Cheat's Easy Spiced Couscous With Fruit and Nuts - in a Jar!
Source: Genius Kitchen(food.com)
Estimated Nutritional Profile
| Nutrient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Protein (g) | 5526.9052 |
| Energy (kCal) | 163070.5211 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 33508.0929 |
| Total fats (g) | 317.3702 |
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Cuisine
African >> Northern Africa >> Moroccan
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Dietary Style
- Source
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
Early Stage
Middle Stage Processes
Late Stage
Utensils Used
| 1. Mix all the dry ingredients together. | 2. (The amounts can be doubled or even quadrupled for long term storage of up to 6 -9 months.). | 3. When you are ready to prepare the couscous, measure out the correct serving of dry ingredients into a large bowl, preferably the one you will be serving it from. The dry & wet combination is given above in the ingredients. | 4. Add the olive oil or butter & mix thoroughly. | 5. Add the boiling stock and mix thoroughly - place a clean tea towel over the top of the bowl and leave for 5 minutes. | 6. Fluff up the couscous after 5 minutes & add more liquid if needed. | 7. Add a knob of butter or a teaspoon of live oil - mix & sprinkle with freshly chopped coriander - cilantro before serving. | 8. You could also add more nuts or fruit as a garnish if you wish. | 9. This is a basic recipe - all kinds of dried fruit and nuts can be used such as: almonds, cashew nuts, dried cherries or cranberries, dried banana or coconut. It will depend on what you will be serving it with! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
| Ingredient Name | Quantity | Unit | State | Energy (kcal) | Carbohydrates | Protein (g) | Total Lipid (Fat) (g) |
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| couscous | 250 | 162620.0 | 33488.475 | 5518.7 | 276.8 | ||
| olive oil | 1 1/2 | 1/2 | melted | 179.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.25 |
| ra el hanout spice mix | 4 | teaspoons | ground | - | - | - | - |
| coriander | 1 | teaspoon | ground | 5.364 | 0.9898 | 0.2227 | 0.3199 |
| paprika | 1 | teaspoon | ground | 6.486000000000001 | 1.2418 | 0.3252 | 0.2965 |
| turmeric | 1 | teaspoon | ground | 9.36 | 2.0142 | 0.2904 | 0.0975 |
| pine nut | 1 | tablespoon | toasted | 56.7844 | 1.1036 | 1.1551 | 5.7687 |
| apricot | 6 -8 | chopped soft | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| golden sultana raisin | 2 | tablespoons | - | - | - | - | |
| onion flake | 1 | tablespoon | 17.45 | 4.164 | 0.4475 | 0.023 | |
| garlic granule | 1 | tablespoon | - | - | - | - | |
| vegetable stock | 300 | ml | 14.0117 | 2.6062 | 0.6726 | 0.1962 | |
| butter | 1 | ounce | 161.595 | 7.4249 | 5.0491 | 13.607999999999999 | |
| coriander | 2 | tablespoons | chopped | 0.46 | 0.0734 | 0.0426 | 0.0104 |
- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.