Chicken Couscous – Tanmia

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg plump Tanmia whole Chicken
• 3/4 cup chickpeas, soaked overnight in plenty of water
• Sea salt
• 1 large onion, peeled and grated
• 1 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, tied with string
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 good pinch saffron
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 3 cups water
• 3 large carrots, peeled
• 2 large waxy potatoes, peeled
• 3 zucchini
• 1 small white cabbage
• 4 cups slice of pumpkin or other squash
• 4 tomatoes, peeled and seeded
• 2 ½ cups pre-cooked couscous