By Elisha Denburg
This is so easy, and you only have to wash one pot!
Added bonus: This recipe actually involves putting the lime in the coconut.
Ingredients:
1 cup couscous
1 large boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
½ zucchini, diced
½ red pepper, diced
½ carrot, diced
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp dried chili flakes (optional)
1 cup coconut milk OR chicken or vegetable stock OR water
juice of 1 lime
lots of fresh chopped coriander leaves
2 green onion, sliced
A splash of oil (olive or canola)
Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking:
Heat the oil in a medium-large saucepan (one that has a lid). Add the curry powder, cinnamon, chili flakes and carrots, and cook for a few minutes or until very fragrant.
Add the coconut milk and, yes, the lime juice too. Be the first to make any joke at this point. Stir in the tomato paste, salt and pepper, cover and bring it to a boil.
Add the chicken pieces, cover for a few minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Add the zucchini and pepper, cover again and cook for one minute.
Stir in the couscous and immediately remove the pan from heat, cover and let it stand 5 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed.
Stir in the coriander and green onion. Serve immediately! This is not a laughing matter.
