Couscous with vegetable tagine recipe

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Couscous with vegetable tagine  Recipe.  Enjoy Moroccan Food and learn how to make quick and easy Couscous with vegetable tagine. 

Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 16 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

olive oil
1 onion, thickly sliced
1 red capsicum, seeded and roughly chopped
4 long, thin eggplant, sliced
2 zucchini, halved lengthways, sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 teaspoon ground cumin
400g can whole tomatoes
1 1/2 cups (300g) couscous
2 cups boiling water
salt and pepper
400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup chopped coriander
chopped flat-leaf parsley, to serve

Method

1. Heat a little olive oil in a large deep frying pan over medium-low heat. Add the onion, capsicum, eggplant and zucchini and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and cumin. Cook, stirring, for a further minute then stir in the canned tomatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer and cook for 8-10 minutes or until vegetables are quite tender.
  
2. Meanwhile, place the couscous in a large heatproof bowl and pour over 2 cups boiling water. Cover with plastic wrap and stand for 5 minutes. Remove plastic wrap from the couscous and add 1 tablespoon olive oil, and salt and pepper, fluffing up with a fork to separate the grains.
  
3. Once the vegetables are tender, add the chickpeas and coriander and cook for 2 minutes to warm through.
  
4. Serve the couscous topped with the vegetable tagine and scatter with chopped flat-leaf parsley, to serve.

Source
Taste.com.au - May 2008, Page 9
Recipe by Kate Murdoch


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