Couscous with Pumpkin (Tunisia) – Seema Pankhania

Ingredients

• 5 cups couscous
• 1-2 lbs lamb stew pieces
• 3-4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp Ras el hanout spice mix
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp chilli flakes
• 5-6 garlic cloves
• 1 6-oz can tomato paste
• 1 medium onion
• 2-3 large carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
• ½ of one cabbage, cut into wedges with the core intact
• 4 cups pumpkin or squash, peeled cut into 2–3-inch chunks
• 2-3 zucchini- cut into 2-inch pieces
• 5-6 potatoes, cut in half
• One package pearl onions, peeled
• One 15-oz can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 jalapeno pepper (optional)