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Kusksi Libi

Name: Kusksi Libi
Total time: 1h 30m
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Libya
Ingredients: 500g coarse couscous; 600g lamb, cubed; 2 onions; 3 tomatoes, grated; 1 can chickpeas; 300g pumpkin; 2 tsp bharat; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp harissa; Olive oil; Salt

Libyan couscous steamed over a spiced lamb, chickpea and pumpkin broth — Friday-lunch centrepiece from Tripoli to Benghazi.

1h 30m 6 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 500g coarse couscous
• 600g lamb, cubed
• 2 onions
• 3 tomatoes, grated
• 1 can chickpeas
• 300g pumpkin
• 2 tsp bharat
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp harissa
• Olive oil
• Salt

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Brown lamb with onion; add tomato, spice and 1.5 L water; simmer 1 h.

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1
Brown lamb with onion; add tomato, spice and 1.5 L water; simmer 1 h.
2
Add pumpkin and chickpeas 20 min before end.
3
Steam couscous over broth in a couscoussier for 30 min, fluffing twice.
4
Mound couscous; ladle broth and lamb on top.