Moroccan tagine

Tagine recipe for 6 people, takes only 40 mins; recipe has red onion, garlic clove, root ginger, lemon juice, olive oil, turmeric, chilli powder, coriander, olive oil, carrot, parsnip, red onion, potato, leek, prune and mint.

Moroccan tagine

Moroccan tagine

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Tagine
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

25 mins

Ingredients

  • Chilli Powder: 1 tsp hot chilli powder
  • Coriander: handful coriander, chopped
  • Turmeric: 1 tbsp each honey, cumin, paprika, turmeric
  • Garlic Clove: 3 garlic cloves
  • Olive Oil: 100ml/3 1/2 fl oz olive oil
  • Red Onion: 2 red onions, chopped
  • Carrot: 3 carrots, cut into chunks
  • Mint: 2 sprigs mint, leaves only, finely chopped
  • Lemon Juice: 100ml/3 1/2 fl oz lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
  • Potato: 2 large potatoes, cut into chunks
  • Root Ginger: small knob fresh root ginger, peeled
  • Leek: 4 leeks, ends trimmed and cut into chunks
  • Parsnip: 3 large parsnips, cut into chunks
  • Prune: 12 dried prunes, dates or figs

Directions

  1. To make the chermoula, whizz paste ingredients in a blender. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the oil and vegetables into a heatproof casserole and cook on the hob until lightly browned, about 7 mins. You may have to do this in two batches.
  2. Add the chermoula paste to the casserole, along with the dried fruit. Pour in 400ml water, cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 45 mins. Reduce heat to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and cook for another 45 mins. Sprinkle with the mint. Serve on its own or with couscous or crusty bread.