Tfaya Couscous with Chicken, Caramelized Onions and Raisins

Tfaya Couscous with Chicken, Caramelized Onions and Raisins : The Moroccan couscous for celebrations: fine semolina topped with tender chicken and a tfaya of slow-cooked onions with cinnamon, honey and raisins.

• 6 servings
• Preparation 20 min
• Cooking 60 min
• Total 80 min
• Level medium
• Devices TM7 · TM6 · TM5

Ingredients : tfaya couscous with chicken

• 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 4 onions
• 40 g butter
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 pinch of saffron
• 1 tsp salt
• 300 ml water
• 100 g raisins
• 2 tbsp honey
• 500 g fine couscous
• 50 g cooked chickpeas

Preparation : tfaya couscous with chicken

1. Put 2 onions in the bowl and chop. 4 secspeed 5
2. Add half of the butter and the spices, then saute. 4 min100°Cspeed 1
3. Add the chicken, salt and water, then cook with the lid on. 35 min100°Cspeed 1reverse
4. Meanwhile, thinly slice the other 2 onions and cook them slowly in a skillet with the rest of the butter for 20 minutes.
5. Add the raisins and honey to the onions, then let caramelize for 5 minutes.
6. Moisten and steam the couscous using the usual method.
7. Serve the couscous and the chicken with its sauce, and top with the tfaya and chickpeas.

Storage: 3 days in the refrigerator, with the tfaya stored separately.

You can make this dish stress free with simple ingredients. Allow about 80 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.