Video
Couscous with Vegetables
Ingredients
- 1 couscous box
- 2 Onions
- 3 Carrots
- 1 Zucchini
- 1 Parsnip
- 1 Potato / Sweet Potato
- 1 piece of pumpkin / butternut squash
- ½ Cup of chopped Parsley
- ½ Cup of chopped Coriander
- 1 Tbsp of minced Garlic
- 1 can of chickpeas
- ½ Tsp Cumin
- ½ Tsp Paprika
- ¼ Tsp Saffron
- 1 ½ Tsp Salt (to taste)
- ½ Tsp Pepper (to taste)
- 3 Tbsp of Olive Oil
- 2 Tbsp of tomato paste
- 2 cups of vegetable broth
- 6 Cups of Water (or more)
Directions
1- Peel and slice all the vegetables in large pieces.
2- On medium heat, add the olive oil and put the onions in the cooking pan, stir the onions for a couple of minutes then add the garlic, parsley and coriander.
3- Add to the onions half the amount of paprika, cumin, saffron, salt and pepper. ( if you are cooking a couscous with meat, add the meat in this step and seal it with the onions/spices.)
4- Add the vegetable broth and close the lid of the pan.
5- When the vegetable broth is boiling, add the potato pieces.
Note: Cook the harder vegetables first then when they are half cooked add the softer vegetables
5- After 10 minutes, add the carrots.
6- After 15 minutes, add the Parsnip.
7- After 10 minutes, add the zucchini.
8- After 10 minutes, add the butternut squash.
9- Add the rest of the spices and the tomato paste.
10- After 10 minutes, add chickpeas.
11- All vegetables are cooked when you can easily poke them with a fork.Steps to make the Couscous:
Prepare the couscous following the instructions on you couscous box (usually instructions includes cooking couscous in boiled water with olive oil and salt).
Tip: for better flavor, fluff the couscous with a little bit of butter.Serving the Couscous:
Serve the couscous by setting the couscous grains first in a dome, adding some sauce to the couscous, then adding the vegetables on the top of the ‘dome’ and around.Note:
1- If you are adding meat or chicken to the couscous, double the amount of spices.
2- You can add vegetables such as cabbage. Make sure to let the harder vegetables half cook before adding the softer vegetables. This way you will get evenly cooked vegetables at the end.
Comments (17)
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My husband is from Morocco and I tried this recipe on him. He loved it!! My family is very picky and doesn't like to try new things, but they kept going back for more! It's a great recipe, very flavorful. Thanks Alia!!
Hi Alia,
I just wanted to thank you for this wonderful site. Everything I have made is just fabulous. My roommates are Moroccan and they were impressed! The videos are really great.
Keep up the wonderful work.
Alefia
Alia your recipes are the best. Thank you so much for sharing them with us. I have tried many of them, and i love them.
Anychance you could post a video and steps to cook Coucous with Rasins, Onions and chicken. I forget exactally what it consists of but my family ate it in morocco and really loves it. Thanks for all your effort.
Oh, it's called Couscous Tfaya, you know what - that's a great idea. I will be working on this video in the next few weeks then!
hi alia thank you so much for the website , i like a video off couscous please
Thank you, very well done.
thank you alia great work my husbond from lebanon and he loves moroccan food plz could you make old recieps i need more idea thank you so much cooking is so funny with you
I had Moroccan couscous at work about two months ago and loved it, so I was looking for a great recipe to replicate the experience. I made your delicious recipe and posted the results on my blog a few weeks ago (http://www.twoladiesandaladle.blogspot.com/). I thought it was delicious! I don't typically cook with parsnip either, so it was fun to try that. Thanks for the recipe Alia!
so cool! love your blog!!!
Thanks Mrs. Alia for teaching how to cook moroccan food everytime I try one of your recipes my husband who is from morocco and likes good food says "very good I feel like I am in Morocco" so thanks to you I have been able to please him cooking his country food.
thank you for your sweet message, it really touched me. I am so glad that you and your husband are enjoying the recipes :-)
hey Alia
Thank you sooooo much for all your recipes, i lived in morocco for a while when i was married to a moroccan. His family taught me how to cook but i forgot alot, this site is fantastic and the recipes are great. Keep up your great work it is greatly appreciated.... do you have the recipe for Mirka i think thats what it was called. :))))
Hi Ruth,
so glad you are enjoying the recipes. what is Mirka? you mean tagine? check out the tagine section. thank you!
what a great video the grand ma couscous look very yummy .I'm interested in morocco cooking do you mind if I put this video in my blog, thank you.
sure, feel free to post the video in your blog!