Name: Chilli Chicken Tagine
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: moroccan
Ingredients: 4 chicken lovely legs; 500 g potato; 1 cup frozen peas; 2 tomato; 1 onion; 1 bunch fresh coriander; 1/2 tsp ground turmeric; 1/2 tsp ginger; 1/4 tsp black peppercorns crushed; 1/4 tsp chilli flakes; 1 pinch salt; 1 tbs olive oil; 12 pitted kalamata olives; 1 carrot chopped small; 1 celery stick finely chopped

by Alphamax Last updated on 07/09/2019

A spicy and rich Moroccan chicken dish cooked the traditional way in a tagine on either an electric stove top element with a simmer mat, or on a gas ring. - Alphamax

Ingredients

4 chicken lovely legs
500 g potato
1 cup frozen peas
2 tomato
1 onion
1 bunch fresh coriander
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp black peppercorns crushed
1/4 tsp chilli flakes
1 pinch salt
1 tbs olive oil
12 pitted kalamata olives
1 carrot chopped small
1 celery stick finely chopped

Method

Step 1

Pour a small amount of oil into tagine.
Step 2

Slice tomatoes and place on base of tagine.
Step 3

Add chicken, chopped onions, carrot and celery.
Step 4

Sprinkle ginger, salt, chili flakes and pepper over top.
Step 5

Slice the potatoes and arrange in a pyramid in order to fit into tagine.
Step 6

Finely chop coriander and add to turmeric.
Step 7

Cook covered on low heat for 1 hour.
Step 8

Add peas and olives and cook for a further half hour.
Step 9

Serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

A simmer mat must be used under a tagine on an electric element. This recipe is not suitable for induction tops. Can be cooked in an oven in a casserole dish at 160C. 3 chicken Maryland can be used.