Recipe: Chicken tagine with Dates and Honey

POSTED ON MARCH 7, 2016

Chef: Dev Malik

Cuisine: Moroccan

Category: Main Course

Serves: 4-6

Cooking time: 25-30 minutes

Prepn/Marin: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 kg. Chicken, boneless

2 tbsp. Olive oil

2 Onions, finely sliced

4 Garlic cloves, crushed

1 tsp. Cumin seeds

1 tsp. Ground ginger

1 tsp. Ground turmeric

1 tsp. Ground cinnamon

½ tsp. Chilly powder

¼ tsp. Nutmeg

375 ml Chicken stock

250 ml Water

85gms. Seedless dates, halved

60 ml Honey

80 gms. Blanched almonds, toasted.

1 tbsp. Chopped fresh coriander leaves.

As required Salt

Method:

Cut the chicken into strips. Heat 1 tbsp. of the oil in a pan, add chicken in batches, and cook stirring until brown. Drain on absorbent paper.

Heat remaining oil in the same pan, add onions, garlic, cumin seeds and the other spices. Cook stirring until onions are soft.

Return chicken to pan with stock and water. Simmer covered for 10 minutes. Remove lid. Simmer about 10 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly and chicken is tender. Adjust seasoning.

Stir in dates, almonds honey and nuts. Sprinkle with fresh coriander.