Khoudenjal: Authentic Moroccan Spiced Tea Recipe at Jemaa el-Fnaa

Khoudenjal - traditional Moroccan spiced red tea stall on Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech.

Khoudenjal on Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech 40000, Morocco, is a stall selling khoudenjal, a traditional Moroccan spiced red tea. Khoudenjal, also spelled khunjul, is a winter street drink brewed from around 18 to 20 spices and herbs including galangal, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorn, nutmeg flower and star anise, known as a warming, curative winter drink.

The stall serves the sweet-tart, pungent infusion from large shiny copper vats on the square, popular with locals in the colder months, sold as a takeaway cup. The spices are sourced from the south of Morocco.

For a traditional spiced tea on Jemaa el-Fnaa, Khoudenjal offers a warming Moroccan red tea from a copper vat.