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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the oil in a stock pot over medium high heat. Saute the onion and garlic until soft and translucent (about 2 minutes). Add the cayenne pepper and stir to coat. | 2. Reduce heat to medium and add broth, tomatoes, spinach, chickpeas--drained and rinsed, and all the spices. Stir to combine and return to a boil. | 3. Reduce heat to low and simmer for one hour or until chickpeas are softened. | 4. In a separate saucepan, bring water and oil, if using, to a boil. Stir in couscous and remove from heat. Cover and let sit for five minutes. Stir with a fork to fluff. | 5. Spread couscous in a bowl and top with the soup. Garnish with yogurt if you like. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
onion	1		diced	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
garlic	2	tablespoons	minced	25.33	5.6202	1.0812	0.085
cayenne pepper	1/4 - 1/2	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
vegetable broth	4	cups		649.44	105.288	23.8128	15.3504
tomato	1	can	diced	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
chickpea	1	can		1133.4333	188.7556	61.3793	18.1109
spinach	10	ounces	chopped thawed frozen	62.3689	11.0563	6.2369	0.8505
turmeric	1	teaspoon		9.36	2.0142	0.2904	0.0975
paprika	1	teaspoon		6.486000000000001	1.2418	0.3252	0.2965
coriander	1	teaspoon		0.0767	0.0122	0.0071	0.0017
curry	1	teaspoon		6.5	1.1166	0.2858	0.2802
salt				-	-	-	-
couscous	1	cup		650.48	133.9539	22.0748	1.1072
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
butter	1	tablespoon		85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.