One of my favourite family meals, a soft and juicy, beautifully spiced tagine. This is the ultimate plant-based dish – packed full of vegetables, fresh herbs and fragrant spices. Serves 4-6 people.
Heat oil in a pan (low-medium heat), fry the shallots till golden, add garlic and ginger, cook a few minutes, then add spices and cook till fragrant.
Add the chopped tomatoes, salt and pepper, honey and lemon. Let the sauce reduce down for about 10 minutes.
TAGINE:
Add all ingredients to the tagine and toss to combine. Pour the sauce over the top once it is ready, and if needed, ½ cup water – you want all ingredients coated with sauce but it doesn’t have to be swimming in it – the steam the tagine creates will cook without needing too much liquid.
Place lid over tagine and cook in an oven for 1 hour at 180˚C (356˚F).
Serve with almonds and fresh herbs over the top (coriander, mint), fluffy quinoa, coconut yoghurt, and a simple cucumber salad.
Notes
Do not be put off by the number of spices! If you want to keep it simple - cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper. I'm a bit of a spice fiend, so the more the merrier :)