Middle Eastern chicken with pearl couscous

Middle Eastern chicken with pearl couscous

4.4 192 ratings
Prep. 20 min
Total 40 min
4 portions

Ingredients

  • pearl couscous
    300 g
  • boiling water for soaking
  • fresh coriander leaves only
    4 sprigs
  • fresh mint leaves only
    4 sprigs
  • lemon zested, no white pith
    1
  • olive oil
    1 tbsp
  • brown onion cut into quarters
    150 g
  • piece fresh ginger peeled
    4 cm
  • garlic cloves
    3
  • fresh long red chilli trimmed and cut into halves
    1
  • ground cumin
    1 ½ tsp
  • ground cinnamon
    1 ½ tsp
  • ground turmeric
    ½ tsp
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • canned chopped tomatoes
    400 g
  • Chicken stock paste (see Tip)
    1 tbsp
  • skinless chicken thigh fillets cut into pieces (3 cm)
    1000 g
  • currants (optional)
    50 g

Nutrition per 1 portion

Calories 815.4 kcal / 3424.6 kJ
Protein 60.8 g
Fat 28.9 g
Carbohydrates 72.6 g
Fibre 12.3 g
Saturated Fat 6.6 g
Sodium 762.7 mg

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