Ingredients

  • 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 -4 chicken drumsticks
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 teaspoons ras el hanout spice mix
  • 12 teaspoon ginger
  • 12 teaspoon turmeric
  • 14 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 34 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 liter chicken stock
  • 1 liter water
  • 500 g canned chick-peas
  • 400 g chopped canned tomatoes
  • 14 preserved lemon, very finely chopped
  • 14 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 12 lemon, juice of

Method

  • Place oil in a large pan, add the chicken & fry to seal all over.
  • Add the spices & fry for a minute more.
  • Add all the other ingredients except the coriander / cilantro, chickpeas & the lemon juice.
  • Bring to the boil then reduce heat, cover & simmer 1 hour.
  • Add the chickpeas to the pan.
  • Take the chicken from the pan & remove all the meat from the bones, shred & put back into the pan.
  • Simmer for a further 20 minutes.
  • If the soup is the consistency you like, you can add the coriander / cilantro & lemon juice now.
  • Simmer for 1 minute, re-season if desired & then serve.
  • If you feel the soup needs to be a little thicker, you can either reduce it down by cooking further or thicken with plain flour.