A Couscous recipe.... especially for everyone in the middle east

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hello people.. ...

I know that we havent discussed " recipes " in a while... but actually this

weekend, I had my friend over from Cincinnati and I had prepared some

couscous for him.... he is just visiting here from India for 3 weeks(

outsourcing... what else..!!!) , so he had never had any couscous

before..... and he loved it....

The recipe that I had prepared was a modification of a recipe I had watched

on a TV show on the food network... well, i had used things like Zucchini

and Butternut squash for the recipe.... you may as well prepare this dish

using peeled cucumbers and whatever kind fo squash is available in the

market... the Couscous I had used was whole wheat couscous....

Well, its certainly worth trying out... and I would also ask the people in

the middle east to share the " popular " couscous recipes from there while we

are on the topic

Bon Apetit...!!!

Ameet 1993

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Delicious Moroccoan Couscous:

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1. Take the following:

- 1/2 Butternut Squash... diced

- 1 whole zuccini (small size)... diced

- 1 cup chopped red and green (or any coloured) capsicum

- 1/2 cup chopped carrots

- 2 yellow onions ... chopped

2. Place all the ingredients in #1 on a cookie sheet, drizzle some

olive oil and add some salt and pepper.

3. Toast the vegetables in an oven at 350 degrees for almost 30 mins

and turn them once or twice in between with a spatula

4. While the Vegetables are being done, take a saucepan and add the

following

- 1 1/2 cup of vegetable stock.. bring to a boil and place aside

and then add the following:

- 1 table spoon of unsalted butter

- 1/4 cumin powder (jeera powder)

- very tiny pinch of saffron

- salt (according to taste)

- pepper (according to taste)

5. Take 1 1/2 (one and a half) cup of couscous in a large bowl.

Remember the couscous and vegetable stock should be in a 1:1 ratio

6. Add the toasted vegetables to the dry couscous

7. Bring the stock solution to a boil again and add to the mixture to

the bowl

8. Add 1 tablespoon of lime juice to the mixture

9. cover the bowl tightly with a plastic wrap and set aside for 15

mins

10. In the meantime, chop 1 fresh tomato and some cilantro or flat

leaf parsley (whatever you prefer)

11. After the 15 minutes incubation period, remove the plastic wrap

and then add the tomatoes and cilantro to the mixture

12. Fluff the couscous mixture very well, with a fork... until the

whole mixture blends

13. Serve the couscous... and enjoy it...!!!