Add A Little Interest With Persian Couscous - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup couscous
2 teaspoons vegetable stock powder
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 grated an orange, rind of (optional)
2 cups boiling water
1/4 - 1/2 cup chopped almonds or 1/4-1/2 cup pine nuts
1/4 - 1/2 cup currants
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 - 1/2 cup dried apricot, chopped
2 spring onions
1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves

Preparation

Stir the couscous, stock powder, sugar and grated orange rind, together in a bowl.
Add the boiling water, cover, and leave to stand for 6 minutes.
Heat the nuts and currants in the butter or oil in a small frying pan, until the nuts brown lightly, and the currants puff up.
Add the chopped apricots.
Stir the hot nuts and fruit through the couscous.
Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature, adding the finely chopped spring onions and coriander just before serving.