Lamb tagine | MummyPages.ie

Ingredients

• 2kg stewing lamb
• 5 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
• 3 medium onions, cut into thin wedges
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 4 tsp ground cumin
• 4 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp hot chilli powder
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• Large pinch of saffron (optional)
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 preserved lemons, drained and cut into thin wedges
• 300g dried apricots
• 250g dried pitted dates
• 100g shelled cashews or peanuts
• 2 tsp rosewater (optional)
• 25g cornflour
• Small bunch coriander, leaves roughly chopped
• Cooked couscous or basmati rice, to serve