Chickpea & Date Tagine Recipe
A high protein African recipe with kabuli chana (white chickpeas), dates, onion. Ready in 1h 15m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
21 steps- 1
To begin making the Chickpea & Date Tagine recipe, soak chickpeas over night in enough water
- 2
Next morning pressure cook
- 3
Keep aside
- 4
Heat olive oil in a tagine
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2) - 5
Add minced garlic and ginger and sauté until raw smell goes away
cloves garlic - minced(6)inch ginger - minced(1) - 6
Add finely chopped onions and sauté until onions turn translucent
onion(1) - 7
Add tomato puree and cook till oil separates from the sides of the pan
homemade tomato puree(1 cup) - 8
Add all the spice powders along with salt
cumin powder (jeera)(1 tablespoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)cinnamon powder (dalchini)(1/2 teaspoon)tablespoons paprika powder(2)salt - to taste - 9
Add cooked chickpeas and dates, mix
dates(1 cup) - 10
Cook for 5 minutes, covered
- 11
Add about 1/4 cup water and continue to cook with tagine lid on
- 12
While chickpeas are cooking, we will prepare out couscous
couscous - as required (cooked) - 13
For 1 cup couscous, take 1-1/2 cup water
couscous - as required (cooked) - 14
In a big sauce pan boil 1-1/2 cup water along with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon olive oil
salt - to tastetablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2) - 15
When water starts boiling, turn off flame and add couscous to the sauce pan, cover and let the couscous cook for 5 minutes
couscous - as required (cooked) - 16
Fluff the grains using a fork
- 17
That’s it
- 18
Just serving, you can add flavour like lemon zest or sprinkle in some dry fruits
- 19
Once the chickpea date tagine is ready, sprinkle chopped mint leaves for garnish
mint leaves (pudina) - for garnish - 20
Serve hot with couscous
couscous - as required (cooked) - 21
Serve Chickpea & Date Tagine on its own with a glass of red wine for a weekend dinner
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Chickpea & Date Tagine Recipe
A high protein African recipe with kabuli chana (white chickpeas), dates, onion. Ready in 1h 15m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
21 steps- 1
To begin making the Chickpea & Date Tagine recipe, soak chickpeas over night in enough water
- 2
Next morning pressure cook
- 3
Keep aside
- 4
Heat olive oil in a tagine
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2) - 5
Add minced garlic and ginger and sauté until raw smell goes away
cloves garlic - minced(6)inch ginger - minced(1) - 6
Add finely chopped onions and sauté until onions turn translucent
onion(1) - 7
Add tomato puree and cook till oil separates from the sides of the pan
homemade tomato puree(1 cup) - 8
Add all the spice powders along with salt
cumin powder (jeera)(1 tablespoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)cinnamon powder (dalchini)(1/2 teaspoon)tablespoons paprika powder(2)salt - to taste - 9
Add cooked chickpeas and dates, mix
dates(1 cup) - 10
Cook for 5 minutes, covered
- 11
Add about 1/4 cup water and continue to cook with tagine lid on
- 12
While chickpeas are cooking, we will prepare out couscous
couscous - as required (cooked) - 13
For 1 cup couscous, take 1-1/2 cup water
couscous - as required (cooked) - 14
In a big sauce pan boil 1-1/2 cup water along with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon olive oil
salt - to tastetablespoons extra virgin olive oil(2) - 15
When water starts boiling, turn off flame and add couscous to the sauce pan, cover and let the couscous cook for 5 minutes
couscous - as required (cooked) - 16
Fluff the grains using a fork
- 17
That’s it
- 18
Just serving, you can add flavour like lemon zest or sprinkle in some dry fruits
- 19
Once the chickpea date tagine is ready, sprinkle chopped mint leaves for garnish
mint leaves (pudina) - for garnish - 20
Serve hot with couscous
couscous - as required (cooked) - 21
Serve Chickpea & Date Tagine on its own with a glass of red wine for a weekend dinner
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