"Let just say that if you omitted the fennel, ginger and only did 1 teaspoon of cumin the recipe would have been better. The harissa really does help the flavor and adds a nice pop to the dish. I had the first half without it and I almost want to stop eating it. After adding the sauce it got marginally better, but as mention before the fennel and ginger really does not work with the recipe. My girlfiend and I are honestly debating tossing the leftovers out since we both were very unimpressed with this.