COUSCOUS WITH CURRANTS AND CUMIN

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Make and share this Couscous with Currants and Cumin recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Strawberry Girl

Categories     Southwest Asia (middle East)

Time 39m

Yield 1 batch

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup water
1 cup couscous
1/2 cup currants
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely grated
1 teaspoon cumin seed, toasted
1 orange, grated (zest of)
1 tablespoon fresh coriander, finely chopped (cilantro)
salt
hot chili flakes

Steps:

  • In saucepan, bring water to boil.
  • Stir in couscous and currants.
  • Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, heat oil in large non-stick fry pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and ginger.
  • Saute 3 minutes or until tender.
  • Add cumin seeds.
  • Saute 1 minute. With fork, fluff couscous and currants.
  • Stir in onion mixture, orange zest and coriander.
  • Add salt and hot chili flakes to taste.

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