Veggie Tagine

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 3 small squash
• 1 medium eggplany
• 400 g chickpeas
• 2 lemons
• 20 green olives
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 300 ml vegetable stock
• rice

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot, fry the onion for 5 mins then add the garlic cloves, ginger, tomato paste and spices, cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
2. Stir in the veg and coat in spices. Then add the chickpeas, tinned tomatoes, veg stock, lemon, & olives
3. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 40 mins, stirring occasionally, until veg are soft and sauce thickens.
4. While the tagine simmers, add 300g rice to a bowl, pour over 400ml of veg stock, cover, and leave for 10 minutes.