Not strictly a tagine as I cooked it on the hob.. And substituted quinoa for couscous, but its delicious and nutritious and flavourful and North African influenced and I’m sure it could also be cooked in an earthenware pot. The dried fruits in the quinoa ca be substituted with which ever ones you had. I thought I had apricots in the fridge but they were dates!
Ingrediente serves four
20g (3/4 de o uncie) of flaked almonds
20g (3/4) de o uncie) of pine nuts
1/2 a teaspoon of cumin seeds
1/2 a teaspoon of ground coriander
1/2 o lingurita de tumeric
a large onion
200g (7 uncie) of carrots, scrubbed
a courgette (zucchini)
400g (14 uncie) de cartofi, scrubbed
2 teaspoons of harissa
a tablespoon of tomato puree
a teaspoon of vegetable bouillon powder (or a veg stock cube)
2 frunze de dafin
50g (one and 3/4 uncie) de linte rosie
400g (14 uncie) poate de năut (this is the undrained weight)
half a preserved lemon
200g (7 uncie) de quinoa
4 dates
2 tablespoons of raisins
2 tablespoons of pomegranate seeds
ulei de măsline
sare și piper
flat leaf parsley and black olives to serve (opțional)
Metoda
Gently toast the almonds and pine nuts in a large saucepan, remove and set aside when they are lightly browned
Into the warmed pan add the half teaspoon of cumin, dried coriander and tumeric and toast these dry for a couple of minutes before splashing the bottom of the pan with olive oil
Finely slice the onion and add this and a teaspoon of salt and a good grind of black pepper, stir so everything is coated in oil and put the lid on and sweat while the rest of the vegetables are prepared
Cut the carrots into one inch (2 și 1/2 cm) rounds and throw these in
Cut the courgette (zucchini) in half lengthways and then each half in half lengthways again, taie în un inch (2 și 1/2) cm pieces and throw these in
Coat everything in the oil and spices and chop the potatoes into one inch cubes, put these in the pan and add 400ml (13 și 1/2 fl oz) de apă, stir and bring to the boil
Add a squirt of harissa (2 teaspoons) and the 2 tablespoons of tomato puree
Add the teaspoon of vegetable bouillon or crumbled stock cube and 2 frunze de dafin
Stir in the lentils
Drain and add the chickpeas
Finely chop the preserved lemon and stir this in
Cook slowly for 30 la 40 minutes depending on how soft or al dente you prefer your vegetables
Towards the end of cooking boil the kettle for the quinoa, you need twice the volume so its easier to put the quinoa in a liquid measuring jug and then into a separate saucepan and pour the boiling water into the jug so you get twice the volume
Pour the water over the quinoa in the pan and add a pinch of salt and cook on a moderate heat for 10 minute
After 5 minutes of cooking chop and add the dates and the raisins
After 10 minutes take it off the heat and stir in the pomegranate seeds and toasted almonds and pine nuts
The quinoa can stand a little while with the lid on to continue absorbing the water while the tagine is dished up
When the vegetables are to your liking, give everything a final stir. Serve scattered with flat leaf parsley and olives (opțional) along side the jewelled quinoa
Looks delicious. I find quinoa a bit bland but this was looks very tasty.
This looks so delicious!
Wow this is dinner party food! Going to make this at the weekend
Please could you explain to me how one pronounces quinoa..