5 persian couscous Recipes

couscous, vegetable stock powder, sugar, grated an orange , rind of (optional), boiling water, chopped almonds or 1/4-1/2 cup pine nuts, currants, butter or 2 tbsp olive oil, dried apricot, chopped, spring onions, chopped coriander leaves

oil - i used groundnut, boneless lamb , cut into bite size cubes. i used a piece of boned & rolled shoulder, which i unrolled and cut up. you can use ready-diced lamb meat if you prefer., more oil, onions, halved and thinly sliced, garlic cloves, finely chopped, chopped root ginger, i cheated and used english provender s very lazy ready chopped garlic, and also their ready chopped ginger - both lifesavers when you re out of the fresh article or just can tsp be bothered chopping), fresh red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped, saffron, heaped tsp ground coriander, heaped tsp ground cumin, level tsp ground cinnamon, heaped tsp mild paprika, level tsp salt, dates, stoned and sliced (* i used dried apricots as dates are too sugary for my diabetes. i soaked the apricots for 15 -20 minutes first), lamb stock (*i used the trimmings from the meat plus 2 stock cubes to make a couple of pints of quick stock), couscous to serve , cooked according to pack instructions, fresh coriander, chopped, pistachio nuts, chopped, seeds of 1 small pomegranate, a handful of sultanas )

israeli couscous, spring onion, thinly sliced, persian cucumber (can leave unpeeled if you prefer ), ripe roma tomatoes, diced small, raisins, italian parsley, freshly chopped, fresh mint, chopped, salt, fresh ground black pepper, sumaq , to taste, lemon , juice of, extra virgin olive oil

israeli couscous, english cucumber, or 3 to 4 small japanese , armenian, or persian cucumbers, roma tomatoes , or a couple of handfuls of miniature tomatoes, washed, dried, and chopped parsley leaves, red bell pepper, cut into dice, scallions, white and tender green parts, sliced thinly on the diagonal, as you like : thinly sliced radishes, chopped fresh mint), head of romaine, washed and dried , sliced across into 1 strips, dressing, garlic, crushed, lemon juice (this amount makes it tart. if you are cautious, start with 1/4 cup and add more to taste), salt and pepper to taste, ground sumac (or a little more lemon juice), flavorful olive oil