Couscous with Currants and Cumin

Submitted by Strawberry Girl

• Ready In: 39mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 batch

ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup couscous
• 1⁄2 cup currants
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely grated
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed, toasted
• 1 orange, grated (zest of)
• 1 tablespoon fresh coriander, finely chopped (cilantro)
• salt
• hot chili flakes

directions

1. In saucepan, bring water to boil.
2. Stir in couscous and currants.
3. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, heat oil in large non-stick fry pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and ginger.
5. Saute 3 minutes or until tender.
6. Add cumin seeds.
7. Saute 1 minute. With fork, fluff couscous and currants.
8. Stir in onion mixture, orange zest and coriander.
9. Add salt and hot chili flakes to taste.

Reviews

[Myra9035]

Really wonderful blend of flavors...very original. The orange and coriander really jump out at you and the currants provide a bit of sweetness. I added a red bell pepper to the mix. I'll be making this one a lot. Thanks for the recipe!

 

[Riverside Len]

Very good. I thought it's a tad complicated as you need to zest an orange and grate ginger but the flavors all come together for a very nice dish. I didn't have coriander so I omitted it. I'll be making this again.