Vegetable couscous
Vegetable couscous is a healthy and awesome way to prepare couscous.
Ingredients
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ¼ cup sliced spring onions
- 1 green chili
- 1 clove garlic
- salt
- Dry chili pepper or black pepper
- 1 seasoning cube
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup peas
- ½ cup chopped green beans
- ½ tablespoon butter or vegetable oil
Instructions
- Slice spring onions and separate the white from the green end, chop green chilli, mince garlic, chop green beans into 1/2 inch length.
- Place couscous in a bowl and set aside.
- In a dry saucepan, over medium-low heat, pour vegetable oil, when hot add the white end of the spring onions, chilli and garlic, fry until fragrant.
- Add water, a pinch of salt, pepper and seasoning cube, stir and bring to a boil.
- Add peas and green beans boil for 5 minutes.
- Pour everything into the bowl of couscous.
- Stir to combine or shake to cover well.
- Cover with foil or bowl cover to seal, leave to stand for 5 minutes.
- Remove cover and add butter or oil.
- Fluff with a fork and serve with Spicy chicken turmeric sauce.
Notes
- You can use a quarter of a green bell pepper if you can't find green chilli.
- Usually, for instant couscous, the ratio is 1 cup couscous to 1 cup liquid, soaked for 5 minutes, but it is important to read the packet of your instant couscous, sometimes there are variations.
- When buying a packet of couscous, 200g = 1 cup.