serves
4
prep
15 minutes
cook
20 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
15
minutes
cooking
20
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken thigh, diced
- 60 g (½ cup) chickpea flour
- 2 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 tbsp ground coriander
- 2 tbsp ground cumin
- sea salt, to taste
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 cup diced peeled pumpkin
- 2 Lebanese eggplants, cut into 2 cm-thick rounds
- 10 saffron threads
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 star anise
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp red Aleppo pepper
- 500 ml (2 cups) chicken stock
- 400 g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 170 g (1 cup) pearl cous cous, cooked (see Note)
- 1 zucchini, cut in large chunks
- 75 g (½ cup) currants
- ½ cup coriander leaves
- 1 lemon, juiced
Instructions
Place the diced chicken in a large bowl. Add the chickpea flour and half each of the ground turmeric, coriander and cumin. Season to taste and toss to coat. Heat the oil in a large heavy-based frying pan over medium heat. Cook the chicken for 2-3 minutes or until golden all over. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
Add a little extra oil to the pan, then add the onion, pumpkin, eggplant, saffron, cinnamon, star anise and the remaining turmeric, coriander and cumin. Cook for a few minutes or until the vegetables are beginning to soften, then return the chicken to the pan. Add the honey, Aleppo pepper, stock and chickpeas. Simmer for 3-4 minutes or until the sauce has slightly thickened. Add the cooked pearl cous cous, zucchini and currants and cook for a few minutes or until all the vegetables are tender. Sprinkle over the coriander leaves and squeeze the lemon juice over the top. Serve immediately.
Note
• To cook the pearl couscous, place in a saucepan with 250 ml (1 cup) stock or water and simmer, partially covered for 5-7 minutes. Remove from the heat and stand, covered for another 7 minutes.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
