Date And Chickpea Cous Cous

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup dates (finely chopped)
• 2 tablespoons sultanas
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon oil (i prefer olive or grapeseed)
• 2 pinches onion flakes
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander (cilantro)
• 440 g chickpeas
• 1 carrot (grated)
• 1 broccoli (finely chopped)
• 2 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted
• 1 1/2 cups stock (vegetable or chicken if you're not vegetarian)
• 1 1/2 cups couscous

Recipe

• 1 rinse sultanas and chopped dates. put in a small bowl with the lemon juice, set aside to soak.
• 2 melt butter and oil in wide, heavy based saucepan or skillet (it will need a lid later) on med heat.
• 3 when butter starts bubbling, add onion flakes, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, pepper, ground coriander. sautee until fragrant.
• 4 add chickpeas, grated carrot, broccoli, toasted almonds. stir to coat with spices.
• 5 tip in dates and sultanas, including the lemon juice. sautee a few more minutes.
• 6 add 1 1/2 cups stock and bring to the boil.
• 7 add 1 1/2 cups cous cous, stir well and bring back to boil. take off heat and cover.
• 8 allow to stand for 5 minutes. when all the liquid is absorbed, fluff up cous cous with a fork and serve as a main or side dish.