Lamb and Chickpea Stew

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup dried chickpeas
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lb lamb stew meat
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 tbsp minced Garlic
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 14 ounces diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • Hot cooked couscous
Instructions
  • Drain and rinse chickpeas. Press Sauté; heat 1 tablespoon oil in Instant Pot®. Add lamb; cook about 6 minutes or until browned. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil and onion to pot; cook and stir 3 minutes or until softened. Add garlic, salt, cumin, turmeric, coriander, cinnamon and pepper; cook and stir 1 minute. Add broth andtomatoes; cook and stir 2 minutes, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot. Stir in chickpeas and half of apricots; mix well.
  • Secure lid and move pressure release valve to Sealing position. Press Manual or Pressure Cook; cook at high pressure 20 minutes.
  • When cooking is complete, use natural release for 10 minutes, then release remaining pressure.
  • Press Sauté; add remaining half of apricots to pot. Cook 5 minutes or until sauce is reduced and thickens slightly, stirring frequently. Stir in parsley, lemon juice and honey. Serve over couscous.
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