To make red couscous I first heat a little oil in
a small sauce pan and fry 4 tablespoonfuls tomato
paste and a teaspoon of madras curry paste(you can
omit the curry paste if you wish) ,then I add
250ml chicken stock and let it boil then simmer.
While its simmering in a large bowl put 500 g
couscous,salt and pepper and about 4 tablespoons
olive oil. Stir with a large fork until all
couscous grains are coated with oil ,this will
help keep the couscous fluffy and not clog up.Then
add the tomato & chicken stock,stir and leave it a
few minutes so the couscous swells . Add a can of
chickpeas,chopped parsley and mint and juice of 1
lemon. Stir with a fork and if needed drizzle some
more olive oil before serving. When making the
tomato sauce you can also fry some chopped onion
and use other spices like cumin or coriander or
garam masala.
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