Persian couscous

Name: Persian couscous
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves: 4 as a main course side dish
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 50 ml lemon juice (bottled is fine); 300 ml boiling water; 10 sprigs fresh coriander, chopped; 50 g flaked almonds; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 300 ml mugful of couscous; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; ½ vegetable stock cube (see tips); 1 tablespoon honey; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation info

Serves:
4
as a main course side dish

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Lucy's Food

By Lucy Cufflin

Published 2013

About

This couscous has interesting, sweet flavours and is the perfect accompaniment to simple grilled fish or meat.

Ingredients

300 ml mugful of couscous
4 tablespoons olive oil
½

Asia
Iran
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Pour the measured couscous into a mixing bowl and stir in the olive oil. Put the stock cube, cumin, cinnamon and honey into the mug and refill with boiling water. Stir until dissolved. Pour over the couscous with the lemon juice and raisins. Stir well and leave for 10 minutes.
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