Baby recipe - Moroccan chicken with couscous

Henry loves couscous and dried fruit so I decided to try and make him some kind of Moroccan dish with some spices in too. He loves all food and likes strong flavours so I thought it was worth a go. It turned out really well, better than I imagined. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients

125g minced chicken or turkey thigh

1 small tin of chickpeas 

3 tablespoons of raisins, roughly chopped 

6 dried apricots, finely chopped

1 carrot, peeled and diced

1 small potato, peeled and diced

300ml fresh chicken stock

3 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped 

75g couscous 

Half a teaspoon cinnamon

Half a teaspoon ground cumin

Half a teaspoon ginger 

Olive oil

Method

•Gently fry the mince and spices in olive oil for 2 or 3 minutes until cooked. 

•Add the carrot, potato and chickpeas and cook for a further 2 minutes.

•Add the raisins, apricots, basil leaves and chicken stock and simmer for 15 minutes until everything is cooked through.

•Using a hand blender, blend according to your child's age and how lumpy they like their food. Even if your child can handle big lumps it's worth blitzing it down slightly or even mashing it a little to thicken up the sauce.

•Stir through the couscous. Cover for 10 minutes and then stir well before serving or freezing.