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Sweet Seffa Couscous with Cinnamon and Honey

Sweet Seffa Couscous with Cinnamon and Honey

Name: Sweet Seffa Couscous with Cinnamon and Honey
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 400 g couscous; 50 g butter; salt; 100 g blanched almonds; 80 g raisins; 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3 tablespoons honey

Eduard LáskaSide DishMoroccan Cuisine x se líbilo

Seffa is a sweet Moroccan speciality served in Morocco for holidays and celebrations. The fine seffa couscous is steamed and warmed with butter, then mounded into a dome and generously decorated with toasted almonds, raisins and cinnamon. Honey and icing sugar add sweetness, the almonds a pleasant crunch. The flavour is warm and fragrant, something between a dessert and breakfast. It is served warm on a single plate to share.

Příprava: 20min

Vaření: 30min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 50min

Step by step process

Prepare the couscous

1
Pour the seffa couscous into a large bowl and shake gently to loosen the grains. Pour over the same volume of boiling salted water, cover with a lid or plate and leave to swell undisturbed for 5 minutes.
2
Fluff the grains with a fork so they separate nicely. Add the butter cut into pieces and stir gently until it has completely melted and coated every grain. Season with a pinch of salt.

Prepare the almonds and raisins

3
Roughly chop the almonds, or leave them whole, and toast them dry in a pan over medium heat for about 3 minutes until golden and fragrant. Meanwhile soak the raisins in warm water for 10 minutes, then drain and pat dry.

Serve

4
Transfer the finished couscous to a serving plate and shape it into a tall dome. Arrange the raisins and toasted almonds evenly on top, dust generously with cinnamon and icing sugar and finally drizzle with honey. Serve warm or at room temperature.