Name: Maftoul (Palestinian Couscous)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 2½ cups (500 grams) maftoul, fregola, or Israeli couscous; 2 cups (500 grams) Cooked Chickpeas for Salads and Stews; ¼ cup (60 milliliters) olive oil; 1 teaspoon cumin; 3 cups (720 milliliters) boiling stock; 1 teaspoon store-bought or homemade Baharat Spice Mix; 8 ounces (220 grams) ground lamb; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 medium onion, finely chopped

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Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

On the Hummus Route

By Ariel Rosenthal , Orly Peli-Bronshtein and Dan Alexander

Published 2019

About

Maftoul is the Palestinian couscous. In the Italian kitchen it is known as fregola, in North America it is called Israeli couscous, and in Israel it goes by ptitim. Essentially, these are baked pasta pearls and as such cook very quickly, yet they also retain their shape and texture when slow-cooked. Maftoul can be served as a side or a main dish.

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