Casablanca Couscous

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Recipe submitted by darsie@eecs.ucdavis.edu (Richard Darsie)

Casablanca Couscous

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

1 cup couscous
1 cup sliced carrots
1.5 cup water
1 cup sliced celery
1.5 lb. tofu, cubed
1 can chickpeas
1 can tomato sauce
1/2 cup raisins
1 onion, chopped
2 teaspoon curry powder
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/4 tsp.cayenne
1/2 cup chopped walnut
1 teaspoon ea. paprika, salt

Directions:

Vegetable mixture: In large pan, brown tofu, onion, carrots, celery, mushrooms, nuts in 3 T. oil. Add remaining ingredients, bring to boil, cover andsimmer for 40 minutes. Couscous: Boil 1.5 c. water with 2 T. oil. Pour over couscous, stir, cover, let stand for 5 min. or until water is absorbed. Serve vegetables over steaming couscous.

I got this recipe off the back of a box of whole-wheat couscous (Fantastic brand, I think), and it has become one of our all-time favorites. Has a nice bite to it...

Sounds great, can't wait to give it a try. Malli

Archived comment by: malcolm

Great recipe! I would suggest adding a little bit less curry, and a little bit more salt. Youll also probably need more than a cup of cous cous to go with all that casablanca.

Archived comment by: robin

I tried your recipe and loved it.

Archived comment by: lora

I made this dish just last night,and it was a big sucess. Use a very big pot,and I added 1/2 cup of vegan red wine .

Archived comment by: bill

Very tasty dish. I agree with Robin that a little less curry would be better, but it was still quite good!

Archived comment by: dan

What a great dish -- I added the vegan red wine and salt as suggested above.

Archived comment by: susan

I made this for dinner last night and had it for lunch today. It was even better reheated! I added 1/4 tsp cardamom, 1 tsp black mustard seeds and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. It was delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

Archived comment by: lori

This has become one of our favorite family meals (2 adults, 2 kids, 15 and 11). Adding vegan red wine and extra salt helps. I've also served it over fragrant rice, to rave reviews. Enjoy!

Archived comment by: susan

I really enjoyed this dish, especially the fact that it is very flexible. I didn't have tofu or mushrooms on hand, so I just threw in some cauliflower and it turned out very well. I agree that there's a lot of curry, but I love spicy foods, so I had no problem with that.

Archived comment by: calpurnia

I'm eating it right now, and its great!! We love spicy food, so the amount of curry was perfect! Youll definitely need more than 1cup of couscous though.

Archived comment by: oi77punkgrrl

I've already commented on this, but I love it sooooo much I had to say it again!

Archived comment by: oi77punkgrrl

Tried this recipe last night and I loved it! As I am won't to do, I made a few changes, using pecans instead of walnuts, and replaced the 2 tsp of curry powder with 1 tsp curry powder, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp cayenne, and about 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes. I also realize now that I forgot the raisins, which I will definately add the next time I make it, as I'm sure they add a really great element to the recipe! Corrie

Archived comment by: corrie_g

just in case there weren't enough comments on this recipe... I really liked this one. I modified it by the following: 1/2 all ingredients (except couscous) no celery (didn't have it) 1 large tomato, diced (instead of tomato sauce) used tumeric/cumin/ginger/cinnamin instead of curry added olives added coconut

Archived comment by: luthier

This recipe was good for about 2 bites and then i felt like puking. It was missing something and i couldnt figure it out. so i added salt and that didn't work. it just made it salty. im sorry but this recipe sucks and coucous does not mix with tomatoes

Archived comment by: eliane

Deeelicious! Great, colorful recipe. I added vegetable stock instead of water and cut a little on the curry as suggested. Will definitely make again.

Archived comment by: fitzrebe

Have not tried this but intend to. I am curious about the comment regarding serving it over rice. Since couscous is a high carb pasta, I am not sure putting it over high carb rice is a good idea.

Archived comment by: kittykel