Vegetable Tagine With Apricots - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 teaspoons olive oil
    1 brown onion, halved, cut into wedges
    2 carrots, peeled, coarsely chopped
    2 garlic cloves, crushed
    2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
    2 teaspoons cumin seeds
    2 teaspoons ground paprika
    1 (7 cm) cinnamon sticks
    1 pinch saffron thread
    375 ml vegetable stock
    650 g butternut squash, deseeded, peeled, coarsely chopped
    250 g green beans, topped, cut into 6cm lengths
    100 g turkish dried apricots
    100 g fresh dates, halved, pitted
    1 (400 g) can chickpeas, rinsed, drained
    2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
    1/3 cup fresh coriander leaves
    plain Greek yogurt, to serve
Preparation
    Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the carrot, garlic, ginger, cumin seeds, paprika, cinnamon and saffron and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until aromatic.
    Add stock and bring to the boil. Add the pumpkin, beans and apricots. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until the pumpkin is tender. Add dates, chickpeas and lemon rind and stir to combine.
    Spoon among serving bowls and top with coriander. Serve with yogurt.

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