Make Your Own Tagine

Close your eyes and imagine yourself 40 years from now. Do the choices you’re making today make you a good ancestor to the people of tomorrow? Indigenous cultures around the world call it “seventh-generation thinking” and have been applying this logic to decision-making for centuries. Today it’s being tested by urban planners in Japan as a way to build more sustainable cities.

Ingredients:

  • Olive oil (to your heart’s content)
  • 2 onions, diced
  • 2-3 sweet potatoes, cut into cubes
  • 1 butternut squash, cut into cubes
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes
  • 1 can of tomato paste
  •  ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1-2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 4-5 cardamom pods
  • ½ tsp saffron
  • 1 tsp harissa
  • 1 can chickpeas
  • 3 cups of dried apricots
  • 1 cup pitted dates
  • Handful of parsley/coriander
  • Some vegetable stock or water

Recipe:

  • Heat oil in large pan, throw in onions until yellowed
  • Add in sweet potatoes, butternut squash, diced tomatoes and tomato paste, as well as all spices.
    • Cook for about 40 minutes on low heat, with the lid on.
    • When it starts to look a bit dry, add in the vegetable stock or water
  • Add in the chickpeas, apricots and dates, letting simmer for another 15-20 minutes on low heat, until all the vegetables are soft.
  • Throw in the herbs & you’re good to go!

On the side:

● Naan, pita or garlic bread! 🙂