Couscous cooked with little salt-2 cups
Salt to taste
Lime-1/2
Cubed tofu-1/2 cup
Sliced mushroom-10
Tomato chopped-1
Onion sliced-1/4
Sliced green chillies-1
Chilly powder-1/4tsp
Turmeric powder-little
Curd-3tsp
Mint-1/4 cup
Coriander leaves-little
Ginger & garlic paste-1/4tsp
Garam or Biriyani masala-1/8tsp(optional)
Tempering
Oil-2tsp,Ghee-1tsp
Cloves-1,Cinnamon-a small bit,Cardamom-2,Jeera-1/4tsp,Shajeera-1/4tsp,Bay leaf-1
Garnishing
Fried onion,raisin,cashew nut,almonds-little & Chopped coriander leaves.
Method
Heat oil & ghee in a pan temper it.Fry the onions,mint,coriander leaves,ginger & garlic paste & green chillies till light brown. Add other ingredients one by one & fry till all the masalas are well cooked.Put the masala at the bottom of a heavy vessel & spread the cooked couscous on top of it.Add the fried onion,raisin,cashew nut,almonds,chopped coriander leaves & lime juice on top.Keep it in low flame covered with a tight lid for 10 minutes,till all the aroma gets into the couscous & gravy is a bit dry.You can also keep it in oven for 10 minutes at 200 deg.C.Before serving just mix it once or twice & serve it hot with raita.
Note:You can make this dish even with chicken,shrimp or mutton.
To learn more about couscous read here....
To learn more about couscous read here....
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