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Couscous with Currants
Photo: Lily Banse

Couscous with Currants

12 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

753
Calories
49g
Protein
21g
Fat
97g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup couscous
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/3 cup diced tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 1/4 cup chickpeas, drained
  • 2 tablespoons currants
  • 1 dash ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1

Bring broth to a boil, stir in couscous, cover and remove from heat.

2

Let stand 5 minutes, and then fluff with fork.

3

Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat.

4

Add green onions and garlic, cooking for 1 minute.

5

Add couscous, tomato, chickpeas, currants and cumin cooking for 2 minutes.

6

Remove from heat and stir in parsley, lemon juice and pepper.

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Category:Somalian Recipes

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Category:Somalian Salads

Recipe sourced from fandom

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