Eggplant tagine

The Dish

Simple, succulent and loaded with eggplant and chickpeas, this beef tagine is a joy to make and eat.

This easy one-pot Morrocan Vegetable Tagine is a wonderful mix of several different vegetables and chickpeas, all cooked slowly in ras-el-hanut spiced, tomato sauce. Recipes which incorporate more vegetables into your diet are a great way to ensure you are getting a wide range of plant-based goodness into your meals which is low in fat,

Even if you think you don't like lamb or eggplants, you might be converted after trying this flavorful recipe.

Delicious, healthy Tagine Recipe with Eggplant and Chickpeas- seasoned with Moroccan spices and served over couscous. A simple plant-based dinner recipe!

Including a spicy chorizo tagine, a chicken, date and olive tagine, and two vegetarian-friendly recipes.

This eggplant tagine is rich, perfectly spiced, and will melt in your mouth – it's the definition of middle eastern comfort food. A tagine a heavy clay pot that is used to stew ingredient at a low heat until all of the flavors combine into a symphony of deliciousness, but if you don't have one, this stove top version of the dish is just as good as the classic one.

A useful, no-hassle, chuck-everything-in-together dish, you don’t even need to brown the chicken (though make sure you sprinkle the skin with sea salt flakes, to help it crisp up). Find a dish that has about the right dimensions, to ensure that it works well. Don’t be afraid of assertive seasoning – rice dishes such as this need it – and don’t skip the step where you wash the rice, or it will end up sticky. A bowl of Greek yogurt is good on the side.