Video
Chicken Tajine with Carrots and Preserved Lemons
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken - cut into large pieces (1.5 pounds)
- 1 large onion - peeled and diced
- 6 carrots - peeled, cut into halves, and cored
- 1/4 cup of finely chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup of finely chopped parsley
- Preserved lemons (substitute with olives or 1 tablespoon of lemon juice)
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of crushed garlic
- 1 teaspoon of ginger powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon of salt (to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon of pepper (to taste)
- water
Directions
On medium heat, drizzle the olive oil in your pan, add the onions, all the spices, and the chicken. Cover your pan and let them cook for 5 minutes.
Add the parsley and cilantro to the chicken.
Cover the chicken with water, close the pan with the lid, and let the chicken cook for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, add the carrots to the chicken and let them cook with the chicken for 30 minutes. We do not add the carrots to cook from the beginning because we do not want them to be overcooked.
During the last 5 minutes of cooking add the preserved lemons (olives or the 1 tablespoon of lemon juice) and let the tajine cook for another 5 minutes without the lid.
Note: if you are using preserved lemons, make sure to wash them with water before using them as they are salty and might make your tajine too salty.Serving: Serve this tajine with bread. Enjoy!
Comments (17)
Merci beaucoup pour toutes ces recettes de cuisine, vous m'avez redonner envie d'essayer plein de recette. Merci et bon courage à vous.
Fatima
Your recipes are easy and oh so delicious. I love your videos!! Marina
Hey Alia thank you for this recipe. My mother in law is from Marroco and she used to cook this recipe for us but i never knew how to make`it. Now i know.
Merci beaucoup.
Thanks alot for ur effort and nice ways of discribig dishes. you really make the morocan cooking easily. I am an Indian, working in Saudi Arabia as a public relaiton officer. there are many similiraites in our cooking, so I watch your show frequently. In my opinion- better to cut the carrots thin,tht will be tasty. I expect more dishes frm you.
hamza
Thank you for following your passion in Moroccan cooking. My husband is from Morocco, and although he tried to show me how to cook a chicken tagine over here, something was always missing. I came across your you tube videos. I use this chicken carrot recipe but with a little twist of my own. Also, the first time that I tried your recipe, my husband was highly impressed. He said that was really authentic Moroccan food. Just purchased your book on Amazon.com. Can't wait to start using it.
I have fresh ginger, but not ginger powder. Is that OK? I love your videos. It makes cooking so much easier. The first thing I did to prepare for your recipes is preserve lemons 1 month ago.
ginger powder is different from fresh ginger. We dont really use fresh ginger to cook tagines in Morocco. it should be easy to find ginger powder in the supermarket or any store around your area.
Hi Alia, I just tried to cook this dish.. it was awesome.. fantastic.. wadever you name it.. GREAT.. my husband and i enjoyed it so much... Many thanks for sharing such a great but yet simple dish.. I like the way your tutor.. very easy to understand. Love it.
Hiiii.Am a nigerian living in marocco,could you pls tell us the spices name in English and Arabic.And thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us.
This sounds delicious! I cannot wait to try it, but am curious...how can I make preserved lemons ?
here is how :-) http://cookingwithalia.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=45&Itemid=110
Salama laikum Alia
I am Nayeem from Saudi Arabia
Chicken Tajine very good recipe I like Moroccan Recipes
thanks for chicken Tajine Because it is my favorate recipe
o.k bye
Maa salama
Thx Alia for this recipes. I cooked it for my family - it was delicious, but i didnt feel taste of lemon juice, maybe i could put two or three big tablespoons? I served this tajine with rice...it was good, especialy for my two little girls :)
I am glad you enjoyed it! the taste of lemon will depend on the type of 'preserved lemons' you used. In Morocco, their taste is pretty strong. Also, it does not have to be overpowering, just a bit of flavor added to the tagine. so all good :-)
Thanks for Recipe Alia ! :o)
I liked a lot of your recipes.
Made this chicken was delicious and tender used red green and yellow peppers