Tbeha with pumpkin and chickpeas

Tbeha with pumpkin and chickpeas

Main dishes

A Moroccan Jewish stew: meat or chicken legs simmered with pumpkin, chickpeas, onion, paprika, and tomatoes.

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Discover this recipe for beef stew with paprika and pumpkin. A comforting and delicious dish, perfect for cold days.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Resting12 hr
  • Total13 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$14.54 $3.64 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.31
  • $0.19
  • $0.30
  • $0.32
  • $1.20
  • $4.40
  • $6.43
  • $1.39

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a pan until the onion becomes translucent.
  2. Add the paprika, 60 ml of water, and the tomato paste, then cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Add the meat or chicken, the drained chickpeas, and the diced pumpkin, then cover with broth.
  4. Let simmer for 30 to 45 minutes over low heat, until the chickpeas and meat are tender.

The bill

Tbeha with pumpkin and chickpeas

  • 1-2 chopped onions$0.31
  • 3 tablespoons of oil$0.19
  • 1/2 tablespoon of sweet paprika$0.30
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste$0.32
  • 500 g of beef or 3 chicken legs$1.20
  • 1 cup of chicken broth$4.40
  • 500 g of pumpkin$6.43
  • 400 g of dried chickpeas, soaked overnight$1.39

Total$14.54

that's $3.64 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1-2 chopped onions
  • 3 tablespoons of oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon of sweet paprika
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • 500 g of beef or 3 chicken legs
  • 1 cup of chicken broth
  • 500 g of pumpkin
  • 400 g of dried chickpeas, soaked overnight

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