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Moroccan Eggplant and Chickpea Stew

A rich, spiced Moroccan stew with eggplant and chickpeas — a nourishing, filling vegetarian meal

⏱ 1 hr🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fried onion

  1. 1
    Ahead of time, cut the eggplant into cubes, salt and leave 20 minutes. Rinse and dry.
    KnifeCutting boardColander
  2. 2
    Heat the olive oil in a wide pot over medium heat.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveWide, shallow pot
  3. 3
    Add the onion and fry for 8 minutes, stirring, until the onion is soft and deep golden.
    ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
    💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.

To assemble

  1. 4
    Add the eggplant and fry 5 minutes.
    ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
  2. 5
    Add the garlic, cumin, turmeric, paprika, cinnamon, salt and black pepper and stir.
  3. 6
    Add the tomatoes, chickpeas and water and bring to a boil.
    Stove
  4. 7
    Turn down the heat, cover and simmer 25 minutes.
    ⚙ SimmeringStoveLid
    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
  5. 8
    Sprinkle the cilantro on top.
348calories
13 gprotein
33 gcarbs
14 gfat
● protein 17%● carbs 43%● fat 41%

Per serving (418 g), of 4 servings

For the Fried onion · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Lid · Also works: Aluminum foil (tight aluminum foil) · Plate (an upside-down plate)
  • Wide, shallow pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (Layers instead of a single layer)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

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🧩 Built from…

Fried onion → Vegetable stew

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