Cous Cous with tomato sauce

[AfroMullet]

Tasty.


I'm a damn hippy. Cool.

[Out_to_lunch]

I have not tried, but would imagine a cheese, or alfredo sauce would be rather delicious too.

[AfroMullet]

cook up the cous cous, then pour the sauce and cous in a sauce pan until the sauce just starts to boil. Remove from heat, grab spoon, chow down.

[AfroMullet]

Caution:

DO NOT ADD TOBASCO TO TOMATO SAUCE AND MIX WITH RAMEN NOODLES!

It creates dogfood.

[divegirl]

And, never boil garbanzo beans with curry powder in hopes of making chana masala - it doesn't work. I should have added coconut milk, but at the time, I was cheap, and thought - "Hey, I have garbanzo beans and curry powder - I can make that dish I always order at the Indian restaurant, cool!" Not so. Needed: actual recipe for chana masala.

[Mrs Roo]

Chana Masala

Start by frying in a little oil:
Chopped onions
Crushed garlic and ginger (root)
Curry leaves (torn once)
Fresh thyme
1 tsp mustard or onion seeds

When starting the seeds start to pop, sprinkle in a good curry powder (couple of table spoons) or if you want to make your own: 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander;1 tsp ground tumeric; 1 tsp Garam Masala (1/2 tsp amchoor or ground mango powder if you can get it)

Once the curry powder has absorbed the oil add 2 cans of chick peas (or some pre-soaked over night if you have dried ones).
Then add a can of chopped tomatoes and 2 cups of water.

Bring to the boil then simmer. While simmering add a tbsp coconut cream, salt, chopped fresh coriander and chopped green chillies if you like the heat.

Cook for 20-30 minutes (till chick peas are soft and sauce thickens). Should serve 4.

Oooh, I feel hungry just thinking about it. Also one of my favourite curries. My mum's recipe BTW.

[snowsprite]

Wow, that sounds delicious! Thanks Mrs. Roo, I will have to make this.

Sprite

Chana Masala

Start by frying in a little oil:
Chopped onions
Crushed garlic and ginger (root)
Curry leaves (torn once)
Fresh thyme
1 tsp mustard or onion seeds

When starting the seeds start to pop, sprinkle in a good curry powder (couple of table spoons) or if you want to make your own: 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander;1 tsp ground tumeric; 1 tsp Garam Masala (1/2 tsp amchoor or ground mango powder if you can get it)

Once the curry powder has absorbed the oil add 2 cans of chick peas (or some pre-soaked over night if you have dried ones).
Then add a can of chopped tomatoes and 2 cups of water.

Bring to the boil then simmer. While simmering add a tbsp coconut cream, salt, chopped fresh coriander and chopped green chillies if you like the heat.

Cook for 20-30 minutes (till chick peas are soft and sauce thickens). Should serve 4.

Oooh, I feel hungry just thinking about it. Also one of my favourite curries. My mum's recipe BTW.

[AfroMullet]

YOU people are cunting up my easy-to-make food thread.

[divegirl]

Me too!!! Thanks, Mrs. Roo!! YUM! My favorite dish!
edit: and it's even your mum's recipe...!

YOU people are cunting up .....

Hey, shutup, asswipe.

[Core Shot]

cous cous = broken pasta

tomato sauce over cous cous (pasta) = genius

talk about thinking outside the (pasta) box

[AfroMullet]

cous cous = broken pasta

tomato sauce over cous cous (pasta) = genius

talk about thinking outside the (pasta) box

Hey it's summer here. I have an excuse to stupidity.

[divegirl]

I have an excuse to stupidity.

Oh, so that explains it!

[Out_to_lunch]

Hey it's summer here. I have an excuse to stupidity.

Theres a fine line between stupidity and genius

[Mrs Roo]

YOU people are cunting up my easy-to-make food thread.

Curry is REALLY easy to make! Quit cussing and get cooking.

[Mit]

Curry is REALLY easy to make! Quit cussing and get cooking.

Hmmm curry..
Mrs Roo's curry is sooooo good. yummmy..especially with all those contraband imported spices.

[AfroMullet]

Quitting cussing is not an option.

I may try your curry recipe soon.

[Mrs Roo]

Hmmm curry..
..especially with all those contraband imported spices.

Shhh! They'll intercept me at the border next time I try to get in!

[This End Up]

YOU people are cunting up my easy-to-make food thread.

File that under un-smoove things posted

[AfroMullet]

File that under un-smoove things posted

but was it suave?

[SPREAD EAGLE]

Hmmm cous cous

[Arty50]

1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander;1 tsp ground tumeric; 1 tsp Garam Masala (1/2 tsp amchoor or ground mango powder if you can get it)

Quick, dumb question. Is the 1/2 tsp amchoor or ground mango powder in addition to the rest or is it instead of the Garam Masala?

[FollowMe]

Mmmmm, <memories> couscous in the Cairo ghettros is crackilicious.

[Mrs Roo]

Quick, dumb question. Is the 1/2 tsp amchoor or ground mango powder in addition to the rest or is it instead of the Garam Masala?

In addition.

[backpack]

Chana Masala

Start by frying in a little oil:
Chopped onions
Crushed garlic and ginger (root)
Curry leaves (torn once)
Fresh thyme
1 tsp mustard or onion seeds

When starting the seeds start to pop, sprinkle in a good curry powder (couple of table spoons) or if you want to make your own: 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander;1 tsp ground tumeric; 1 tsp Garam Masala (1/2 tsp amchoor or ground mango powder if you can get it)

Once the curry powder has absorbed the oil add 2 cans of chick peas (or some pre-soaked over night if you have dried ones).
Then add a can of chopped tomatoes and 2 cups of water.

Bring to the boil then simmer. While simmering add a tbsp coconut cream, salt, chopped fresh coriander and chopped green chillies if you like the heat.

Cook for 20-30 minutes (till chick peas are soft and sauce thickens). Should serve 4.

Oooh, I feel hungry just thinking about it. Also one of my favourite curries. My mum's recipe BTW.

This sounds so good I had to quote it too... mmmmm...