Couscous in the Libyan

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I live in Libya, and the couscous here is the national dish, is required to prepare in every family. I offer you the recipe of delicious couscous, which will appeal to all the family and guests! It can be cooked with meat, chicken and fish and vegetables in your request by the Way, my kids really like it too, just need to make it not spicy

Ingredients for Couscous in the Libyan

Step by step instruction of cooking Couscous in the Libyan

Шаг 1

Measure out the cereal couscous.
Pour the boiling broth and stir well. Cover with a lid and set aside for a time

Шаг 2

Start to cut a large bow on "buku". Peel, then cut onion in half lengthwise and cut into "feathers".

Шаг 3

Well - all our onion is ready!

Шаг 4

Here are "units" we need to prepare couscous: special pan, top with holes in the bottom, creating the effect of a double boiler; and a small saucepan for Buslov.

Шаг 5

At the bottom of the pan for the couscous to heated vegetable oil, add finely chopped half a small bulb. Fry until transparent onion.

Шаг 6

Add tomato paste, cook, stirring frequently, until until the oil becomes red-orange color.
Put the chicken or meat. Then the spices: salt, red pepper, turmeric, cinnamon.

Шаг 7

Pour a little boiling water - to cover our chicken (I have chicken legs). Mix thoroughly and add boiling water until about half of the pan.

Шаг 8

In the upper part of the pan first, put the chickpeas, on top of him, the feathers of the bow.

Шаг 9

"Collect" our design and put on medium heat. Cook for 20 minutes.

Шаг 10

At that time, prepare the vegetables - I have potatoes and carrots. You can still add the zucchini, pumpkin, sweet potatoes,

Шаг 11

Here is our onion and chickpeas in 20 minutes. A little salt, stir, and cook for a couple for another 15 minutes.
In the lower part of the pan - the sauce to the chicken or meat is put to cook our cooked vegetables.

Шаг 12

Melt in a small saucepan melted butter. 15 minutes to shift back the onion and chickpeas.
And in the upper part of the pan put prepared couscous (again, breaking all the lumps). In the middle make a hole in the photo - so cereal it is better steamed. Cover with a lid. Cook the couscous for 15 minutes.

Шаг 13

Mix in a small saucepan to buku with melted butter, sprinkle with cinnamon, add the sauce from the bottom of the pan to almost cover the onions and chickpeas. Cover with a lid and leave to stew on very low heat until cooked peas chickpeas. As needed pour more sauce.

Шаг 14

After 15 minutes of cooking couscous for a couple, pour it in a big bowl, add seasoning "a mixture of 5 spices," pour the sauce from the bottom of the pan and mix well.
Return the couscous back into the pan and cook another 5 minutes until the vegetables are tender.