Tagine M’Derbel: Chicken Cooked In Warm Spices with Caramelized Pumpkin. The star of this tagine is the caramelized topping which can be done with tomatoes or in this case, caramelized pumpkin. For The Chicken: 1 3lb chicken, cut into 8 pieces 1 onion, grated 2T Moroccan olive oil 1t ginger 1/2t turmeric 1/2t black pepper 1/2t cinnamon 1 clove of garlic, minced Pinch of saffron steeped in 1/2c of hot water Salt to taste Sesame Seeds or Almonds, for garnish For The Pumpkin 2.25 lbs of pumpkin, peeled and cubed 1/2c vegetable oil 1/2c sugar 2t ground cinnamon 1.5t orange blossom water (optional) Salt Add olive oil, grated onion, garlic, spices, chicken and salt to taste to a tagine or dutch oven set over medium heat. Toss ingredients together to coat the chicken in spices. Cover and let cook for 5 minutes. Add saffron water, bring to boil, reduce to simmer and cook covered over low heat for about 45 minutes until chicken is cooked. Check the tagine occasionally ens...