🇲🇦 Moroccan Couscous (Friday Couscous with Vegetables)
📝 Description
Friday is couscous day in Morocco 🫶🏻❤️ This traditional Moroccan couscous is a comforting and flavorful dish made with fluffy semolina, tender vegetables, and a rich, aromatic broth. Perfect for family gatherings and special moments.
⏱️ Prep Time: 25 minutes
⏱️ Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
⏱️ Total Time: 1 hour 55 minutes
🍽️ Servings: 6
🛒 Ingredients
For the Couscous:
500g couscous semolina
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
Water (for steaming)
For the Vegetables & Broth:
2 carrots (peeled) 🥕
2 zucchinis 🥒
1 small cabbage (cut into wedges)
1 sweet potato or pumpkin 🎃
2 potatoes 🥔
1 eggplant 🍆
1 onion (chopped)
1 tomato (grated)
1/2 cup chickpeas (soaked overnight)
2 tablespoons olive oil
Spices:
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Prepare the broth
In a large pot, heat olive oil and sauté onion and tomato. Add spices, chickpeas, and enough water. Bring to a boil.
2. Add vegetables
Add carrots, cabbage, potatoes, and pumpkin first. After 15 minutes, add zucchini and eggplant. Let everything cook until tender.
3. Prepare the couscous
Place couscous in a large bowl. Add salt and olive oil, then sprinkle with water and fluff with your hands.
4. Steam the couscous
Transfer to a couscoussier and steam for 20 minutes. Remove, fluff again with a little water, and steam a second time until light and fluffy.
5. Serve
Place couscous on a large plate, arrange vegetables on top, and pour broth over. Garnish with chickpeas.
