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Moroccan-Style Lamb Stew with Baharat & Chickpeas
This Middle Eastern-style stew is a bowlful of comfort. You'll simmer melt-in-your-mouth British slow-cooked lamb, along with chunky chickpeas, vibrant courgette and bright peppers in a coconutty stew, spiced with fragrant baharat. Sprinkle fresh coriander leaves on top, and you're ready to dig in!
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
8 plants
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp baharat spice blend (Paprika, coriander, black pepper, chilli, cinnamon, cumin, cloves, nutmeg, green cardamom)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 550g 8 hour slow cooked lamb (lamb, garlic puree, tapioca starch, salt, cumin seeds, black pepper.)
- 80g creamed coconut
- 1 tsp brown mustard seeds (Mustard) (Brown Mustard Seeds 100%)
- 4 tbsp tomato purée
- 4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 460g chickpeas (Chickpeas, water, salt)
- 2 pepper
- 1 onion
- 2 courgette
Nutritional Information
Calories: 598
Protein: 40g
Carbs: 19g
Fat: 32g
Moroccan-Style Lamb Stew with Baharat & Chickpeas
This Middle Eastern-style stew is a bowlful of comfort. You'll simmer melt-in-your-mouth British slow-cooked lamb, along with chunky chickpeas, vibrant courgette and bright peppers in a coconutty stew, spiced with fragrant baharat. Sprinkle fresh coriander leaves on top, and you're ready to dig in!
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out a large frying pan, a measuring jug & a sieve
Prep the veg
- Thinly slice the peppers. Thinly slice the courgettes into 1/2cm half-moons. Slice the onion into 1cm wedges. Drain and rinse the chickpeas
Combine the flavours
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot add the onion, courgette and pepper and cook for 5-7 mins, until soft and golden. Season with salt and pepper
- Add the baharat, ginger & garlic paste, tomato puree and mustard seeds and cook for 2 mins
- Add the chickpeas, creamed coconut and 400ml water to the pan
Finishing touches
- Add the lamb to the pan (with all its juices from the bag)
- Gently pull apart any larger pieces of the lamb and simmer for 5-7 mins, until the sauce has thickened and the lamb is piping hot. Season to taste with salt and pepper
Plate up
- Roughly chop the coriander and stir half into the stew
- Serve the lamb stew into bowls and sprinkle over the remaining coriander
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