Ingredients to make Moroccan couscous with Thermomix:
- 1 bunch of fresh parsley
- 2 onions
- 500 grams of chicken breast or lamb meat
- 2 teaspoons of Salt
- 1 pinch of Pepper
- 1 pinch of Saffron
- 90 milliliters of olive oil
- 3 carrots
- 1 zucchini
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 900 milliliters of Water (3¾ cups)
- 350 grams of Couscous
- 100 grams of raisins
- 30 grams of sugar
- 250 grams of cooked Chickpeas
How to make Moroccan couscous with Thermomix:
- We start by chopping the onions in half and placing them in the glass to finish chopping them. To do this, program the Thermomix for 5 seconds at speed 8.
- Cut the chicken breasts into cubes, place the butterfly in the glass, and add the chicken inside along with a little salt, pepper, saffron and 40 milliliters of oil.
- Program for 10 minutes, activating the temperature at 100º with a left turn and spoon speed.
- While the Thermomix works, we cut the vegetables into small pieces, both the carrot and the zucchini, the latter without peeling.
- After 10 minutes, we incorporate these vegetables together with some branches of parsley, cinnamon, ginger, and 550 milliliters of water.
- Program then for 15 minutes maintaining the turn to the left, the speed of the spoon and the temperature in aroma mode.
- We take advantage of the time and on the other hand we start to cook the couscous.
- To do this, place all the semolina in a container, with a pinch of salt, 50 milliliters of oil and 350 of hot water. Booking.
- Now to continue with the preparation of our Moroccan couscous in Thermomix, we add the sugar, the chickpeas and the raisins in the glass.
- We also place the couscous in the varoma container and program for 10 minutes, again maintaining the turn to the left, the speed of the spoon and the temperature in varoma.
- Remember that to place the varoma in its place you must place it on the tray on top of the Thermomix covered with baking paper.
- It is important to leave the side holes free for steam to pass and cooking to take place.
- When the machine is finished, stir the couscous well to loosen the grains and then you can serve the semolina and on top the chicken with vegetables and the sauce.
