Moroccan Dish with Mango Couscous

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You will need the following ingredients for the Moroccan Dish:

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  • 3 boneless chicken breasts
  • 10 large raw shrimp
  • 1 can chick peas
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 medium white onion
  • 1 dozen+ cherry tomatoes
  • Lemon wedges (optional)

You will need the following for the Mango Couscous:

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  • 1 cup uncooked couscous
  • 1 tsp curry paste
  • ½ mango
  • 1 tsp lime juice

Serves 5

In a small bow combine the olive oil, garlic and all spices

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Drain and wash the chickpeas

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Dice the chicken and shell the shrimp

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Divide the seasonings between the chicken, shrimp and chickpeas – set aside (or refrigerate)

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Slice and dice the tomatoes and the onion

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Slice the mangos

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In a large saute pan, heat olive oil and add chicken – cook almost all the way through

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Remove chicken to a bowl

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Add the onions and shrimp with more olive oil, until onions become brown and shrimp are almost ready

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Remove the shrimp if you do not want to overcook them, add the chickpeas

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After 5 minutes add the tomatoes – cook another 5 minutes

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Stir in chicken and shrimp until fully cooked and reheated

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While reheating the meat, boil water and make couscous (add in the curry paste with the dry couscous). Once ready add mango bit and fluff with a fork

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Serve together with a wedge of lemon – delicious!

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