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Chickpea Tagine

Prep time 10 minutes
Cook time 20 minutes
Total 30 minutes
Servings 4
Tajine is both a North African cooking vessel made of clay and the dish that is prepared in this vessel.

Ingredients

  • 400g chickpeas precooked )
  • 200g peeled tomatoes
  • 3 large zucchini
  • 3 carrots
  • 1 aubergine
  • 1  red onion
  • 1 spring onions 
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 Bunch of fresh parsley and coriander
  • 1 handful of olives
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 100 ml cooking oil
  • 1 tbsp tagine spice mix
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 200 ml water

Instructions 

  • Wash, peel, and cut the carrots lengthwise
  • Wash the zucchini and eggplant as well and cut them into strips
  • Wash and finely chop the onion, spring onion, parsley, and coriander
  • Heat the oil in a pot, add the onion, garlic and salt and sauté briefly
  • Add the carrots and mix well so that the carrots come into contact with the onion and garlic
  • Cover the top and cook for about 3 minutes, until the carrots have absorbed the roasted aromas
  • Add the tomatoes and reduce the heat for about 5 minutes, until the tomatoes start to stick to the bottom of the pot
  • Add the zucchini and eggplant and mix well
  • Add pepper and some of the tagine spices afterwards and mix well again
  • Now add the chickpeas, the rest of the tagine spices, and the water
  • Stir well and simmer covered for about 5 minutes
  • Then add the crushed garlic cloves, the spring onions, the chopped parsley and coriander, the olives, and the juice of half a lemon
  • Mix everything well and simmer, covered, for another 2 minutes.
  • Season to taste and it's ready

Notes

Serve with hot couscous and enjoy
Bon appetite!
Fadi♥
Course: Side dish
Cuisine: Arabic, North African, Oriental
Keyword: African, North African cuisine, Oriental, Middle Eastern cuisine