Vegetable Tagine

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas
• 1 medium white onion
• 1 turnip (1/2 cup diced)
• 1 sweet potato (1 cup diced)
• 2 carrots (1/2 cup diced)
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp whole cumin*
• 1 tsp whole coriander*
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp chile flakes
• 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tbsp olive oil* (If using no oil, substitute vegetable stock to dry sauté)
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1/2 cup green olives
• 1 jar artichokes (6 oz)
• 3 tbsp lemon zest (2 to 3 lemons)
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 2 tbsp fresh mint
• 3 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 3 tbsp fresh cilantro
• lemon zest (optional)
• red chile (optional)