3 lamb shanks with chickpeas and olives Recipes

lamb shanks , cut into 1-inch pieces, onions, peeled and grated, onions peeled and thickly sliced, ras el hanout , plus more to taste, salt and freshly ground black pepper, unsalted butter, a large pinch saffron, cinnamon stick, olive oil, sugar, canned crushed tomatoes, canned chickpeas, pumpkin or butternut squash chunks, pitted prunes, halved, pita bread or lavash, make your own ras el hanout, ground cumin, ground ginger, salt, freshly ground black pepper, ground cinnamon, ground coriander seeds, cayenne, ground allspice

garlic cloves, red onions, anchovies, chickpeas, cooked, lamb shanks (each cut into 3-4 pieces), chopped canned tomatoes, rosemary sprigs, dried chili pepper flakes, green olives, pitted, lemon , zest of, fresh parsley, chopped