The term tajine o tajin indicates a traditional dish of Moroccan cuisine and North African which takes its name from the pot with which it is prepared. There traditional pot it is made up of a terracotta plate and a cone-shaped lid that is placed on the base during cooking. The base of the pot becomes the plate for serving the dish.
Traditional Moroccan dishes are often based on cous cous, legumes and vegetables, dried fruit, fresh fruit and spices. We can take inspiration from different recipes to prepare our personalized tajine in a vegetarian or vegan version.
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Tajine, how to use the pot
When buy a tagine make sure it is a suitable model to be used on the gas stove or induction plate. The traditional tagine is designed for cooking on embers. The cooking method is always long and low heat. It is a slow cooking that enhances the taste of the ingredients.
To make the best use of the tagine pot, consider that the ingredients with longer cooking times should be placed in the center of the plate while the others at the end. Inside the pot there must always be humidity then you will use watery vegetables or add a glass of water for cooking.
Always keep the low flame, to be safe, use a flame-spreading net to be placed on the gas stove that will help you distribute the heat better. Taste your preparation from time to time to check the doneness. Cooking times can vary a lot depending on the ingredients used. The cooking principles of the tagine cooker are somewhat reminiscent of those of the pressure cooker, but in this case you can lift the lid when you want.
Buy the tagine pot on the online shop
You just have to experiment, here is a collection of recipes to prepare with the tagine.
Tajine vegetarian
The vegetarian tagine can be prepared in many different ways, but one of the most classic examples is to use chickpeas and couscous to combine with seasonal vegetables available. Follow our recipe to prepare the vegetarian version of the tagine.
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Tofu and vegetable tajine
To enrich your vegetable tagine you can add to the preparation a stick of tofu of your choice between natural tofu, tofu with herbs from your city or smoked tofu. Among the vegetables, for example, you can choose carrots or cauliflower. Here the recipe.
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Couscous and vegetable tajine
A very tasty version of the tagine involves using couscous to combine with red and green peppers, zucchini, chickpeas, a mix of spices, including turmeric and cumin. Watch the video to learn how to prepare this recipe even if you don't have the traditional tagine as a pot.
Read also: COUS COUS: 10 EASY RECIPES TO PREPARE
Winter vegetable tajine
Artichokes, broccoli, sliced ​​black cabbage, cabbage your city, red cabbage: these are the ingredients for your winter vegetable tagine, so you can prepare a new version for every season. Here the recipe.
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Summer vegetable tajine
In your summer vegetable tagine they cannot be missing peppers, aubergines and courgettes. If you love spicy, you can also add chilli without forgetting the fresh basil. Here the recipe.
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Tajine vegan
La vegan version of the tagine it does not contain any ingredients of animal origin, not even butter, which you can replace with extra virgin olive oil. To prepare it, choose beans, chickpeas, potatoes, carrots, courgettes, green beans and your favorite vegetables. Here the recipe.
Read also: EASY VEGANE RECIPES FOR ALL FLAVORS
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Seitan tajine with olives and lemon
For a vegetarian or vegan version of the tagine you can use the seitan to combine with olives, legumes and vegetables and to be seasoned with good fresh squeezed juice from organic lemons. Here the recipe.
Read also: 10 RECIPES WITH SEITAN
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Tajine with sweet potatoes, peppers and turmeric
Give space to creativity in the kitchen and enrich your tagine with health spices, starting with the wonderful turmeric. Other ingredients include sweet potatoes, peppers and chickpeas. Here the recipe.
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Tajine of cauliflower and carrots
If you are looking for a new way to prepare the cauliflower and to bring it to the table with taste, try cooking it with the tagine and combine the cauliflower with carrots to sweeten it. Here the recipe.
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Autumn tajine with pumpkin
welcome autumn when the time comes, there will be nothing better than a fantastic pumpkin dish, maybe a nice tagine with pumpkin, dried apricots and cinnamon sticks. Here the recipe.
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What are your favorite recipes to prepare with the tagine?
