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Moroccan Tagine

this is a real comfort dish, don't be put off by the sweet and savoury combination, it works really well. if you have a tagine, you could use it for the recipe, i however do not. serve over couscous.

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Ingredients

  • vegetable oil
  • onions
  • garlic cloves
  • boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • carrot
  • red capsicums
  • ground cumin
  • ground allspice
  • ground ginger
  • turmeric
  • cinnamon
  • salt
  • cayenne
  • water
  • eggplant
  • raisins
  • chickpeas
  • dried apricot

Preparation

  1. 1heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat
  2. 2add the onion and garlic , stirring for a few minutes until onion is translucent
  3. 3add chicken and lightly colour , stirring
  4. 4remove from pan
  5. 5add carrots , capsicum , and spices
  6. 6stir dry to toast
  7. 7once a nice aroma comes from the pan , add 1 / 2 cup of water
  8. 8cook stirring occasionally for 5 minutes
  9. 9add remaining ingredients
  10. 10cover and simmer over a medium heat for 30 minutes until veggies are tender
  11. 11stir frequently during cooking , to prevent catching on the bottom
  12. 12you may need to add additional water
  13. 13serve with couscous
  14. 14nb: you only need to salt your eggplant if there are lots of black seeds when you cut it open
  15. 15make sure you rinse the excess salt off and dry well in that case