Warqa is a thin sheet of pastry that is used to make classic Moroccan pastries such as pastilla or briwat. It is similar to phyllo dough, but has a crispier texture when cooked.

Warqa is made with two basic ingredients: flour and water. The dough is then stretched very thinly and cooked on a hot skillet for less than 20 seconds before being peeled off by hand.

Special tools / ingredients: All ingredients are easily available in supermarkets or online stores.

You can also find all the essentials of Moroccan cuisine in the Flavors of Morocco Amazon store.

You do not need special tools or dishes to prepare this recipe.

> DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Medium

> COURSE:

- Pastilla Sheets (Warqa) detailed video tutorial

- A PDF document with exact measurements and detailed steps of the recipe

> BONUS:
- Kefta Briwat detailed video tutorial
- A PDF document with exact measurements and detailed steps for each of the above recipes

> LANGUAGE:
- The course video is provided with English voice over and subtitles as well as Original Audio in Moroccan dialect with English subtitles
- Bonus videos are provided with English voice over and subtitles
- PDF documents are in English

Dada (Chef) Samira is a professional Moroccan cook with over 20 years of experience.

She specializes in Moroccan pastries, focusing particularily on warqa (pastilla pastry dough).

Chef Samira first learned the art of Moroccan cooking from her mother and grandmother before training under the hands of professional cooks.

She is considered one of the most renown warqa specialists in the city of Fez, where she supplies the delicate pastry for private clients, caterers, and restaurants.