off her back to help people! and here is her:

Blog: Meriya's Blog
Forum: Meriya's Forum
Facebook page: Meriya on Facebook
E-mail : musetes@hotmail.fr

Please feel free to contact her anytime and she will be glad to help you get the right product. Meriya is an extremely talented cook and she is a Moroccan Amazigh of the South, specifically from Tiznit, but actually living in Agadir and she speaks Amazigh (Chal7a), Moroccan language, Classic arabic, French and English.





Ingredients:


-500 gr whole almonds, skin not removed / 500 gr d'amandes entières (Avec peau)

- About 4 to 5 tablespoon pure honey, more or less to taste / Environ 4 à 5 c à soupe de miel pur plus ou moins selon votre choix

-About 350 ml Argan Oil, you may need to add more or put less Argan Oil depending on the texture and consistency you like. / 350 ml d'huile d'Argane ( Ceci dépend de la consistance voulue de la tartinade, si vous aimez Amlou plus liquide ou plus épais!)

-About 1 teaspoon salt / Environ 1 c à thé ou café de sel





Method / Préparation:



1-Preheat the oven to 100°C. / Préchauffer le four à 100°C.

2-Rinse the almonds in cold water and allow them to drain for a few minutes./ Laver les amandes avec de l'eau froide et laisser égoutter quelques minutes.


3-Prepare a baking pan and add the almonds to the pan and generously sprinkle salt over the almonds. / Placer les amandes dans une plaque allant au four puis saupoudrer-les généreusement de sel.




4-Roast the almonds in the hot oven for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until the almonds have barely darkened. While they are roasting, however, as they burn easily, stir frequently to ensure even cooking of your batch of almonds. You might also use a flat based frying pan to roast the almonds on a stove if you wish. / Faire griller et dorer les amandes pendant environ 15 à 20 minutes ou jusqu'à qu'elles soient bien dorées. Il faut remuer constamment pour éviter de brûler les amandes et aussi pour obtenir une coloration uniforme. Vous pouvez aussi utiliser tout simplement une poêle à sec pour griller les amandes.





5-Let cool for about 15 minutes. / Retirer du four et laisser refroidir environ 15 minutes.


6- Place half of almonds and half of Argan Oil into a food processor or blender and pulse several times for about 5 minutes. / Dans un robot culinaire assez puissant, verser la moitié d'amandes et la moitié d'Argane, puis mixer pendant environ 5 minutes. (Traditionnellement au Maroc, on prépare Amlou avec le moulin manuel qu'on appelle Ar7a ou Arha = أَرّْحاَ mais puisque j'en ai pas un malheureusement alors j'utilise tout simplement un robot culiniare).




7-Add remainder of almonds and Argan Oil and grind them to the texture you prefer. This may take 10 minutes or more. / Ajouter le restant d'amandes et le restant d'Argane puis continuer à mixer encore 10 minutes ou jusqu'à obtention d'une pâte bien lisse.




8-Now pour this lovely mixture over a large bowl and add in honey one tablespoon at a time stirring well. / Maintenant, verser ce beau mélange obtenu dans un grand bol puis ajouter le miel une cuillère à soupe à la fois, puis bien mélanger le tout.


9-Amlou will keep for two months. Store Amlou tightly in a sealed jar. / Conserver Amlou dans un pot hermétique à température ambiante jusqu'à 2 mois.

10-Always shake or stir before serving Amlou . / Toujours bien remuer avant de servir Amlou.

11-Serve for Breakfast and enjoy! / Servir pour pour le petit déjeuner et Bssa7a w ra7a!

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sublimeeeeeeeeee,ta photo,wallah j'ai trop aimée,j'adoreeeeeeeeee amlou au amandes.
bssehtek mamatkamal c' super delicieux.

JADORRRRRRRRRRRE tbarkalah 3lik asin

bsahtak

hmmmm allah i3tik sha ,merci pour le partage.

ohhhhhhhhhhh merci hbiba pour la recette j'adore amlou.

tebarek alah 3lik mamatkamal

lah ibark fikoum les filles merci beaucoup

hmmmmmmm, j'adors amlou, lah yaatik sehha

merci pour la r7 maisje veux savoire c'est quoi AMLOU???

sissilia a écrit:merci pour la r7 maisje veux savoire c'est quoi AMLOU???

Bonjour sissilia.
pour repondre a ta question ma belle,Amlou est comme une sorte de tartinade,qu'on prépare chez nous,avec de l'huile d'argane,une huile précieuse et trés bonne en gout et d'une trés bonne qualité mondialement,qui se trouve que ici au sud du Maroc.
Amlou se prépare avec la maniére que ma trés chére mamatkamal a montrée sur sa recette ,ou bien d'une maniére traditionnel( ce qui est encore bcp mieux),avec un moulin à la main.
Une tartinade a déguster urtout avec du pain fait maison.
Une recette que tu ne peut pas rater,et puis tu y ajoute du miel.
voila voilou ma belle,si t'a d'autres questions n'hesite pas à les poser,je suis disponible.

merci Meriya pour la reponse c'est tres gentille.Amlou a l'aire tres bon. :aljannah:

Meriya ma chere j'ai visité ton blog il est supper vos r7 son magnifique .:superx21: Le gateau SABLE A LA CONFITURE ici en algerie on l'appel mchawaque il est tres bon merci pour tout ce que vous partager avec nous. :hadiya: