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Couscous with Seven Vegetables

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Couscous with Seven Vegetables

The Moroccan national dish — steamed couscous with slow-cooked vegetables and lamb in a spiced broth.

Total time
90 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
70 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Mediterranean

Ingredients

500gcouscous
400glamb shoulder, diced
2carrots, cut in chunks
2turnips, quartered
2zucchini, cut in chunks
1small pumpkin, diced
400gchickpeas, cooked
400gcrushed tomatoes
2onions, diced
2 tspground ginger
1 tspturmeric
1 tspground cinnamon
1 tspground coriander
3 tbspolive oil
harissato serve

Instructions

1

Brown lamb in oil, add onions and cook until soft.

2

Add all spices, cook 2 minutes.

3

Add tomatoes and 600ml water, simmer 30 minutes.

4

Add carrots and turnips, cook 15 minutes.

5

Add pumpkin, zucchini and chickpeas, cook 15 more minutes.

6

Pour 500ml hot broth over couscous, cover and rest 5 minutes, fluff with a fork.

7

Mound couscous on a large platter, spoon vegetables and lamb over.

8

Serve with remaining broth and harissa on the side.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
765
Protein
41.8g
Fat
34.7g
Carbs
73.2g
Fiber
13.9g
Sodium
123mg

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