eggplant chickpea tagine

Delicious, healthy Tagine Recipe with Eggplant and Chickpeas- seasoned with Moroccan spices and served over couscous. A simple plant-based dinner recipe!

Moroccan Eggplant Chickpea Tagine

eggplant (or two small)

salt

water

olive oil (divided) or coconut oil.

onion, diced

6-8 garlic cloves, rough chopped

celery

red bell pepper (or large carrot)

tablespoon, ras el hanout,

cumin

coriander

cinnamon

tomatoes

raisins (or chopped dried apricots)

salt, more to taste

pepper

chickpeas, drained, rinsed.

veggie broth

veggie stock

olive oil

cinnamon stick

garlic

dry couscous

PREP EGGPLANT

Quarter the eggplant, and cut into large chunks (1 1/2 inches at widest part). Place in a big bowl, cover with cool water just to enough to cover,  and stir in the salt. Place a plate over top to keep the eggplant submerged 20 minutes. Drain and pat dry. (Don&#8217;t rinse.)

Pan Sear

In a large dutch oven, or ovenproof skillet, over medium-high heat, heat 2 tablespoons oil. Working in 2 batches, brown two sides of the eggplant, until golden, then set these aside. No need to cook through.

Make the stew

Add more oil to the same pan, and the onion and saute 2-3 minutes, stirring. Add the garlic, celery and red pepper and lower heat, cook until tender about 5 minutes. Lower heat to low. Add the spices, canned tomatoes (and juices),  raisins, salt, pepper, chickpeas and veggie broth. Bring to simmer, stirring.

Nestle in the eggplant and give the pan a good shake so the stew levels. It should be like a stew-like. If it seems dry, add a little water. Drizzle with a little olive oil, cover tightly and place in the warm oven.

Bake 20-25 minutes or until eggplant is tender and cooked through. While it&#8217;s baking make the couscous.

Remove the lid, taste adding more salt to taste, keeping in mind the couscous will soak up some of the salt. If you feel the stew needs more flavor overall, add a little more ras el hanout, a 1/2 teaspoon at a time, tasting as you go. If it seems watery, bake uncovered for a few minutes. If dry, add a little water. To serve, Sprinkle with optional  Aleppo chili flakes and fresh Parsley. I like adding an additional drizzle of olive oil, or a dollop of yogurt, up to you.

Serve with the cinnamon-scented couscous.

To make couscous

Place broth, oil, spices and salt in a medium pot, and bring to boil. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 7 minutes. Uncover and fluff with fork. Adjust salt.

Preheat the oven to 375F 

Made this easy-to-follow and inexpensive recipe.  It was so delicious! Sylvia, as usual you have hit it out of the park. My husband and I couldn't get enough of this eggplant &amp; chickpea dish along with the cous cous which was divine.  We try to eat at least two to three vegetarian meals weekly  so this was right up our alley.  The spices were spot on.  I served it with homemade tzatziki and grilled pita. We'll be eating this for several days - it makes plenty and we're not sorry either! It's even better the second day. MAKE THIS!

Your recipes are just out of this world!! You are 100% my go to for cooking inspo and amazing recipes! Thank you, thank you, thank you for another delicious dinner!

This was a superb recipe, will look forward to making it again.  (I used chicken broth in both places because I had so much open.  No issues.)  Thanks for sharing!

Absolutely delicious! Does the nutricional info include the couscous?

Sylvia, I have made this several times, and it is just delicious!  Have you prepared this in advance and frozen it?  I'm trying to get ready for a week of visitors, and just wondered how the eggplant would fare if I made it now, and froze it till needed.

Thanks so much,
Nancy

Made this yesterday - tastes even better the day after! Served with the cinnamon scented couscous which is perfect! Thank you for posting the recipe.

I love this recipe. It does not take too much time, and yet the flavor is delicious and complex. Everything is perfectly balanced. It's also great hot or cold, which makes it great for traveling. Thank you for sharing :)

We thoroughly enjoyed this Moroccan Eggplant Chickpea Tagine. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

This recipe was super great! Easy to follow and a delicious vegetarian main.

Wonderful! The best vegan recipe I’ve tried so far! My husband loved it. It now has a place in our family meals.
The only modification we made was adding some air-fried seitan I happened to have at home. Yummy! Thank you for sharing this recipe.

Hi, can i mix the cooked cous cous (or in this case i'm subbing for quinoa) into the tangine and bake it?

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So good!! Have made it 3 times in 2 weeks.
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The flavors in this are delicious, highly recommended!

I had my doubts looking at the ingredient list. I thought so few basic ingredients cannot produce something delicious. How wrong I was. This was the best tagine I have ever made and I have tried many many recipes. Incredible. Thank you.

I make this recipe for my family all the time. They love it. I have always loved eggplant. I now grow globe and Japanese varieties in my garden. I change it up a little depending what I picked from the garden. I make this recipe at the top of my list as a favorite. I also use rad el handout in many of my baked goods as well. Thank for sharing your recipes.

Excellent.  Came together easily and tasted great. I used chopped dried apricots and Sadaf Ras El Hanout.  I would recommend peeling the eggplant before chopping and soaking--the skin was a bit tough after cooking.  Served with basmati rice pilaf with turmeric.

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