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Spiced Chicken and Veg Tagine

Recipe by Emily Leary | Photograph by Tom Regester
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
 

FOR THE RAS EL HANOUT

  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt

FOR THE TAGINE

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 640 g chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 zucchini chopped
  • 2 carrots chopped
  • 400 g can of gluten-free chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 75 g dried apricots
  • 100 ml gluten-free chicken stock ideally reduced-salt
  • fresh coriander to garnish
  • juice of 1 lemon

Instructions
 

  • Mix together all the ingredients for the ras el hanout in a bowl.
  • Put the olive oil in a large nonstick saucepan over a medium heat, then add the onion, garlic, chicken and rasel hanout. Fry for 5 minutes, then add the zucchini and carrots and fry for a further 2 minutes.
  • Add the tomatoes, honey, apricots and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, until the sauce has reduced and thickened and the chicken is tender. Add a splash more water during cooking if needed.
  • Ladle into bowls to serve – this is wonderful with rice or gluten-free couscous – and garnish with coriander and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Notes

TIPS
• Did you all enjoy this? Next time, try swapping the chicken for lamb, beef, or gluten-free marinated tofu.
• You might also like to adjust the spice quantities: up the ginger for warmth; add more cinnamon for sweetness or increase the cayenne for more heat.
Get Your Kids to Eat Anything: The 5-phase programme to change the way your family thinks about food by Emily Leary is published by Hachette Australia, $29.99. Photography by Tom Regester.
Get Your Kids to Eat Anything: The 5-phase programme to change the way your family thinks about food by Emily Leary is published by Hachette Australia, $29.99. Photography by Tom Regester.
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