You may have heard of it but what is it? As our article 'What is Pastilla?' explains, a Pastilla is a sweet and savoury Moroccan pie, most commonly filled with pigeon meat, dusted with icing sugar. If you can't get hold off pigeon you can substitute with chicken. There are also dessert versions. Here's a simple Pastilla recipe for the most popular version of this traditional Moroccan dish, for the perfect pastilla. Ingredients : 2 tbsp vegetable oil , 6 onions, chopped