Chicken & chickpea tagine recipe

The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Chicken & chickpea tagine Recipe. Enjoy tasty Moroccan food and learn how to make Chicken & chickpea tagine.

Cooked under pressure, this sweet, tender chicken with apricots is ready in 45 minutes.

Preparation Time 15 minutes
Cooking Time 35 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

2 tsp olive oil
1 brown onion, coarsely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 x 400g can diced tomatoes
500ml (2 cups) chicken stock
8 chicken thigh cutlets
165g (1 cup) dried apricots
3 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Large pinch of saffron threads
1 x 400g can chickpeas, rinsed, drained
55g (1/3 cup) pitted black olives
3 tsp finely grated lemon rind
Fresh coriander sprigs, to serve
Cooked couscous, to serve
Lemon wedges, to serve

Method

1. Heat oil in the pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes.

2. Add tomato, stock, chicken, apricots, cumin, cinnamon and saffron. Season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine.

3. Seal the pressure cooker. Place over high heat until steam escapes at a constant rate and there is a regular hissing sound. Reduce heat to low. Cook for 25 minutes. Release steam following manufacturer's instructions.

4. Stir in the chickpeas, olives and lemon rind. Season with salt and pepper. Top with coriander. Serve with couscous and lemon wedges.

Notes
Swap it: Swap chicken for 4 lamb forequarter chops. In step 1, cook lamb for 2-3 minutes or until browned before adding the onion and garlic.
For the kids: To make this dish kid friendly, simply omit the olives.

Source
Good Taste - July 2009, Page 100
Recipe by Gemma Luongo
 
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Lamb and apricot tagine recipe

The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Lamb and apricot tagine Recipe. Enjoy tasty Moroccan food and learn how to make Lamb and apricot tagine.  

Ingredients (serves 4)

1/4 cup plain flour
8 (180g each) lamb forequarter chops, trimmed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 brown onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 long red chilli, thinly sliced
400g can crushed tomatoes
3/4 cup dried apricots, chopped
2 tablespoons honey
2 small zucchini, thickly sliced
1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves
steamed couscous and yoghurt, to serve

Method

1. Preheat oven to 160°C/140°C fan-forced. Place flour and lamb in a large snap-lock bag. Seal. Shake to coat. Heat half the oil in a large, heavy-based flameproof casserole dish over high heat. Cook lamb, in batches, for 2 to 3 minutes each side or until browned. Transfer to a plate.
  
2. Reduce heat to medium. Heat remaining oil. Add onion, garlic, coriander, cumin, ginger and chilli. Cook for 2 minutes or until softened. Return lamb and juices to pan with tomato, apricot, honey and 2 cups cold water. Cover. Bring to the boil.
  
3. Transfer to oven. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Skim fat from surface. Add zucchini. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until lamb is tender. Stir in coriander. Serve with couscous and yoghurt.

Source
Super Food Ideas - June 2008, Page 61
Recipe by Cathie Lonnie

More Moroccan Tagine Recipes:

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Lamb & broad bean tagine
Fish tagine
Chicken & chickpea tagine
Vegetable tagine with apricots
Chicken tagine with couscous

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Chicken and vegetable tagine recipe

The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Chicken and vegetable tagine Recipe. Enjoy tasty Moroccan food and learn how to make Chicken and vegetable tagine. 

If you've got a vegetarian member of the family, but everyone else prefers meat, this recipe will show you how to make one dish suit everyone.

Ingredients (serves 4)

1/4 cup olive oil
1 brown onion, halved, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2cm piece ginger, peeled, finely grated
3 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups vegetable stock
600g sweet potato, cut into 4cm pieces
450g eggplant, cut into 4cm pieces
125g green beans, trimmed, halved
700g chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces
1 1/2 cups couscous
1/3 cup coriander leaves, roughly-chopped

Method

1. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until golden. Add garlic, ginger, cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper and cinnamon. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
  
2. Add stock, stirring and scraping base of pan. Add sweet potato, eggplant and beans. Cover and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender.
  
3. Meanwhile, heat 2 teaspoons remaining oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add chicken and cook for 5 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Stir through vegetable mixture.
  
4. Place couscous in a heatproof bowl. Add 1 3/4 cups boiling water. Cover tightly with foil and stand for 5 minutes. Uncover, drizzle with remaining tablespoon oil. Season with salt and pepper. Using a fork, stir to separate grains. Spoon chicken and vegetable tagine over couscous. Sprinkle with coriander. Serve.

Notes
Vegetarian option: Reduce chicken to 600g. Follow steps 1 to 2. Remove 1/4 of mixture to smaller saucepan. Place over medium heat. Add 125g can drained and rinsed chickpeas. Cook for 5 minutes or until warmed through. Spoon over couscous. Serve.

Source
Super Food Ideas - October 2006, Page 69
Recipe by Tracy Rutherford

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Fish tagine
Chicken & chickpea tagine
Vegetable tagine with apricots
Chicken tagine with couscous
Fast chicken tagine

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