MOROCCAN LAMB WITH PISTACHIO COUSCOUS
A Moroccan lamb with pistachio couscous recipe is most popular in Morocco.It is made with fresh lamb .
Timing
Preparation time: 41 minutes
Meritnation time - two hours
Total cooking time: 21minutes
Serves 4
MOROCCAN MARINADE INGREDIENTS
- 4 TSP daily use refined oil oil
- One TSP lemon juice
- Three tsp honey
- Two garlic cloves, crushed
- One tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 turmeric powder
- 1/2 cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 9 -10 small lamb fillets
- pinch of saffron
- 375 ml hot chicken stock
- 250 g couscous
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 1 red chilli, seeded and chopped
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 75 g currants
- 100g white pistachio nuts
- 1lemon zest (flavedo)
- 1 orange zest (flavedo)
- chopped fresh mint accordingly
Method
- Mix all the marinade ingredients together. Add the lamb in Meritnation mixture, and keep in refrigerator for atleast 2 hours.
- Add the saffron to the hot stock and pour over the couscous. Give rest for 10 minutes, then stir to remove lumps.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion, chilli and garlic and cook until golden brown. Add the currants and nuts and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the lemon and orange zest and the mint .Stir through the couscous.
- Grill the lamb on a hot, oiled barbecue grill . turning once, until browned all over Cook for 2-3 minutes more, turning frequently Serve with the couscous
NUTRITION PER SERVE
Protein 46 g:
Fat 41 g
Carbohydrate 51g
Dietary Fibre 5 g
Cholesterol 111 mg
NOTE - Nutrition information should be considered as estimated.
Ingredient of the day
Cayenne pepper - cayenne pepper originates from Cayenne, French Guiana. This is spicy and hot in taste. It enhance the taste of our food as well as health. Cayenne pepper helps to reduce blood pressure, pain relief, increase metabolism and also improve digestive system. It is rich source of vitamin C, B 6,iron, magnesium and dietary fibre . We can call super food.
