Spiced Lamb Shanks

Ingredients

• 2 None french-cut lamb shanks
• None None plain flour, to dust
• 1 tbsp vegetable or rice bran oil
• 1 None medium onion, halved, thinly sliced
• 1 None medium carrot, coarsely chopped
• 1 None fresh long green chili, finely chopped
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup chopped, dried, pitted dates
• None None prepared vegetable couscous, lemon wedges, to serve