Vegetable And Chickpea Tagine With Couscous Food

VEGETABLE TAGINE WITH ALMOND & CHICKPEA COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Fry the shallots in the oil for 5 mins until they are softening and browned. Add the squash and spices, and stir for 1 min. Pour in the stock, season well, then add the prunes and honey. Cover and simmer for 8 mins.
• Add the peppers and cook for 8-10 mins until just tender. Stir in the coriander and mint.
• Pour 400ml boiling water over the couscous in a bowl, then stir in the harissa with ½ tsp salt. Tip in the chickpeas, then cover and leave for 5 mins. Fluff up with a fork and serve with the tagine, flaked almonds and extra mint.

SHORTCUT MOROCCAN VEGETABLE TAGINE WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 7 minutes. Add the chickpeas, raisins, harissa, cinnamon, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring, until the spices are toasted, about 30 seconds.
• Working over the skillet, rip the tomatoes into large chunks with your hands and add to the skillet; add 2 cups water. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until the tomatoes and chickpeas have softened, about 12 minutes. Stir in the squash and olives, cover and cook until the squash is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir gently, so as not to break apart the squash too much, and simmer, uncovered, until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• While the tagine simmers, prepare the couscous according to the package directions.
• Remove the tagine from the heat, and stir in the cilantro. Taste and season with more salt, pepper and harissa, if desired. Divide the couscous among four plates, and spoon the tagine over it. Serve with additional harissa on the side.

MOROCCAN VEGETABLE AND CHICKPEA TAGINE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbs of oil in a pan. Add onion, garlic, and spices. Fry over a low to medium heat for five minutes until golden.
• Add the chickpeas, tomatoes and stock. Cook for 20 minutes.
• Stir fry the vegetables in a separate frying pan or wok with remaining oil, then add to the chickpea mixture.
• Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for a further 20 minutes.
• To finish, add half the yogurt, adjust seasoning to taste and serve.
• For the herb yogurt dressing mix the remaining yogurt, chopped parsley and cilantro together.
• Serve with the tagine.

VEGETABLE TAGINE WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180°C/350°F.
• Place the olive oil in a roasting pan and put in the oven to heat up.
• Mix chilies and spices in a bowl add all the fresh vegetables apart from the courgettes and tomatoes and toss to coat.
• Tip seasoned veg into roasting pan and cook for 20 minutes.
• Put a cross on each tomato and add these and the courgettes to the other veg. Cook for a further 15 minutes.
• Remove veg from pan and place on serving dish reserving any juices in the pan.
• Place the pan on a high heat and add the tomato paste stirring well, add 200ml water and boil well until sauce thickens.
• Open chickpeas and mix with couscous. Pour over enough boiling water to just cover and stand for 3 minutes.
• Serve with the tagine and cover in sauce.

MOROCCAN TAGINE WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to moderate 350°F.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or ovenproof dish, add the onion and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until soft.
• Add the spices and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the vegetables and cook, stirring, until coated with the spices and the outside begins to soften.
• Add the lemon, tomatoes, stock, pears and prunes.
• Cover, transfer to the oven and cook for 30 minutes.
• Add the zucchini and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
• Cover the couscous with the olive oil and 2 cups (500mL) boiling water and leave until all the water has been absorbed.
• Flake with a fork.
• Remove the cinnamon stick from the vegetables, then stir in the parsley.
• Serve on a large platter with the couscous formed into a ring and the vegetable tagine in the centre, sprinkled with almonds.