Vegetable And Chickpea Couscous - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tbsp olive oil
    1 None onion, chopped
    2 cloves garlic, crushed
    2 tsp ground cumin
    2 tsp ground coriander
    1/2 tsp ground turmeric
    1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
    2 cup vegetable stock
    1 x 14 oz can chopped tomatoes
    1 lb sweet potato, peeled, cut into chunks
    2 None carrots, peeled, halved, thickly sliced
    1 bulb celeriac, diced
    1 None large rutabaga, diced
    1 x 14 oz can chickpeas, rinsed, drained
    1/2 cup couscous
    2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
Preparation
    Heat half the oil in a large saucepan on low. Cook onion for 10 mins, until golden brown. Add garlic and spices and cook, stirring, for 1 min.
    Stir in stock and tomatoes, then add vegetables. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, for 40-45 mins, until vegetables are tender. Stir in chickpeas. Cook for 4-5 mins to heat through. Season to taste.
    Pour 2/3 cup water into a separate saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add couscous. Turn off heat and set aside, tightly covered, for 5 mins. Uncover, drizzle with the remaining oil and fluff the grains with a fork.
    Serve the vegetables on a bed of couscous, sprinkled with cilantro.

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