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Ingredients
- 300 g pearl couscous
- boiling water, for soaking
- 4 sprigs fresh coriander, leaves only
- 4 sprigs fresh mint, leaves only
- 1 lemon, zested, no white pith
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 150 g brown onion, cut into quarters
- 4 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 fresh long red chilli, trimmed and cut into halves
- 1 ½ tsp ground cumin
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- 400 g canned chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Chicken stock paste (see Tip)
- 1000 g skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into pieces (3 cm)
- 50 g currants (optional)
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 3424.6 kJ / 815.4 kcal
- Protein
- 60.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 72.6 g
- Fat
- 28.9 g
- Saturated Fat
- 6.6 g
- Fibre
- 12.3 g
- Sodium
- 762.7 mg
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