Name: Chickpea couscous with lamb
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chickpeas couscous; 500 gram lamb loin, trimmed; 1 tablespoon mild curry paste; 1 cup (200g) couscous; finely grated rind and juice of1 lemon; 1 cup (250ml) boiling water; 400 gram can chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1 lebanese cucumber, roughly chopped; 1/2 cup roughly shredded mint

Chickpea couscous with lamb

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

10M

Total

25M

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Ingredients

Chickpeas couscous

500 gram lamb loin, trimmed

1 tablespoon mild curry paste

1 cup (200g) couscous

finely grated rind and juice of1 lemon

1 cup (250ml) boiling water

400 gram can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1 lebanese cucumber, roughly chopped

1/2 cup roughly shredded mint

Method

Chickpeas couscous

1.Place lamb loin and curry paste in a bowl and mix well to coat. Set aside.

2.Combine couscous and lemon rind in a bowl. Pour over boiling water. Cover with plastic wrap and stand for 5 minutes.

3.Remove plastic wrap and fluff couscous with a fork. Stir in chickpeas, cucumber, mint and lemon juice to taste. Season to taste.

4.Pre-heat a chargrill on high. Cook lamb for 3-5 minutes, turning, until cooked to your liking. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving with chickpea couscous.

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Ingredients

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