Best Curried Coconut Couscous Recipes

CURRIED COCONUT COUSCOUS

Curried Coconut Couscous image

Add an Asian twist to your family's Middle Eastern cuisine night! Serve couscous cooked in coconut milk and flavored with curry powder as a side dish - ready in 20 minutes!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Side Dish

Time 20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced (1/2 cup)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon grated gingerroot
3/4 cup chicken or vegetable broth
1/2 cup canned reduced-fat coconut milk (not cream of coconut)
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 cup uncooked whole wheat couscous
1/3 cup golden raisins

Steps:

In 2-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and gingerroot; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Stir in broth, coconut milk, curry powder, salt and red pepper. Heat to boiling. Stir in couscous and raisins. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes. Uncover; fluff with fork.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140, Carbohydrate 25 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 180 mg, Sugar 4 g, TransFat 0 g

CURRIED COCONUT COUSCOUS

CURRIED COCONUT COUSCOUS image

Yield 4 people

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced (1/2 cup or less)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon grated gingerroot
3/4 cup chicken or vegetable broth
1/2 cup canned reduced-fat coconut milk (not cream of coconut) or 1/2 water pluse 1/3 cup dried coconut
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 cup uncooked whole wheat couscous
1/3 cup golden raisins

Steps:

In 2-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and ginger root; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in broth, coconut milk, curry powder, salt and red pepper. Heat to boiling. Stir in couscous and raisins. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes. Uncover; fluff with fork.