Cheat's Easy Spiced Couscous With Fruit And Nuts - In A Jar!

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 250 g couscous
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil or 4 ounces melted butter
• 4 teaspoons ras el hanout spice mix or 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander, cilantro
• 1 teaspoon ground paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 tablespoon pine nuts, lightly toasted under a grill
• 6 -8 soft dried apricots, chopped finely
• 2 tablespoons golden sultana raisins
• 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
• 1 tablespoon garlic granules, not salt
• 300 ml hot vegetable stock, made with salt free cube if possible such as marigold swiss vegetable
• 1 ounce butter (to garnish)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander, cilantro

Recipe

• 1 mix all the dry ingredients together.
• 2 (the amounts can be doubled or even quadrupled for long term storage of up to 6 -9 months.).
• 3 when you are ready to prepare the couscous, measure out the correct serving of dry ingredients into a large bowl, preferably the one you will be serving it from. the dry & wet combination is given above in the ingredients.
• 4 add the olive oil or butter & mix thoroughly.
• 5 add the boiling stock and mix thoroughly - place a clean tea towel over the top of the bowl and leave for 5 minutes.
• 6 fluff up the couscous after 5 minutes & add more liquid if needed.
• 7 add a knob of butter or a teaspoon of live oil - mix & sprinkle with freshly chopped coriander - cilantro before serving.
• 8 you could also add more nuts or fruit as a garnish if you wish.
• 9 this is a basic recipe - all kinds of dried fruit and nuts can be used such as: almonds, cashew nuts, dried cherries or cranberries, dried banana or coconut. it will depend on what you will be serving it with!