Braised Fennel with Crispy Chickpeas & Saffron Basmati - Cuisine Magazine - From New Zealand to the

Braised Fennel with Crispy Chickpeas & Saffron Basmati - Cuisine Magazine - From New Zealand to the

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This dish is packed with flavour and is light but also very comforting. The braised fennel is based on a recipe in Deborah Madison’s cookbook Vegetable Literacy

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Ingredients

  • CRISPY CHICKPEAS
  • 3 cups (2 x 400g cans) cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • finely grated zest of 1 lemon
  • SAFFRON BASMATI
  • 380g (2 cups) basmati rice, rinsed well
  • pinch saffron
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 4 large (or 6 medium) fennel bulbs
  • 4 tablespoons ghee or clarified butter
  • 2 onions, finely diced
  • 4 teaspoons fennel seeds
  • 2 pinches saffron
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 6 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 750ml (3 cups) water
  • 2 teaspoons fine sea salt plus freshly ground black pepper
  • flat-leafed parsley, roughly chopped

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