Tunisian Farka (Breakfast Pasta from North Africa)

Name: Tunisian Farka (Breakfast Pasta from North Africa)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Tunisian & Sahel
Ingredients: 2.667 cup couscous; 2.667 cup water; 0.5 cup sugar; 0.25 cup vegetable oil; 1.5 cup chopped toasted mixed nuts; 1 box pitted dates (8 ounce); 2 cup milk; additional sugar

Couscous, mixed nuts and dates come together in this dish, baked in the oven.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 8 · Medium

Ingredients

630.98 mlcouscous, about 1 pound
630.98 mlwater
118.29 mlsugar
59.15 mlvegetable oil
354.88 mlchopped toasted mixed nuts, such as walnuts, blanched almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios and pine nuts
1 box pitted dates (8 ounce), cut into pieces
473.18 mlmilk, hot
additional sugar

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 60 min · 75 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Place couscous in large bowl. Bring 2 2/3 cups water, 1/2 cup sugar and oil to boil in heavy large saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Pour mixture over couscous and stir until well blended. Cover and let stand 10 minutes. Fluff with fork to separate grains. Mix nuts and dates into couscous.
10 min
2
Transfer couscous to 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Cool. Cover with foil. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
240 min
3
Preheat oven to 350°F Bake couscous until heated through, about 20 minutes. Spoon into bowls.
20 min
4
Serve, passing hot milk and additional sugar separately.