Spiced Turnip And Chickpea Couscous

This Moroccan inspired dish helps elevate the sweet and silky turnip to new heights. This is a perfect dish for dinner parties and can be served on a large serving platter.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mediterranean, Middle Eastern

Diet Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword spiced couscous recipes, spiced turnip, turnip curry recipes, turnip recipes

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Servings

Calories 370

Ingredients

240 g Cooked Chickpeas
600 g Turnip
1 Large Onion
2 Tablespoons Sunflower Oil
1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
1 Teaspoon Ground Cumin
2 Teaspoon Ground Coriander
30 g Dried Raisins
20 g Pumpkin Seeds
100 g Couscous
15 g Fresh Coriander

Instructions

Coarsely grate the onion and peel and dice the turnips into 1 cm sized pieces. Heat the oil in a wide saucepan and add the cooked chickpeas, onion, turnips, spices, and seasoning. Fry for around a minute then pour in enough water to cover the mixture. Place a lid on the pan and simmer for 15 minutes
Roughly chop the coriander. Uncover the pan and stir in the raisins, half the chopped coriander, salt and plenty of pepper. Simmer, with the lid off, for a further 10-15 minutes or until the liquid has reduced to a thick sauce.
Whilst the turnips are cooking for the final time, prepare the couscous. In a bowl add the couscous and 1 and 1/2 cups of boiling water, let the mixture sit for 5 - 10 minutes. After resting fluff with a fork.
Serve the spiced turnips on a bed of couscous, sprinkle the remaining chopped coriander and pumpkin seeds over the top.

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