Eggplant chicken tagine recipe

Eggplant Chicken Tagine recipe

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The Eggplant Chicken Tagine recipe is a delicious and flavorful Moroccan dish that combines tender chicken pieces with eggplant, aromatic spices, and a rich tomato-based sauce. This hearty and comforting tagine is slow-cooked to perfection, allowing the flavors to meld together and create a truly mouthwatering dish. The combination of tender chicken, melt-in-your-mouth eggplant, and fragrant spices makes this recipe a crowd-pleaser. Serve it over fluffy couscous or with crusty bread for a satisfying and wholesome meal.

Keywords: Eggplant, Chicken, Tagine, Moroccan, Flavorful.

Eggplant chicken tagine recipe details

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Ingredients

10	chicken joints
3	eggplants
3 clove(s)	garlic, chopped
1	onion, chopped
2	red chilies
1 tbsp	cinnamon
	salt and pepper
	paprika powder
2 tsp	ground cumin
4	tomatoes, chopped
4 tbsp	tomato puree
200 ml	chicken broth
5	limes
1 tsp	ground coriander
some	oil

Instructions

Soak the limes in cold water. Season the chicken pieces with salt, pepper and paprika.

Heat some oil in a wide pan and fry the chicken until golden brown. Set aside.

Now cut the eggplants lengthwise into quarters and then cut those quarters into 4 cm long pieces. Mix them with the cinnamon and fry in the remaining oil; you might have to add some more oil. Set aside.

Now fry the chopped garlic, chilies and onion. Add all of this to the Crock-pot/Slow-cooker. Now stir in the chopped tomatoes, the chicken broth, cumin and tomato puree. Cover and put either on high for approximately 4 hours or on low for approximately 6 hours.

Cut the soaked limes into small wedges and remove the seeds. 1 hour before end add the coriander and the lime wedges.

Serve with white rice. The limes give the tagine a distinctive taste.


Preparation time:
ca. 30 min
Cooking / Baking Time:
ca. 4 hrs
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a