Moroccan chicken stew - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• large handful flaked almonds
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 2 red onions, finely sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• thumb-sized piece ginger (about 40g), unpeeled if organic, finely grated
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ smoked sweet paprika
• 4 chicken thighs, skin on
• 2 red peppers, sliced into thin strips
• 1 large lemon, cut into 6 thick slices
• handful green olives, stoned
• 250ml gluten-free chicken stock or bone broth
• 4 pitted dates or dried apricots, chopped
• a small pinch of chilli powder or 1 fresh, red chilli, chopped (optional)
• 150g green beans, halved
• handful fresh coriander, chopped
• handful fresh parsley, chopped