Name: Chickpea and Sweet Potato Get-You-Out-of-a Stew
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Makes 2 adult and 4 child portions
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 red or white onions, thickly sliced; 2 teaspoons paprika; 1 can (15-oz.) chickpeas, drained and rinsed; juice of 2 lemons; 2 teaspoons turmeric; 4 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks; 2 cans (15-oz.) crushed tomatoes; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 6 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1⅓ cups ready-to-eat dried apricots, torn in half; 4 carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks; 2 large handfuls cilantro leaves, chopped

Preparation info

Makes
2
adult portions

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Madhouse Cookbook

By Jo Pratt

Published 2013

About

This Moroccan-inspired dish ticks so many boxes. It’s healthy, comforting, full of flavor, quick and can easily be increased to serve more people, although these portions are fairly generous. What’s more, the kids love the sweetness coming from the sweet potatoes and dried apricots. If you have extra sweet potatoes, they are great baked in a hot oven about 45 minutes, then served with a knob of butter and lots of freshly ground black pepper.