Mauritanian Couscous with Beans and Greens

Name: Mauritanian Couscous with Beans and Greens
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mauritania
Ingredients: 250 g Kale (roughly chopped); 260 g White Bean (soaked); 150 g Onion (finely chopped); 250 g Tomato (finely chopped); 12 g Garlic (crushed); 35 ml Vegetable Oil; 5 g Cumin Powder; 9 g Salt; 3 g Black Pepper; 1000 ml Water; 320 g Couscous

A Mauritanian-style vegetable and bean sauce served with couscous. This is a flexible meatless variation of the grain-and-sauce meals prepared in several ways across the western Sahel.

Prep

20m

Cook

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

530kcal

Calories

21g

Protein

10g

Fat

92g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

Before you start

Ingredients

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Sauce

250g
Kale (roughly chopped)
260g
White Bean (soaked)
150g
Onion (finely chopped)
250g
Tomato (finely chopped)
12g
Garlic (crushed)
35ml
Vegetable Oil
5g
Cumin Powder
9g
Salt
3g
Black Pepper
1l
Water

Couscous

320g
Couscous

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Method

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6 steps

01
Heat the vegetable oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened.
02
Add the garlic, then stir in the tomato, cumin powder, salt, and black pepper. Cook until the tomatoes start to break down.
03
Pour in the water and bring to a boil. Add the white beans, lower the heat, and simmer until the beans are nearly tender.
04
Add the kale and continue cooking until the beans are soft and the greens are tender. The sauce should be lightly thickened but still spoonable.
05
Prepare the couscous until fluffy and tender, following its package directions.
06
Spoon the greens and bean sauce over the couscous.

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