Cous-cous Upma and Cous-cous Corn Mint salad

Last time I prepared Cous-Cous Payesh and from then I was thinking to make something savoury.So came up with cous cous upma.In place of rava/sooji I have used cous-cous.Believe me I was pleasently surprised by the flavour cous-cous incorporates when Indian spices is blended with it.
So, I tempered the oil with mustard seeds and then added all the veggies and then mixed the prepared cous-cous,it all took me so little on time to prepare.I then sauted some chopped spinach in butter and served as an accompaniment.Plus thing or you can say bonus of this recipe is My 5 year old loved it.This is a very healthy kid friendly recipe.I am also writing another method of preparing cous-cous-“Cous-cous with corn and mint salad”, but I don’t have pics to support,will upload it later. If you want to read some more about Cous-Cous, then go read this Three Cheers for Cous-Cous.

Now to the recipe one
Cous –cous upma
Serves -4
2 cups of prepared cous-cous
1 tsp of mustard seeds
2 dry red peppers/shokno lonka
2 green chillies
1 cup of veggies of your choice(I added Carots+peas)
1 tomato chopped roughly

1/4 cup of chopped onion+ginger+garlic
½ cup of roasted peanuts
1 tsp of red pepper powder
Salt as per taste
Oil for cooking

Method
Soak about 1 cup of cous-cous in some warm water .let it sit there for 10-14 mints.Cous-cous will swell and now flake it with fork or with a spoon.
Now to preparing upma
Heat up some oil in kadai/saucepan.
Temper it with mustard seeds,dry red pepper,add chopped onions+garlic+ginger to it.Fry it till they become barely brown.
Now add all the veggies including chopped tomatoes, stir/fry it some more time.
Add salt and red pepper powder
Now add the prepared cous-cous and cover it .Let it cook fro 5 mints more.
Mix it well .
Serve with some roasted peanuts or grated fresh coconut or chopped coriander +some green chillies.

Recipe Num Two

Couscous with corn and mint salad
2 cups of prepared cous-cous
½ cup of boiled corn kernel
½ cup of choped fresh mint leaves
1 tsp of red pepper powder
2 tsp of oil
1 tsp of mustard seeds
1 green chilly chopped
Method
Prepare couscous .Let 1 cup of couscous sit in some warm water for 10-12 mints.It will make approx small 2 cups.
Now heat up oil in a saucepan, add mustard seeds,let it crackle .
Add corn kernels.Stir/fry for few mints.Add seasoning –salt+red pepper powder.
Now add prepared couscous.Mix in well.
Take out in a serving bowl .
Mix in well the chopped mint leaves.
Sprinkle some lemon juice(optional)
Serve chilled or as it is.

Happy Cooking