Chicken Tajine

Ingredients

• • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) boiling water
  • 1 pinch saffron
  • 3 lb (1.5 kg) assorted skinless bone-in chicken pieces
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
  • 2 cups (300 g) carrots cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces
  • 2 cups (360 g) turnips peeled and cut into sticks
  • 1 onion, cut into wedges
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 preserved lemon, cut into 8 wedges
  • ½ lemon, cut into wedges
  • ½ cup (70 g) oil-packed black olives, pitted and drained
  • ¼ cup (35 g) raisins
  • Cilantro, to taste
  • Salt and pepper