14 April 2012

Chickpea Tagine with Buttered CousCous

This is a traditional Moroccan dish and a perfect dinner menu. Couscous variations depends upon our tastes and availability of time. Its a dish inspired from Hamlyn 200 recipes.
What you need:
2 cups - Chickpeas, Soaked over nite and cooked for 6 whistles with salt or canned
1 no - Onion, chopped
3 nos - Tomatoes, chopped
2 cloves - Garlic, minced
1 cup - Veg stock
1 tsp - Cumin powder
1 tsp - Coriander powder
1/4 tsp - Cinnamon
1 tsp - Red chilli powder

2 tbsp - Fresh Coriander, chopped
2 tbsp - Olive oil
Salt as reqd

How to make:

Heat the olive oil in a saucepan add the onions saute for a few minutes. Add the garlic and all spices and salt, stir together add the chickpeas, tomatoes and the stock. 


Leave this to simmer over a low heat for 10 min and add chopped coriander and switch off the stove. 
What you need for Buttered Couscous:
1 cup - Couscous
1 tbsp - Butter
2 cups - Hot water
1/4 tsp - Salt
1 tbsp - Fresh Coriander, chopped


How to make:
Put couscous into a bowl and add butter on top cover with salt added boiled water. Uncover the bowl after 5 min and fluff up with a fork. 


Serve the tagine with couscous and sprinkle over fresh parsley.


Sending this to Vegetarian side dishes event hosted by Zesty Palette and event by Priyas blog.

37 comments:

  1. Omg, wonderful spread, seriously makes me drool..Feel like inviting myself to your place..

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  2. The chickpea and couscous - a nice meal idea.

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  3. love the tagine and the couscous

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  4. nice combo clicks are super

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  5. I love tagines- this one looks pretty easy, and I love the couscous, too. What are 6 whistles, though? I never heard of something cooked 6 whistles. LOL. Have a great weekend.

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  6. I have never tried out couscous...looks light and healthy.

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  7. Very yummy looking combo. Looks superb.

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  8. I love coucous. it must have tasted so good with the chick pea curry!

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  9. So lovely , Perfect Click.Love this recipe .
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  10. Very healthy wholesome meal... Looks so yum

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  11. It's really addictive tempting combo...nice click...Thanks for sharing...

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  12. The couscous and the chana looks very inviting..

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  13. yummy recipe....lovely clicks too....

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  14. lovely combo and healthy meal...awsum

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  15. That looks really sumptuous and healthy!

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  16. A wonderful meal to have in ones repertoire. Yum!

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  17. excellent..looks absolutely fab & yumm
    Tasty Appetite

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  18. wow healthy dinner recipe,luks delicious...

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  19. Anything with chickpea would be fine :)

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  20. Looks delicious and yummy

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  21. A very delicious ,healthy and new dish to learn..

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  22. love the color of the chickpeas...healthy dish :)

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  23. very perfect and healthy recipe

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  24. Moroccan dishes are so quick to make, nice combo of chickpeas with couscous.

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  25. delicious looking couscous

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  26. such a nutritious and healthy meal...thanks for sharing!

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  27. Sounds interesting, nice post looks yummy...

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  28. The tagine is very similar to Indian curries, except the use of olive oil. Pics, especially the second pic, is very nice.

    Indu @indugetscooking.blogspot.com

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  29. Unique recipe, couscous looks so delicious.

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  30. Scrumptious and healthy meal. You always amaze me!

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  31. There is lot of similarity between Indian and Moroccan cooking.....this recipe is the perfect example of it.....love the combo of the spices and medley of flavours...

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  32. wow mouth watering chickpeas....delicious.
    http://lifewithspices.blogspot.com/

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  33. Healthy n delightful recipe...

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  34. Very nice dinner idea, loved the recipe and combo!

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  35. Beautiful clicks n yummy dish....

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