Recipe of the Month – Couscous Delight

Recipe Title : Couscous Delight

Pravin Turakhia

Preparation time: 8-10 minutes.

Cooking time:  15 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 8-ounce couscous (Other options are Sorghum or any other millet, short rice)
• 8-ounce Quinoa
• 2 raw bananas
• 2 avocados
• 8-ounce coarsely ground peanuts
• 2-3 pieces of green chilies or according to taste
• 3 stalks curry leaves
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 3-4 tbsp lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• 3-4 tsp sugar
• oil 3 tbsp
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• ¼ tsp mustard seeds
• ¼ tsp cumin seeds
• Pinch of hing (asafoetida)
• 3 dried red chillies

Method:

• Wash and cook separately couscous and quinoa keeping it Al dente.
• Boil the raw banana. Remove skin and cut it into small pieces.
• Chop avocados into same size pieces.
• Tadka (tempering):
• In a pan add the oil, (peanut oil preferred else take oil of your choice),  add mustard seeds,  cumin seeds,  hing, turmeric, curry leaves, coarsely ground peanuts,  dried red chillies, bananas cut into small pieces,  avocado pieces, chopped green chillies, and sauté. Add salt to your taste.
• Add Al dente couscous and quinoa. Stir in well and cook for a few minutes.
• Add sugar, lemon juice and chopped cilantro.
• Mix and take it off the stove and keep it covered.
• Garnish with cilantro, round cut jalapeño chillies and a few whole fried peanuts.
• Enjoy with some vegan curd.

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