Moroccan tagine

Moroccan tagine

A spicy vegetarian hotpot that's as warm and comforting as it is healthy - and gives you your 5-a-day too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. To make the chermoula, whizz paste ingredients in a blender. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the oil and vegetables into a heatproof casserole and cook on the hob until lightly browned, about 7 mins. You may have to do this in two batches.
  2. Add the chermoula paste to the casserole, along with the dried fruit. Pour in 400ml water, cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 45 mins. Reduce heat to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and cook for another 45 mins. Sprinkle with the mint. Serve on its own or with couscous or crusty bread.

Per serving

393 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 52g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 10g, sugar 2g, salt 0.12 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2006.

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  • 2008-01-07 10:04:27.165209

    mrssoapy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is one of my favourites! I do tinker with the recipe though. I add butternut squash and celery instead of parsnips and leeks. I have also added diced lamb which i have marinaded in the chermula paste for 24 hours.

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  • 2008-01-08 21:02:20.702698

    phildelahaye rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I liked the basic idea and the flavours in the chermoula paste are fabulous, but I think the quantity of lemon juice is totally overwhelming and spoilt it for me. The second time I tried it I only used one lemon instead of three and that was much more to my taste. I'm sure it's a personal thing but if you don't like a LOT of lemon flavour I'd recommend using less, you could always add more at the end.

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  • 2008-01-15 11:02:01.357408

    ali&kev rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was quick and easy to prepare and the results tasted delicious. The cooking time did seem a little long - our veg was done after 30 mins of the second stage. I'm looking forward to cooking this for our veggie friends. I may substitute some chickpeas for parsnips and apricots for the dates.

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  • 2008-02-08 14:03:18.159814

    Yorkshire Bex rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic recipe, goes lovely with the almond and chickpea cous cous.

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  • 2008-02-10 02:45:16.092761

    hilary buff rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    absolutely amazing. i replaced the parsnips with sweet potatoes and had dried apricots instead of figs. i added a little rose harissa to the paste it was soooooooooo good. very easy too.

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  • 2008-02-25 13:03:17.458808

    Carolyn commented on this recipe

    Delicious! We liquidised the left overs and it made a tasty soup.

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  • 2008-02-27 20:45:47.277597

    maddieson commented on this recipe

    Bit too much lemon. Agree that one is enough!

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  • 2008-03-30 10:50:23.66361

    Gbobs rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this was absolutely delicious, the best the favours were fantastic, I thought three lemons were perfect.  The chermoula paste was lovely may well use this paste again on other things...perfect....

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  • 2008-03-31 18:52:36.953489

    spoonie-food rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love this dish. It's one of my most favourite things to cook and eat although I would watch for premature drying out if you are using a standard casserole-type dish like I do. delicious though :-)

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    2008-04-06 16:35:33.487664

    Viv rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really good, hearty meal. Preparing the veggies does take some time, so add at least 30 minutes to the preperation time. Used only two lemons and apricots, worked out really well. Work of warning, this is a lot of food, it did did fit into our tagine, but what came out in the end was certainly work it.

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  • 2008-04-09 17:03:45.158593

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Yukk! This was very hot but strangely sweet and no depth of flavour, neither my hubbie nor I liked this at all, I was expecting something really good from the mix of ingredients, we had it with wholewheat couscous and I think it might have been slightly better with crusty bread, but it was just hot and bland and sweet, really disappointed.

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  • 2008-05-05 17:15:58.227131

    bethanyjane commented on this recipe

    sounds nice, i think when i make it i'll leave out the dried fruit all together - not my cup of tea

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  • 2008-05-14 13:05:53.105657

    Caroline rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love this. I only give a recipe 5stars if it can be served for a dinner party and this I have. I do omit the prunes, and marinate lamb in the paste overnight. Cook this first and then add the veg after 30mins. Also I use butternut squash, a sweet potato, and plain potato instead of two plain potatoes which adds more depth. Defintely less lemon too, as advised by others. Its so easy to make if you can chuck everything in a blender (or smoothy maker!)

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  • 2008-09-27 11:48:10.095103

    Kerry commented on this recipe

    A really tasty dish. I used less than 1 tbl spoon of oil in the chermoula and it was plenty.

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  • 2008-09-30 20:18:45.04446

    hungryrumbles rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I make this quite often and its really tasty. The potatoes can turn to mush though by the time all the other veg are cooked, and I agree - keep an eye on it because it can dry out quite easily. You will need a huge casserole pot if you're going to make the whole amount - I usually halve the quantities and it fits nicely into my 22cm Le Cruset pot, serves 2-3 people. Nice with some greek yoghurt mixed with mint or coriander on the side, and is yummy(although probably less authentic!) with chapatis or some flatbread if you're fed up with couscous.

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  • 2008-10-05 16:28:36.327036

    debbie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Replaced the potatoes parsnips and leeks with chicken and some chick peas. I also only used one lemon, this is delicious and will definately make this again.

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  • 2008-11-16 20:29:26.820101

    Jess commented on this recipe

    very good but MUCH better the next day - otherwise you can't taste the flavours.

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  • 2008-11-21 18:10:58.695179

    greenlada rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really good with Lamb added

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    2009-02-21 18:09:45.132209

    emm rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 2009-03-01 22:28:31.527248

    Katie M rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Thought this was very tasty and relatively easy - making the paste is the only fiddly bit then you just put it in the oven and forget about it! I added fresh chillies rather than powder as I like a bit of a kick and I think it worked well as you need to balance the sweetness. Lots of compliments about this dish will definitely try again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

5 of your 5-a-day

Ingredients

FOR THE CHERMOULA PASTE

FOR THE TAGINE

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 carrots , cut into chunks
  • 3 large parsnips , cut into chunks
  • 3 red onions , cut into chunks
  • 2 large potatoes , cut into chunks
  • 4 leeks , ends trimmed and cut into chunks
  • 12 dried prunes , dates or figs
  • 2 sprigs mint , leaves only, finely chopped
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Per serving

393 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 52g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 10g, sugar 2g, salt 0.12 g

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