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ginger, chilli powder, black pepper, • Couscous to serve
cinnamon, both lentils, chickpeas,
tomatoes and stock in the slow 1 Heat the slow cooker to high.
cooker. Season generously with salt, Combine the tomatoes, chicken
then give everything a good stir. stock, olive oil, onion, garlic,
Cover and cook for 3 hours. ginger, cumin, paprika and
2 Working quickly to avoid losing too cinnamon in the slow cooker.
much heat, add the pasta, stirring it Season generously with salt and
into the sauce. Cover and cook for pepper, then give everything a good
30 minutes until the pasta is tender. stir. Cover and cook for 2 hours to
Harira 3 Ladle the harira into large bowls. let the flavours develop.
SERVES 4. HANDS-ON TIME 20 MIN, Before serving, top with a dollop 2 Stir in the dates, then re-cover
SLOW COOKER TIME 3½ HOURS of yogurt and a handful of baby kale and cook for 1 hour. Working
leaves, then finish with a squeeze of quickly to avoid losing too much
Traditionally eaten to break lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil. heat, add the chicken to the slow
the fast during Ramadan, this is PER SERVING 517kcals, 11.2g fat cooker, nudging it into the sauce
a special Moroccan dish. Often (2g saturated), 26.5g protein, 70.1g so it’s completely covered. Cover
it contains lamb – I haven’t carbs (11.9g sugars), 0.2g salt, again and cook for 1 hour until
included meat here, but do feel 14.6g fibre the chicken is white and cooked
free to throw in 300g diced lean through. Stir in the olives and
lamb when you add the lentils Chicken, date and olive herbs, then serve with couscous.
and chickpeas, if you like (the tagine PER SERVING 463kcals, 11.9g fat
cooking time will be the same). SERVES 4. HANDS-ON TIME 15 MIN, (2.5g saturated), 38g protein,
This is one of the most SLOW COOKER TIME 4 HOURS 46.7g carbs (42.7g sugars), 1.5g salt,
wonderful gluten-free soupy 8.6g fibre →
stews you’ll ever eat. Ditch the The sweet, aromatic
yogurt and it’s vegan too. flavours of this tagine typify
Moroccan cooking, as does the WANT TO BUY
Cool, cover and chill any use of dates or other dried fruit. A SLOW COOKER?
MAKE leftovers for up to 3 days. Ground ginger is a great spice
AHEAD
Reheat gently with an extra to have on hand. Lacking the Editor Karen
splash of water if it’s looking dry. fiery heat of the fresh stuff, its Barnes
gentle warmth and earthiness recommends
• 1 large red onion, finely chopped successfully straddle sweet the Magic Pot.
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed and savoury cooking. "This is a smart
• 2 tsp ground cumin buy because it doubles as a
• 2 tsp sweet paprika Cool, cover and chill any slow cooker and a pressure
MAKE
• 2 tsp ground ginger AHEAD leftovers for up to 3 days. cooker, which is a space-saver
• ½ tsp chilli powder Reheat gently with an extra if you’re in the market for
• ½ tsp ground black pepper splash of water if it’s looking dry. both. You can also sauté
• 1 cinnamon stick ingredients in the pan before
• 110g brown lentils • 400g tin chopped tomatoes cooking, which saves on
• 100g split red lentils • 300ml good quality chicken stock washing up. And if you use it
• 400g tin chickpeas, drained and • 1 tbsp olive oil for pressure-cooking, there’s
GET THE well rinsed • 1 large red onion, thinly sliced no intimidating hiss of steam
BOOK • 400g tin chopped tomatoes • 2 garlic cloves, crushed as it cooks away."
Recipes adapted • 800ml vegetable stock • 1 tsp ground ginger £89.99 from Amazon
from The Healthy • 125g gluten-free angel-hair • 2 tsp ground cumin
Slow Cooker by
Ross Dobson pasta or fine rice noodles, • 2 tsp sweet paprika
(Murdoch Books roughly broken • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
RRP £16.99). You • 130g natural yogurt • 12 medjool dates, pitted
can order a copy
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the code 1 Heat the slow cooker to high. Put • Handful finely chopped fresh
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