MUSHROOM AND CHICKPEA TAGINE

Mushroom and Chickpea Tagine image

This is a beautifully spiced vegetarian main course. A delicious Moroccan tagine, perfect served with rice or couscous. Garnish with chopped parsley.

Provided by Melanie Booth

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews

Time 1h3m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

2 teaspoons cumin seeds
2 teaspoons coriander seeds
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 red onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 ½ cups quartered chestnut mushrooms
1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
1 (14 ounce) can chickpeas, drained
1 (10.5 ounce) can vegetable stock
⅓ cup halved dried apricots
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon tomato puree
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cinnamon stick
2 dried bay leaves
1 pinch white sugar, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¾ cup plain yogurt

Steps:

Toast cumin seeds, coriander seeds, and sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer dukka mixture to a spice grinder; grind into a smooth powder.
Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon dukka and mushrooms; cover and cook for 3 minutes. Uncover and cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms release most of their moisture, about 5 minutes.
Stir chopped tomatoes, chickpeas, vegetable stock, apricots, parsley, honey, tomato puree, lemon juice, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, sugar, salt, and pepper into the pot. Cover and simmer until flavors combine, about 15 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon dukka. Cook, stirring frequently, until tagine thickens, about 15 minutes.
Discard cinnamon stick and bay leaves.
Mix 1 tablespoon dukka into the yogurt; serve alongside tagine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 292.1 calories, Carbohydrate 45.9 g, Fat 9.1 g, Fiber 8.4 g, Protein 9.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 667.2 mg, Sugar 16.3 g