Skip to main content
The Lady Prefers Couscous  Recipe
Photo: Lily Banse

The Lady Prefers Couscous Recipe

13 ingredients 4 servings openrecipes

This dish melds Indian spices and Israeli couscous —a big-kerneled and heartier version of finer couscous. The stars of the dish, however, are the lady...

Share this recipe

Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

547
Calories
41g
Protein
19g
Fat
54g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Okra 1 cup (100g) 33
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

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

  • 3/4 cup of Israeli couscous
  • 1 1/4 cup of chicken stock
  • 25 lady's fingers (okra) washed and cut into medallions
  • 1 yellow bell pepper cut into small cubes
  • one shallot thinly sliced
  • 1.5 tsp of tumeric
  • 1/4 tsp of coriander powder
  • 1/4 tsp of cumin powder
  • 1/4 tsp of cumin seeds
  • red pepper powder to taste
  • salt to taste
  • a few curry leaves (optional)
  • olive oil

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe in our database. View the full recipe at the original source →
By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

Curious what else pairs well?

Use our flavor tools to explore molecular pairings, find substitutes, and discover novel combinations.