Tofu Chunk Couscous

MJ's Kitchen
MJ's Kitchen @mjrena
Lagos

Cooks always complain of mushy couscous. Have you ever tried your Couscous this way? Please do! This a recipe I've tried severally and it works well In sha Allah.
My star ingredient is TOFU (Awara)

Tofu Chunk Couscous

Cooks always complain of mushy couscous. Have you ever tried your Couscous this way? Please do! This a recipe I've tried severally and it works well In sha Allah.
My star ingredient is TOFU (Awara)

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Ingredients

20 minutes
8-10 servings
  1. 11/2 packCouscous
  2. 2cooking spoons of sun flower oil
  3. 1 bowlchopped cabbage
  4. 2chopped green bell peppers
  5. 1 cupchopped carrots
  6. 2 cupstofu chunks (awara)
  7. 1 cupTomato paste
  8. 4-5 piecesScotch bonnet or as desired
  9. 1small bowl of spring onions
  10. Pinchsalt
  11. 4 cubesseasoning
  12. 1 TBScurry powder
  13. 1 TBSthyme
  14. 1 TBScinnamon powder
  15. 3-4 TBSsesame oil
  16. 11/2 bowlwater. Note: The ratio of water to your couscous is 2:1. I.e if couscous is equivalent to 1 liter bowl then the water should be 2 litre bowl

Cooking Instructions

20 minutes
  1. 1

    Set all ingredients, chop cabbage, carrot, spring onions, carrot, green peppers. Stir fry tofu chunks lightly

  2. 2

    We are going to use 2 cooking spoons of oil for this meal, firstly for this stage we are using half of the oil(that is 1 cooking spoon of oil) to Saute onions and garlic then pour in the couscous

  3. 3

    Add the cinnamon, thyme into the couscous and stir fry on medium heat. This stir fry prevents the couscous from being mushy and gives it a nice texture.
    Note: you must be on top of the situation stirring because it can easily burn. So stir continuously for like 8 min

  4. 4

    This is our aftermath, a bit crispy. Then keep aside. Note even if you are cooking white couscous, stir fry it with oil for a while and add required water to have a non mushy white couscous

  5. 5

    Add the remaining 1 cooking spoon of oil in a separate bowl and add your tomato paste, blended Scotch bonnet and fry for a while then add curry, Maggi and salt

  6. 6

    Add required water, note the measurements of water is very important, 2:1 as explained earlier in the ingredients column. I've tried this recipe several times and it works well, cover and allow to boil.

  7. 7

    Then add the boiling tomato soup into the stir fried couscous, add slightly fried tofu chunks, green peppers and carrots and allow to cook on medium heat for 5 min

  8. 8

    Couscous takes just few minutes to be done, approximately 5-7min.
    Add the cabbage and spring onions, cover and allow to simmer for 2-3 min in medium heat. Note medium heat is the best, to avoid burning

  9. 9

    After then sprinkle sesame oil mix and serve.
    Yummy 😋

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