Being half Algerian (yet a rather poor cook) my girlfriend asked me to cook some traditional North African food for her. This recipe looked close to the one my dad used to make for me. To all those complaining about how runny it is - that's generally how it's eaten, as the cous cous soaks it up...with plenty of bread to mop it up. Nevertheless my girlfriend wanted it thicker so I added some flour to it. I didn't have any cloves to hand, but apart from that I followed the recipe nearly exactly. If you can get hold of some, eat it with a dollop of Harissa (a spicy pepper sauce) on the side. Yum!

Reviewed On: Oct. 17, 2009

I added some cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon) and vanilla (few drops) - vanilla made it smell gorgeous and really added to the recipe, but the cinnamon didn't come through much so may add a little more if done again. I used 3 bananas instead of 2 and a 1/3, but next time I'd stick to the recipe as I found it a little heavy.

Reviewed On: Jan. 24, 2008