Vegetable Tagine

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped into large-ish pieces
• 1 parsnip, peeled and chopped into large-ish pieces
• 2 small sweet potatoes, peeled and you know what to do
• 2 cm piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped or grated
• 1 garlic clove, grated
• 3 shavings of lemon zest
• 1/2 chilli, strength to taste, sliced, seeds removed or not
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Ras el hanout spice mix
• 3 cardamom pods, squashed
• 1 tin of peeled tomatoes, roughly chopped up
• 1/2 red pepper, chopped
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• seasoning (salt and pepper to taste)
• a squirt of harissa if you have it and like it hot, baby
• a sprinkle of the omnipresent coriander leaves

Method

• Heat olive oil in a pan, add the first 12 ingredients. I am so sorry that I cook from scratch, scratch, scratch.
• Sautee on a low heat for 5 minutes. 
• Add a splash of water and cover with lid. Don't burn it. Add more water if needed.
• Let it simmer for another 5 minutes. Then add the tomatoes and half a tin of water.
• 15 minutes, covered with lid.
• Add the red pepper and the cinnamon and cook for a further 5 minutes.
• Season and add a squirt of harissa if you like.
• Serve with plain couscous and sprinkle with green angel confetti aka coriander leaves.

Thanks for looking in.

Patricia xxx...x