Curried Couscous With Almonds And Raisins Recipes

Steps:

• Place the couscous in a medium bowl. Melt the butter in the boiling water and pour over the couscous. Cover tightly and allow the couscous to soak for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Whisk together the yogurt, olive oil, vinegar, curry, turmeric, salt, and pepper. Pour over the fluffed couscous, and mix well with a fork. Add the carrots, parsley, currants, almonds, scallions, and red onions, mix well, and season to taste. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Cook 2 cups Israeli couscous as the label directs; drain. Saute 1 diced onion in olive oil with a pinch of cinnamon until golden, 5 minutes. Add 1 cup golden raisins and 2 tablespoons water and cook 2 minutes; toss with the couscous and a handful each of sliced almonds and chopped parsley. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• 1. Toast the almonds: Place single layer of nuts in skillet. Over medium low to medium heat, stirring constantly, toast until golden and fragrant.
• 2. In a saucepan, add the water, butter, raisins, curry powder and salt. Bring to a boil and add couscous. Stir and cover with lid. Remove from heat. After 5 minutes, remove lid and add toasted almonds. Stir until combined. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups hot water and raisins in small bowl. Soak raisins until softened, about 15 minutes. Drain water into large saucepan; reserve raisins. Add 2 tablespoons butter, wine, and saffron to pan; bring to boil. Stir in couscous. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion; cover and cook until translucent and tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Mix onion, reserved raisins, almonds, and cinnamon into couscous. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

Steps:

• Prepare couscous according to package directions. Fluff with a fork and toss in raisins and almonds. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Pour couscous into a bowl. Mix chicken stock, curry powder, salt, pepper, olive oil, and raisins in a saucepan and bring to a boil; remove from heat. Pour the boiling liquid over the couscous. Seal the bowl with plastic wrap and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork. Top with cilantro and almonds.

Steps:

• Put the couscous in a medium-sized bowl, pour over the stock, cover with cling film, and leave to stand for 5 mins. Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts in a dry pan for a few mins, until pale golden.
• Fluff up the couscous with a fork, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well to combine.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add water and tea bags, steep for 10 minutes.
• Remove tea bags; add olive oil, salt and combine until mixed.
• In a large bowl, place couscous and cover with mint tea mixture.
• Cover and let stand about 20 minutes.
• Remove cover and fluff with a fork; add raisins, almonds and fresh mint. Toss well before serving.

Steps:

• Heat curry sauce, chicken broth, salt and raisins in a medium saucepan. When mixture comes to a boil, stir in couscous. Cover pan and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Fluff couscous with a fork. Stir in almonds, chicken and green onions. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve hot.
• Note: To toast nuts, spread on baking sheet and bake in 350-degree oven for 5 to 8 minutes or until they start to brown.
• -- Adapted from "Cooking With All Things Trader Joes".
• by Deana Gunn and Wona Miniati.

Steps:

• Pour couscous in a large bowl, melt butter in the boiling water and pour over couscous.
• Cover tightly and set aside for 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, olive oil, vinegar, curry powder, turmeric, salt and pepper.
• Fluff the couscous with a fork and pour the curry mixture on top, mixing well.
• Add the carrots, parsley, currants, almonds, scallions, and red onions.
• Mix well and adjust seasonings.
• Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine water, butter, orange peel and juice, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Bring to a boil. Add the couscous to the boiling water. Remove from heat and cover for ten minutes. Liquid should be absorbed. Fluff with a fork.
• In a small frying pan, heat the almonds over medium heat, stirring continuously until toasted. Add the raisins and dates and butter. Heat all until butter is melted.
• Serve couscous spread over a platter, top with topping mixture. Sprinkle a bit of powdered sugar over the top.

Steps:

• Ina large saucepan, combine chicken broth, raisins, curry powder, and salt and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, and stir in couscous. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Fluff with fork and cook uncovered.
• Combine oil, lemon juice, sugar, and almonds and toss with couscous.
• Sprinkle green onion over top and serve.