Harissa Chickpea Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Pick over the chickpeas, cover with cold water, and soak overnight at room temperature. Drain chickpeas and rinse well with cold running water. Drain and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium stockpot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the chicken pieces with 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Add the chicken in batches, and cook until well browned, about 4 minutes per batch. Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside. Add the onions and celery and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the ginger, turmeric, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Return the chicken to the pan and add the tomatoes and their juices, stirring well. Stir in the chicken stock, lentils, and chickpeas and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook at a gentle simmer for 1 hour.
• Add the rice and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt and return the soup to a simmer. Cook covered for 30 minutes. Remove the lid, add the cilantro, parsley, and lemon juice and cook, uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Ladle into warmed soup bowls and garnish with fresh cilantro sprigs.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot and a pinch of salt, and sauté, stirring occasionally, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cumin and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Stir in the harissa and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Add the chickpeas and their liquid. Fill a can with water, and add that to the pot as well. Season with salt, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chickpeas are warmed and the flavors have come together, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Now taste it: Add salt, water (if too thick), honey (if too spicy), and/or harissa (if not spicy enough) to your liking. Serve hot, with whichever toppings you like.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large wide-topped casserole dish with a lid, then fry the onion and celery for 5 mins until softening and starting to colour. Tip in the tomatoes and a can of water, then stir in the harissa, courgettes and chickpeas, and crumble in the stock cube. Cover and simmer for 18 mins until the veg is almost tender. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
• Meanwhile, rub the butter into the flour and baking powder with a good pinch of salt, then mix in the cheese with a round-bladed knife. Two mins before the stew is ready, pour the milk into the dumpling mix and stir with the knife to make a dough. Turn out onto your work surface (no need to flour it), lightly shape into a sausage and cut into 8 equal pieces.
• Put the dumplings on top of the stew and bake in the oven for 15-20 mins until golden and cooked through.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan. Trim the green stalks off the aubergine and cut into small pieces. Add the chopped aubergine to a baking tray with a drizzle of olive oil and salt. Place tray in oven for 25 mins until aubergine is softened.
• Meanwhile, dissolve the stock cube in 250ml boiled water. Dice the tomatoes. Peel and finely chop the red onion.
• Heat a large, wide-based pan with 1tbsp olive oil over a medium heat. Cook the red onion for 5 mins or until softened.
• Meanwhile, add the bulgar wheat to a pot with plenty of boiled water and a pinch of salt. Cook over high heat for 10-15 mins until tender with a slight bite. Drain and return to the pot.
• Once the onion has softened, add the ras el hanout with the tomato paste and cook for 1 min or until fragrant. Add the diced tomato, vegetable stock and harissa paste (spicy!). Cook for 5-10 mins until reduced to a thick sauce.
• Meanwhile, drain and rinse the chickpeas. Add to the sauce and cook for a further 2-3 mins until combined.
• Meanwhile, add baby spinach to a colander and pour over boiled water. Rinse the wilted spinach with cold water until cool. Squeeze the water out of the spinach, chop it and add to the bulgar wheat. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Once the aubergine is softened and golden, push it to one side of the baking tray and add the seed mix. Return the tray to the oven for 5 mins or until toasted.
• Stir the roasted aubergine into the harissa and chickpea stew. Serve with spinach bulgar to the side. Garnish with the toasted seed mix. Enjoy!