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Algerian couscous

Hand-rolled semolina, seasonal vegetables, chickpeas and lamb in a saffron broth.

⏱ 2 h🍽 8 people📍 AlgeriaHalal · contains gluten

Ingredients

• 1 kg couscous semolina
• 800 g lamb
• 2 onions
• 4 carrots
• 3 courgettes
• 500 g squash
• 250 g chickpeas
• Ras el-hanout, cinnamon and paprika

Method

1. Brown the meat and onions with the spices, then cover with water.
2. Add the chickpeas and vegetables according to their cooking times.
3. Rub, oil and steam the semolina three times, fluffing it up between each steaming.
4. Arrange the semolina, moisten it with broth and top with the meat, vegetables and chickpeas.

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