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Lamb shanks with chickpeas & Moroccan spices
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Lamb shanks with chickpeas & Moroccan spices

19 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes
Lamb shanks with chickpeas & Moroccan spices

Couscous goes well with the North African flavours of this dish

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

854
Calories
37g
Protein
50g
Fat
71g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Coriander not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 175g dried chickpeas
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 lamb shanks (medium)
  • 2 medium onions , chopped
  • 2 tsp finely chooped fresh root ginger
  • 3 garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • 2 fresh green chillies , seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 large tomatoes , peeled, seeded and chopped
  • pinch of saffron strands
  • 2cm/0.25in piece of cinnamon stick
  • 450g carrots , cut into thick slices
  • 140g ready-to-eat dried apricots
  • 1 tsp clear honey
  • 50g blanched almonds , fried in butter until browned
  • chopped fresh coriander

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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