This dish is delicious & so quick to prepare & cook.  The dates & honey gives it a lovely sweetness, which really compliments the Moroccan flavours.  Serves 5

Ingredients:
1 onion, peeled & halved
2 cloves garlic
20g olive oil
500 – 600g lamb, diced
2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
400g tin chick peas, drained
100g pitted dates
30g honey
50g tomato paste
150g water
1 tbsp TM vegetable stock concentrate
juice of 1 lime
sea salt to taste

Method:

1) Place onion & garlic into TM bowl & chop for 2 seconds/speed 5

2) Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add oil & saute with the MC lid off for 3 minutes/100 degrees/speed 1

3) Add lamb & spices.  Cook for 7 minutes/100 degrees/reverse/soft speed

4) Add remaining ingredients & cook for 10 minutes/100 degrees/reverse/soft speed

Allow to rest, covered,  in the TM bowl or Thermoserver, for 10 minutes before serving with rice or couscous.

You can steam vegetables in the Varoma dish and/or tray, while you steam the rice, to make this dish go further.

Source: Thermomix – Meat on the Menu

COOK PERFECT RICE – EVERYTIME!

Directions:

Fill TM bowl with 900g water, insert TM basket & add rice (allow 70g per person – up to 400g)

Cook 16 minutes/Varoma temperature/speed 4