Egyptian Sweet Couscous

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Ok so I tried this recipe the other day, and oh my Godddd it turned out amazinggg!! It’s sooo good and easy to make… just wanna share with others who might wanna try something new :slight_smile: I used guava juice because I knew it was my guests’ favorite juice… but you can use whatever you like!

1 cup couscous
2 cups fruit juice
2 tablespoons rosewater
3 tablespoons melted sweet butter
1/4 cup finely ground blanched almonds
1/4 cup finely ground pistachio nuts
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2-1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 cup candy-covered almonds (kufeta)
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds

  1. Bring fruit juice & rose water to a boil, add couscous, stir well, cover, remove from heat & let stand 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
  2. Rub well into grains 3 Tbs. melted sweet butter.
  3. Combine couscous with 1/4 cup each finely ground blanched almonds and pistachio nuts.
  4. Mound on serving platter and sprinkle with mixture of powdered sugar & cinnamon.
    *]Garnish with kufeta (candy-coated almonds) & pomegranate seeds.
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Re: Egyptian Sweet Couscous

I have never heard of sweet couscous before. So what you mix all these up? What should the consistency be like? What is sweet butter?

And do you have any normal couscous recipes perhaps also as salad?

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Oops oh my God didnt realize that I left out the instructions :bummer: They’re up there now :slight_smile: It looks kinda like a halva dish in my opinion…very soft! Sweet butter is unsalted butter (special thanks to namkeen who told me this!)… I have another recipe for couscous salad but I haven’t tried it yet… here it is:

COUSCOUS SALAD
DRESSING:

2 lemons, juice only
2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
3/4 c. olive oil

Combine first 4 ingredients and mix well. Slowly add the olive oil and blend well.

SALAD:

1 (1 lb.) box couscous, cooked according to pkg. directions & cooled slightly
6 green onions
4 tomatoes, peeled, seeded & cut in chunks
1 green bell pepper, seeds & membranes removed, diced
1/2 c. parsley, chopped
1/3 c. dill, chopped
Combine salad ingredients and toss with the dressing. Let marinade in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or overnight.

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mmmmmm......sounds tastey......ill have to try it oneday.....i live in bloody egypt and we have never had it .....ill have to get out the map and start searching.......thanx........

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Great thanks sabriya.

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theyre SOOOO gooood

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Lifeless.. you tried this recipe or you had it somewhere else before?

!! Mera Jee Chahta Hai !!
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haha my Egyptian friend made the once. i didnt try this

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ohh ok.. did it have the same ingredients? I’m asking cuz I made this and got compliments but wondering if they genuinely liked it and said it was as good as the kind in Egypt or if they were just being nice :cb: