3 chicken turnips african Recipes

lamb chops or 8 skinless chicken pieces, on bone but skin & fat free if possible, onion, garlic cloves, carrots, courgettes (zucchini), potatoes, swede or 1/4 turnip, parsnip, stalks celery (or khorchef), chickpeas, drained, ras el hanout spice mix, salt & pepper, dried mint, sunflower oil or 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil, tinned plum tomato , liquidised, water, green chili pepper (the algerian ones) (optional), couscous, ghee (smen), margarine, water, olive oil

whole chicken, 3 to 4 lb, rinsed, patted dry, and cut into 8 pieces, table salt, ground black pepper, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, onion, sliced, carrots , medium. halved crosswise then halved or quartered lengthwise depending on thickness, turnips, sliced 1/4-inch thick , then cut into 1/2-inch strips, garlic clove, minced, fresh thyme, cayenne pepper, ground cumin, ground cinnamon, ground coriander, dried garbanzo beans, cooked , 1/2 cup cooking liquid reserved