Moroccan CousCous
June 12th, 2009 Madhuram Posted in Food Blog Events, Vegan Main Dishes | 
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It’s long time since I cooked couscous, so when I googled to find out the ratio of water to the pasta (yes, it’s a pasta. Check here for more details), I landed on this Moroccan couscous recipe. I had some of the ingredients to prepare the dish, so tweaked it a little bit and was overjoyed when my son devoured it.
Yield: Serves 3 people.
Once the water is boiling, switch off the stove and remove the pan from the stove and set aside. Now add 2 drops of oil, pinch of salt and the couscous; stir it with a fork and close the pan with a lid.
2 Cook the soy chunks/nuggets as per the package instructions. (In a medium pan add about 4 cups of water and let it boil. Once it boils, switch off the stove, add a teaspoon of salt and the soy chunks and leave it aside for 15 minutes. Then drain the water and squeeze out the excess water from the soy chunks and keep it ready). The soy chunks will be very hot, so pour some cold water and leave it for sometime before squeezing.
3 In a large skillet add the oil. When the oil is hot enough add the cumin seeds and let it crackle.
4 Then add the sliced onions and a pinch of salt. Fry the onions and then add the cut peppers and the seasonings. Also include the soy chunks and sautee it a couple of times.
5 Now depending on the size of the pan you are using add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of water to the vegetable mixture and let it cook. The water should be absorbed and the vegetables should also be cooked.
6 Now add the cooked couscous to the vegetables and mix it well.
7 Drizzle few drops of lemon juice, cilantro and mix it once again.
2 I have used three color bell peppers because I had it, but you can use just one too.
Sending this couscous recipe to
1. Priya’s AFAM-Bell Peppers. AFAM originally started by Maheswari.
2. Lavi’s IAVW-Moroccan. It’s a Vegan World originally started by Vaishali.
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Tags: chili powder, cilantro, coriander powder, couscous, couscous recipes, cumin, garam masala powder, green pepper, lemon juice, moroccan recipes, oil, onion, orange pepper, soy chunks, yellow pepper
June 24th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Couscous is something I cook often.I add chickpeas sometimes I add fava beans too!!
June 16th, 2009 at 9:09 am
The Moroccan couscous looks delicious! Love all those colors in there and nice idea to add soy chunks for some protein muscle.
June 15th, 2009 at 8:09 am
I love couscous.Its very quick and easy.
Love the way you used garam masala and veggies.
June 14th, 2009 at 2:12 am
hello,
I love cous cous and make it as a side or a salad every chance
I get.I love your pic here. Thanks.Priya
Thanks Priya.
June 13th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Couscous is one of the things that I keep thinking I should cook at home sometime but have never got around to it. And your kid liked it too? Added incentive for me to try this soon
Looks great, Madhu!
June 13th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
I love couscous, & make it pretty often. What a colorful healthy treat madhu.
June 13th, 2009 at 7:29 am
Great, healthy and tasty!
June 13th, 2009 at 1:30 am
hi madhu, with ur inspiration, seeing ur blog all the time as it comes in my dashboard
i tried a eggless cake and it turned out well i still haven’t posted it, when you have time please visit my blog and see what alterations i need to do with that, everybody in the house liked it! will try some more of this type 
, comming to couscous, i started liking couscous i just make it like a uppma with lot of vegetables in it, but never tried the way you have done it with garam masala & soya, as couscous itself is a very healthy dish you have made it more protein rich by adding soya!, must try it next time and will write to u. The picture looks absolutely fab and yum…..
Sure Jayasri, will check it out. Thanks.
June 12th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Looks outstandingly delicious.
June 12th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Ah yes, nice..I made this recently too. The soy chunks is a good addition thouhg I prefer the smaller ones.