Seffa Couscous with Chicken, Almonds and Cinnamon

Seffa Couscous with Chicken, Almonds and Cinnamon : Fine couscous steamed and tossed with butter, cinnamon and powdered sugar, topped with mild chicken and toasted almonds. A sweet and savory dish for celebrations.

• 6 servings
• Preparation 20 min
• Cooking 50 min
• Total 70 min
• Level medium
• Devices TM7 · TM6 · TM5

Ingredients : seffa couscous with chicken

• 500 g fine couscous
• 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
• 2 onions
• 60 g butter
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 pinch of saffron
• 1 tsp salt
• 400 ml water
• 80 g almonds
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Preparation : seffa couscous with chicken

1. Put the onions in the bowl, then chop. 4 secspeed 5
2. Add half of the butter, the ginger and the saffron, then stir-fry. 4 min100°Cspeed 1
3. Add the chicken, salt and water, then cook covered. 35 min100°Cspeed 1reverse
4. Moisten the couscous with salted water, then steam it for 10 minutes. Work in the remaining butter.
5. Toast the almonds in a dry skillet until golden.
6. Mound the couscous on a platter, set the chicken on top, drizzle with broth, then decorate with cinnamon, powdered sugar and almonds.

Storage: 2 days in the refrigerator.

You can make this dish stress free with simple ingredients. Allow about 70 minutes in total. All settings (time, temperature, speed and rotation direction) work on the Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7. Follow the steps in order and the result will turn out well. You can also download the recipe as a PDF or copy it to Cookidoo and cook it right away.